Category: Writing Life

I had seen this book somewhere online (I should really try to track down my online sources instead of being so ambiguous about it all the time….) and really wanted to read it, but couldn’t find it at the library. That is, until another Sunday came around and it was right there, ripe for the…

The first book is one I found at the library, and instantly loved. I’ve always been a fan of fortune cookies, and I usually take more than one, keeping my options open. (The last time I had fortune cookies, I took three!) I recently bought a coat that still had a fortune in it too!…

Hmmm. I think you can guess the title of this book…I saw this book on a list of books to read and then saw it at the library and picked it up. I read the thing straight through. It was really cute, you know, like when you were younger and you stayed up all night…

Ok, so I’ve already been over how much I love this author. But this book….wow. I can remember reading it as a child and thinking, “That mouse is my hero.” When do you ever say that? EVER? But he deserves it. He’s so smart…I think I remember this one being on reading rainbow too. I…

Ok. I think it’s pretty obvious what happened here. I love this author and I went into volunteer at the library and saw that all of these came back. Not for one second did I worry about taking these away from potential beginning readers. I returned them quickly anyway! I love Elephant and Piggie. And…

The first one of these books is a book I remember as a child. In fact, I remember reading many of this author’s books, and loving them so much. Even when I was way too old for them, I’d seek them out and read them over again. This was one of my all time favorites.…

This first book was one that I picked up because I knew the author, and, after reading it, I knew a lot more about wishes. It really made me think about the kinds of wishes I still make, but also the ones that I made as a child. The second is one of my favorite…

The first book is predictable; I love this author and wish I would have had these books as kids. But I’ll take them as an adult! The second one I saw on some kind of recommendation book list on the internet, and scooped it up when I saw it at the library. The illustrations are…

These next three books? The first is one that I saw on a list of the best books of the year, and when I saw it at the library, I scooped it up super fast! And anything on gardens is something I scoop up fast anyway, but I LOVE this guy! The second is one…

These next two books have animals as main characters. I had seen the first before. I swear, somewhere, and when I saw it on the library cart that I was sorting through, I thought, “I should read this book, since I’ve seen it before.” So I read it, and I still have no idea where…