About The Cloud Spinner The small boy in this book has the very special gift of spinning cloth with threads made from the clouds. He uses the orange clouds of the morning, white clouds of the afternoon, and crimson clouds of the evening to make himself a beautiful scarf. When the King of the […]
Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew (a Review)
This month I decided to step into the land of Narnia and see how it all started by reviewing The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew by the author C.S. Lewis. To some, this might not be the first book in the Narnia Series, but if you read Chronicles of Narnia series in story order […]
Beverly Cleary’s Beezus and Ramona (a Review)
I decided to take the plunge into the first book of the series revolving around the character Ramona Quimby by author Beverly Cleary with my daughter. Beezus and Ramona is a classic because so many children can relate to the characters. And yes, that includes boys, even if they may think that it’s just a “girl’s […]
Cajun Night Before Christmas {A Review}
Since my post lands on Christmas Eve, I thought it was only fitting to share one of my favorite Christmas stories with you! Of course, we all know the traditional “Night Before Christmas” story, so I decided to do my review on “Cajun Night Before Christmas“. Not only is this book very funny, but it’s […]
The 12 Days of Christmas by Robert Sabuda (a Review)
The holiday season is now upon us and I wanted to share one of my family’s favorite Christmas storybooks that we first uncovered at our local library, The 12 Days of Christmas by Robert Sabuda. This storybook literally brings to life, in 4-dimensional pop up images worthy of any art gallery, the retelling of the […]