Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose

Do you know who Claudette Colvin is?  You do know that Rosa Parks wasn’t the first person to refuse to give up her bus seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama, don’t you?  Read Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose and you will discover this unsung civil rights hero.
In full honesty, I [...]

Authorpalooza – It’s a Party When More than 30 Utah Authors Get Together

On Saturday I went to Authorpalooza hosted by a local Barnes and Noble.  So I seriously thought that I had a handle on who our Utah authors are but I think I gasped when I saw who would be signing.  I’ll fully admit that I was not familiar with many of them although plenty of [...]

It’s a Vlog! My Two-Year-Old Takes Over & Shares His Favorite Cybils Books

So I figured that because I did my hair and makeup today for my local news interview about blogging this morning, I shouldn’t let the opportunity pass by to do a vlog.  Which sadly, I haven’t done in a while. Does this mean that I stay in my pajamas too often?
Today  my little guy and [...]

Calamity Jack Launch Party with Shannon, Dean and Nathan Hale

On Saturday I met up with Suey from It’s All About Books and Heather from Fire and Ice for the Calamity Jack launch party hosted by The Kings English Bookshop.  Oh how I wish all of you could be so lucky to have Shannon Hale live in your hometown.  She is one class act and [...]

Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld

Okay folks.  Surely you’ve seen this book around haven’t you?  Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld.  I’d seen the cover before but had never taken the time to pick it up and so I was a tad excited when it was a book read by our fabulous librarians at our story time [...]