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Bookworm Wednesday: The End (Almost)
My boys think this book is HILARIOUS. I must admit, I didn’t totally get the humor, but it had them all in stitches as they read it together. My 2nd grader took took it to school for a read aloud and...
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Bookworm Wednesday: Lizzy and Jane and a Giveaway!
This book just made me smile! Lizzy and Jane reminded me that clean, contemporary, well written novels can still be relevant. I enjoyed the characters and relationships and liked suspending my reality...
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Books Your Boys Will Love Right Now
The Young Samurai Series: This is my 4th grader’s favorite series ever. He likes it even more than Harry Potter and Percy Jackson (I know, hard to believe). Every time he gets a new book in the...
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Good Reads: Me Before You
For all those about to head out on a fantastic spring break vacation, I have the perfect book for you: Me Before You. I sped through the engaging prose in 3 days, sneaking in daytime reading (which I...
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100 Great, Current Reads for Boys of All Ages!
My boys love to read, but it is difficult, as a woman to find books that especially interest boys. We have done lots of trial and error, so I wanted to share some of the books that my boys have...
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Kindle Fire $50!
We are a reading family. I have loved books for as long as I can remember. When the Kindle first came out, I thought there was no way I would be interested in parting with my worn out pages and old...
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Brooke’s Books: 365 Thank Yous (A Simple Act of Gratitude)
I’m not sure I can adequately express how much I love this book and how valuable I think it is on an individual level. I read it for book club last November and it changed everything for me. The...
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The Best Family Book: Unselfish
Books make great gifts, but great books make the best gifts. Unselfish by Paul D. Parkinson is a great one. It is a collection of short stories about people all over the world who choose to be...
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Fighting For and Not With Your Family
Surely your family never fights. I am guessing all car rides are peaceful and there is only inclusion and kind words all of the time, right? Well, our family has had a brief lapse in perfection (okay,...
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Great Reads: The Boys in the Boat
Sometimes, a book I love lingers with me. I will notice the characters popping into my head months after I have finished their story and I find myself wanting to talk about them with friends and...
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Great Reads: When Breath Becomes Air
Every now and then, there is a book that I think EVERYONE should read..When Breath Becomes Air tops my list this year. Kalanthi alters our view of death and reminds us what it means to really live....
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Boys’ Book Review: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Stats according to Parker: 5 stars 2 books in the series You will love Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library if you like: Hold Fast, Beholding Bee, Under the Egg,...
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Great Reads: The Nightingale
The summer is winding down, but there is definitely time for one, last, great read, and I have the perfect book for you: The Nightingale. The story is addictive, the characters are complex and...
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Bookworm Wednesday: Raising Readers, ages 0-6
I love to read. I always have. When I had kids, I couldn’t wait to snuggle up for hours and share my favorite stories with them. But I was worried. I’d often heard, “Boys just don’t like reading.” I...
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Why I Still Read Books and 3 that Have Changed My Life this Year
Our culture probably reads more than it ever has, constantly consuming information, memes, articles, and captions at a dizzying speed. But, for me, there is still nothing like a book. I love getting...
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My Child Loved Harry Potter, What Should We Read Next?
Harry Potter opened the door to reading for my oldest. It was the first time I saw him really LOVE to read. After he finished the series, I was at a loss about what to recommend but didn’t want that...
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What to Read Next if you Loved WONDER
Wonder was a phenomenal book that touched all of our hearts and helped us walk in someone else’s shoes for a few hundred pages. If you are looking for something similar, something that is touching with...
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What to read next if you LOVED I Survived or Unbroken
History and historical fiction are a huge hit in our home. Such valuable lessons are learned as kids read gripping tales of people who have gone before them. We have loved the young adult versions...
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What to read next if you LOVED Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
If your kids could not put Mr. Lemoncello’s Library down, certainly they are searching for another book with a little mystery, with puzzles and riddles to solve, and with fun and eccentric characters,...
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What to read next if you LOVED The Hunger Games
If your kids are old enough and mature enough to read The Hunger Games, chances are you didn’t see them until they turned the final page. While it is difficult to find a book that is quite as...
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