The Help by Kathryn Stockett

I can not believe that I almost have forgotten that I hadn’t yet reviewed The Help by Kathryn Stockett!  Easily one of my most favorite books of the year!  I can not rave about this book enough.  I want to pepper this review with explanation marks everywhere!! I knew that everybody was saying The Help [...]

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

So Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin is one of those books where perhaps not reviewing it in a timely manner ultimately creates the final judgment:  it’s a pretty forgettable book.  I hate to say that because I remember thinking that the book wasn’t that bad while I was reading it but when I picked it up [...]

Gracias Thanks by Pat Mora, Illustrated by John Parra

My father-in-law has often joked (but totally serious) that Spanish is the language that we speak in heaven.  He loves the language.   He’s fluent in Spanish and uses it on a daily basis in his work and my mother-in-law recently learned it as well while they attended an all Spanish speaking congregation for church.  [...]

Goodnight Goon, A Petrifying Parody by Michael Rex

Goodnight Goon, A Petrifying Parody by Michael Rex is a parody off of Goodnight Moon which I  must admit we don’t have in this household nor is it a book that my kids are familiar with.  In fact,  I think I’ve looked at Goodnight  Moon only once.  Really no reason to the indifference just not [...]

Everything is Fine by Ann Dee Ellis

Everything is Fine by Ann Dee Ellis has one of the strangest main characters I’ve ever read.  Mazzy is just so quirky.  No doubt about it.  To tell you the truth, it’s been months since I read this book (yes – shoot me, I’m SO behind on reviews) but I can remember everything about Mazzy.  [...]