This year, I read a grand total of 86 books! Of that number I listened to 16 audio books, and reread 18 different books. I found so many new favorite books and discovered several wonderful authors.
Tag: reading
More Classic Picture Books
There is a charm to classic picture books that draws you back to them time and time again, and today I'm returning to that subject with three new titles.
Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey
As summer is more and more upon us, this award winning picture book about blueberry picking felt like just the right thing to discuss. July is perfect blueberry season, and I have been saving this post specifically for this month.
An Interview with Anna Rose Johnson
Anna Rose Johnson's stories are sweet and filled with delightfully fun and bookish characters. I am thrilled to have had the chance to interview her recently and share it here!
Reading The Secret Garden for the First Time!
Over the last several weeks a dear friend and I have been reading The Secret Garden together. Neither one of us had ever read it before, though ironically we had both tried to in the past.
Why Sad Stories Matter
I believe that there is a great amount of emotional growth to be gained through sad stories. As you grow older and become aware of the world around you in all of its brokenness, these stories are an incredible first exposure to that.
The Charm of Peter Pan
When I was reading Peter Pan recently I couldn't help but admire the many concepts of childhood that are so beautifully displayed in the book. For such a gem of a book I wish more people have read and appreciated it for all its worth.
Thoughts on the March Sisters
In this post I'm going to talk about each of the March sisters individually. I'll share the lessons I think can be learned from their character growth as well as how they've matured over the course of the book.
Talking Animals and E.B. White
In today's post I'm going to look closely at E.B. White's three classic children's books and see how he approaches portraying realistic talking animals in them.
My Reading Journey
Sometimes it's easy to forget what kind of reader I used to be in the past and the variety of books I enjoyed at different ages. This is especially true as I've grown to develop a strong taste and distaste for certain books, which has certainly changed the way I see stories. I was surprised… Continue reading My Reading Journey
For the Love of Stories 