We’ve started reading chapter books to Baguette at bedtime. Our first was The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White. Neither Mr. Sandwich nor I had read that as children,...
Books and Reading
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Book Talk: What Did I Just Read?
So apparently I’m now selecting books without having any idea what they’re about. First, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. This is a really good book. I’d...
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Book Talk: Things I’ve Read Recently
Your definition of “recently” and mine may not be quite the same. Whatever. It’s my blog, so I get to pick. Anyhow, here are some books I’ve read, with the...
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Book Talk: The Emerald Key
Sponsored: I received a free Advance Reader’s Copy of The Emerald Key in exchange for writing a review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. So one of my...
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Change
Remember when I talked about how routine is important, but disrupting the routine is, too? No? That’s okay. Here’s a link. But you don’t necessarily need to read that, because...
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Book Talk: Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel’s novel Station Eleven is the book that really, really convinced me to stop reading post-apocalyptic dystopian fiction. Sure you might think that The Road would have...
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Santa Barbara: The Good
Back again from Santa Barbara, which has become our summer tradition. It’s not that we aren’t willing to travel anywhere else, it’s just that Santa Barbara is so nice, and...
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BookTalk: More Please, The Hungry Animal Book
Dorothy Kunhardt is famous for writing Pat the Bunny. She also wrote More Please, which we discovered via Baguette’s speech therapist and may be the most maddening thing we own....
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BookTalk: Petunia, The Girl Who Was NOT A Princess
Disclosure: I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for writing a review. All views expressed are my own. Looking for new books to mix up your...
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My First/Worst Thanksgiving Book
No, they did not, and no, that is not why, and yes, these are reasons why we will not be reading this book again.