The Twits and Other Favorites by Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl is one of my absolute favorite authors (his illustrator, Quentin Blake, is one of my favorite illustrators, too).  While I enjoy his more well known books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, he wrote for many audiences beyond children and in a variety of forms: poetry, short… Continue reading The Twits and Other Favorites by Roald Dahl

Little Critter Series by Mercer Mayer

One of the fun things about having a child is being able to share books with them – books that we grew up with! My brother and I loved the Little Critter Series when were children.  Was it the colorful illustrations? Was it the normal child conflicts of each book?  I couldn’t say for myself,… Continue reading Little Critter Series by Mercer Mayer

Return to Cardamom Blog Tour

Welcome to the Return to Cardamom Blog Tour Hosted by Mother Daughter Book Reviews We are thrilled to be a part of this fabulous blog hop and giveaway for Book Two of the Caramel Cardamom Trilogy: Return to Cardamom Grasso is a mother, author, and blogger (Check out her blog: When I Grow Up I Wanna… Continue reading Return to Cardamom Blog Tour

Sharon Creech’s Greatest Hits

  Sharon Creech is a Newbery winning author who’s written a variety of children’s and young adult books.  Creech’s writing is interesting because she’s able to write without formula which means each of her books has an individual message and life of its own. In  middle school, I read Walk Two Moons and really enjoyed… Continue reading Sharon Creech’s Greatest Hits