How lucky are you? Two potty training books in a row! Dinosaur vs. the Potty by Bob Shea released just today and I HAVE to make sure that you know about this simply adorable book. And if you are in the midst of potty training like I am (I swear I’m NEVER going to get [...]
My two boys LOVE worms. I have a huge rule in my house which they know well: no worms in the house! We have an insane amount of worms in our backyard (which for this gardener is a good thing) and they love to go out with a shovel in hand to find them. My [...]
The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott’s opening chapter is a mere four lines:
I liked him first, but it doesn’t matter.
I still like him.
That doesn’t matter either.
Or at least, it’s not supposed to.
Those four lines set up the entire book perfectly. Ah . . . to be the third wheel. It’s bad enough to be [...]
Some authors simply do not have the talent to read their own books aloud. This is not the case for Richard Russo. Having attended a reading and signing of The Kings English Bookshop in the fall, I could not get his voice out of my head while reading his latest novel, That Old Cape Magic. [...]
Daniel Tammet, author of Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant was born on January 31, 1979 (just 29 days after myself) which happened to be a Wednesday. And Wednesday’s are always blue. In fact, to Daniel, every number and letter manifests a different color and feel. This ability [...]