What happens to the Christmas ornaments hung on the tree when the lights are turned out and everybody goes to bed? Well, from the movie Toy Story, we naturally know that all toys come alive when humans aren’t around and there are no exceptions to Christmas ornaments. In Secrets of a Christmas Box, Steven Hornby [...]
If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Grandma Dowdel, you have another chance in A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck, a companion novel to the NewberyAward winning A Year Down Yonder and A Long Way From Chicago. And well, if you don’t know who Grandma Dowdel is then you are simply missing out [...]
It’s not really Christmas season until we go to the Festival of Trees, an annual event where individuals, groups, and organizations decorate and donate Christmas trees, wreaths, centerpieces, quilts, gingerbread houses and gift items. Everything is auctioned off and every single penny (I literally mean every single penny – everything is done on a volunteer [...]
Wait! It’s not Christmas! What am I doing reviewing a Christmas book in February?! Well, today is Bonny Becker day! Well, I made that up. But today, on my blog, it’s Bonny Becker day! If you are familiar with children’s authors and their books then, I’m pretty positive that you’re familiar with Bonny Becker. If [...]
I really wish somebody would have sat me down at the beginning of the year and said, “Look Natasha. There’s this book that I really think that you’ll like a lot. I know you keep seeing the reviews for it but yet you haven’t really paid attention. Seriously, go read Shooting the Moon by Frances [...]
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