Butterfly Sea – Perfect Picture Book Friday

* Sometimes I read a book and the echoes of another come immediately to...

The Radiant Sea: Color and Light in the Underwater World

* I’m veering only slightly off the Kidlit trail today (because kids will love...

Summer Hiatus Photos

Taking a break for July. Will return refreshed and full of vim, vigor, and...

Half a Chance – Middle Grade Book Review

I’ve read three middle grade novels by Cynthia Lord over the past few weeks....

What Does Literature Do to You?

I spent some delicious time with a few hundred Ansel Adams photographs today. But,...