I don’t know the last time I had so much FUN reading a book. Well, all right, actually I think I DO know, and it was when I was in elementary school and reading the Choose Your Own Adventure books. This is a version for grown-ups, complete with, um, romantic liaison decisions to […]

This is a book I read about once a year. The concept would make a good series of blog posts: the author sketches and describes clothing items she remembers. The stories about her clothes gradually give you a good picture of her life.
It’s a fast and entertaining and thought-provoking read, and makes […]

A good friend of mine recently loaned me The Book Thief, which I probably wouldn’t have picked up on my own and oh, how I would have missed out. This is a sad and lovely story set in WWII-era Nazi Germany. The tale is narrated by Death, who spins the heartbreaking, yet at times joyous […]

This Eric Carle book has quickly become one of my all-time favorites for reading with my toddler — the artwork is lovely, and each page contains a poem about the animal in question. The poetry ranges from Ogden Nash to Shakespeare to haikus, and the diversity makes every reading a pleasure rather than oh-god-not-this-book-again. I […]

When I found out several years ago that I was expecting twins, I started looking for books about twins to read to my two older children. Our favorites by far were a set of four books by Ellen Weiss, illustrated by Sam Williams: Twins Take a Bath, Twins Go to Bed, Twins in […]