Of all the stories from the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Trenton remains my favorite.  Something about it just gets me every time.  It seems to epitomize the stuff of which that generation was made.  Endurance and sacrifice are two attributes that immediately come to mind.  I never cease to marvel at how they [...]

While this book wouldn’t likely be classified as children’s literature, it is today’s designated reading in our home.
For today is February 12th.  Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
And this book is hauntingly beautiful.  I cannot read it without feeling humbled, reverent, grateful.

I saw this book for the first time during my senior year in college.  It was for [...]

Oh, there is so much to be said about A.A. Milne’s classic stories about the beloved Winnie-the-Pooh.  Such a wonderful, funny, happy book.

There are a lot of things I love about these stories, and several poems that are fabulous (Now We Are Six being my favorite), but what I want to focus on is Chapter [...]

If I had to choose just ONE book to read to my infants, it would be this one.

This board book by Mary Murphy is an ABSOLUTE GEM.  It’s perfect for little ones.

In black and white illustrations with large, fun print, we see different animals exclaim about their experience with the baby.  Each page is completely [...]

I want to introduce you to the board book that I bought for myself.  Yes, for myself.
A few weeks ago I woke up with the familiar heaviness in my heart… the weight of the world and the wish that I didn’t have to get up and deal with it all.  One morning my eyes fell [...]

Fresh rolls and strawberry jam always make me want to read this book.
I think it is my favorite book from childhood.
I really love it.

First published in 1972, I’m so glad it’s still around.
It’s called the Giant Jam Sandwich, by John Vernon Lord and Janet Burroway.
The story begins with this verse:
“One hot summer in Itching Down,
Four [...]

This is a great mom book.
It’s not written for moms, but I give it to moms.
It’s called When Dinosaurs Came with Everything, by Elise Broach.
David Small is the illustrator, and I like a lot of his work.
The book begins with a boy who is, as usual, unhappy about running errands with his mother.
But the tables [...]