Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh is a perennial favorite book of mine. Although there are many print runs of this book, my book looks like this one, which was printed in the 1960s. My Mother gave this … Continue reading
Do you love nature? How about sketch drawings? One more question — do you appreciate each month and the beauty it offers to you all the year through? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, but particularly … Continue reading
Living a Beautiful Life – who doesn’t want to embrace beauty in their lives and create a beautiful way to live? Alexandra Stoddard’s book Living a Beautiful Life is an old fashioned book that embraces this concept. She is sort … Continue reading
Antiracism books for your teen is a brilliant idea this season! Your teen has probably been home and studying for months by now. Hard to believe that school is almost out — given school is home and home is school. … Continue reading
All Adults Here is the title — but perhaps its all the children in the adults that are here. It is summer! Well, not officially, but unofficially in my book this sweet little season has arrived. And with that, I … Continue reading
Antiracist books to read now? Like right now? Yes, there is urgency! Once again, Americans are being faced with the systemic racism that the United States was founded on hundreds of years ago. No, the traditional slavery system is no … Continue reading
Awhile ago, Celeste Ng published her book Little Fires Everywhere, which is a story that takes place in an eastern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio known as Shaker Heights. As soon as I heard where this story took place, I knew … Continue reading
So, what are the best books to read during quarantine? The answer is simple: whatever you are drawn to — and perhaps, with more time on your hands to read, this is the moment to break out and read in … Continue reading
The longer this pandemic hangs on across the globe, the more there is a need for good books to help explain what is going on to the children, who have been impacted greatly by this virus. Children of all ages … Continue reading
Women Rowing North not only focuses on women over the age of 50, but actually targets women, in my opinion, who are over 70. I have to admit I loved Mary Pipher’s book Reviving Ophelia that was published back in … Continue reading