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 [...]

Ninety-Three in My Family by Erica S. Perl, Illustrated by Mike Lester

What happens when you have 27 owls, 10 cats, 11 dogs, 1 pygmy hippo, 8 frogs, 1 gerbil, 6 goldfish, 1 fox, 1 goat, 4 lions, 1 duck, 2 tigers, 1 penguin, 3 armadillos, 2 flamingos, 1 squirrel, 1 bear, 5 gophers, 2 llamas, 2 parents, 2 sisters and 1 brother?  You get a very [...]

The Birth House by Ami McKay

I bought the The Birth House by Ami McKay because I’m a sucker for pretty covers.  Knowing nothing about the book, nor having heard of it, The Birth House made its way home on the merits of the cover alone.  I just love the imagery in it.  And then when prepping for this post, I [...]

I’ve Seen Santa! by David Bedford, Illustrated by Tim Warnes

What a delightful book!  My only qualm about  I’ve Seen Santa! by David Bedford and illustrated by Tim Warnes is that one of the spreads was torn out in the library book that I borrowed  thus missing out on another great illustration.  This is one I would totally add to our home library.
Cute little Little [...]

They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys From Sudan by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, Benjamin Ajak with Judy A. Bernstein

What can I say about They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys From Sudan by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, Benjamin Ajak with Judy A. Bernstein that will convince everybody to read it?
Written by three Lost Boys who are also cousins – I could not put this memoir [...]