In Which I Ask Questions About Your Reading Habits

So a few discussion questions for you readers out there because that’s why you’re here right?  Because you love to read.  Have you always read?  Have you read since before you could remember or did reading come to you later in life?  And are there periods in your life where reading takes a back burner?
For [...]

I Read Banned Books! Do You?

Banned Books Week!!!  I love this week!  (Although I wish we didn’t need it in the first place).  Today is the beginning of Banned Books Week which runs from today, September 26th, to October 3rd.
From the American Library Association:
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment.  [...]

In Which I Finally Blog About the Whole Blogging Thing

The purpose of my book blog isn’t to talk about blogging.  It’s to talk about books.  So while I participate in a lot of online conversations about blogging via Twitter, Ning, or other people’s blog posts, you’ll very rarely see me using this space to talk about the actual process of blogging.
Except for today.
I couldn’t [...]

Do Some Picture Books Teach Our Children Irrational Fears and Behaviors?

Two months ago my oldest boy who is about to turn four (FOUR!) had no clue that he was supposed to be scared of the dark.  None.  Never occurred to him.
We never left a light on for him at night and he was fine wandering around with all the lights off.  A few weeks ago, [...]

On Book Borrowing: Do You Lend Out? I’ve Got Questions!

Last week I was thinking about the power of book ownership and wondered why it is I like to own books when I rarely reread them.  The support that I got in the comments was fantastic and I loved to see that there are others like me that just like to look at their books [...]