I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll, Illustrated by Howard McWilliams

Such a gorgeous picture book!  Last year Amanda at A Patchwork of Books was so enthusiastic about this book that I just knew I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll and illustrated by Howard McWilliams was something special long before I got my hands on it.
Ethan can’t go to sleep properly.  Not when his resident [...]

It’s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff by Peter Walsh

A few years back I went to a home show for one and one reason only: Peter Walsh.  He was the guy they were marketing to get people in the door and boy, did he get me in the door.  At that time I had already read his book It’s All Too Much: An Easy [...]

Three Rivers Rising by Jame Richards

When  I was in New York City this past May I attended a book signing event at Books of Wonder with a good dozen debut authors. Three Rivers Rising by Jame Richards is one book that I picked up there because I simply couldn’t resist it.
One -  it’s free verse.
Two – it’s historical fiction.
Now some [...]

Cult Insanity: A Memoir of Polygamy, Prophets, and Blood Atonement by Irene Spencer

Forgive me for using the book jacket description for Cult Insanity: A Memoir of Polygamy, Prophets, and Blood Atonement by Irene Spencer.  I am so backlogged in the number of reviews I need to write and I’m finding that often it is the summary that slows me down.  When I sat down to begin to [...]

Bear in Underwear by Todd H. Doodler

I had to mention Bear in Underwear by Todd H. Doodler here on the blog because as many of you may remember we are thick in the middle of potty training around here (uh . . . for about a year actually).  With a three day weekend here and with no plans to go anywhere [...]