I love how The Hermit Crab by Carter Goodrich begins. And its beginning will give you a really good flavor for just how this story will unfold:
The hermit crab in this story didn’t set out to be a hero. And he wasn’t particularly brave. He was, actually, very shy. Whenever all his neighbors would get [...]
I pretty much love everything that Laurie Halse Anderson touches, and so it’s no surprise that her picture book, The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School and illustrated by Ard Hoyt is a hit with me as well.
Zoe Fleefenbacher has one blue eye and one green eye, and bright red hair that went on [...]
My two boys LOVE worms. I have a huge rule in my house which they know well: no worms in the house! We have an insane amount of worms in our backyard (which for this gardener is a good thing) and they love to go out with a shovel in hand to find them. My [...]
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!
Have you seen this new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer?
Can. Not. Wait.
If you are a parent of young children and don’t currently have a goldfish in your house then I would not recommend My Goldfish by Barroux. After you read this book together they will beg you for a goldfish of their very own. Every time you go to the store, they will beg you to [...]
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