Arrr-gust is International Pirate Month! So wherever ye be in the wide wide world, whether sailing the seven seas or searching fer buried treasure on a deserted island, bring out all yer favorite piratey books and celebrate!
Continue reading →Idioms — We use them all the time, but does everyone understand?
Continue reading →We review a lot of picture books and Bible stories. But Legend of the Storm Sneezer is a middle grade speculative fiction novel produced by Monster Ivy, an indie publishing company with the motto, “Edgy, clean fiction with Christian values.” … Continue reading →
We love to hike the trails in our nearby mountains. Nature surrounds us with pine trees as tall as cathedrals towering over our heads. And from the tiniest acorn to a bristly pinecone to the tallest fir tree, creation sings … Continue reading →
Doesn’t the image above bring a sigh to your lips? Do you long for the ‘good ‘ole days’ where books were edifying, instructive, inspirational and may I say it —didactic? *gasp*
Continue reading →Miriam at the River, by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Khoa Le, is a retelling of the biblical narrative of baby Moses from the perspective of his sister Miriam. If you are unfamiliar with the account, the setting is Egypt, … Continue reading →
