What’s on your nightstand?

It’s late and I’m tired, but I wanted to post this before I forget. Looking at my read list, I’m kind of surprised at how much reading I got done! Was October really that long? After finishing Emma last week, I realized I only had 11 books left to read on my book list for [...]

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What’s on your nightstand?

This month I finished reading: Feminine Appeal, by Carolyn Mahaney When the Heart Cries, by Cindy Woodsmall I’m still reading: Emma, by Jane Austen (I’ve finally made it over half way! Yeah for me! It is picking up…thanks for all the encouragement to stick with it. I’m enjoying Emma more and more. I watched the [...]

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What’s on your nightstand?

I really haven’t been reading much lately. Getting those last few touches on the house and just relaxing. I do hope that I get back into reading as we become more established here. I miss it! I have been watching a lot of movie adaptations lately…Wuthering Heights, Tess of D’urbervilles, Emma, and Pride & Prejudice [...]

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What’s on Your Nightstand?

Not much right now. We’re still in the process of moving…yes, it’s still happening. But we’re getting closer to the end! Maybe even this weekend. We should find out tomorrow the official word whether we’ve been accepted to the apartment complex we want or not. We’re hoping and praying yes! Onto books… This month I [...]

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5 Minutes for Books: Kids’ Pick

Since we’re spending the summer visiting my parents as we’re transitioning to Louisville, I didn’t bring too many books for my son. Trying to pack light, you know. But my mom dug up some old board books that were my brother’s and we’ve been reading those. Come to think of it these books are about [...]

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What’s on your nightstand?

While May was a good month for reading, June’s reading was sidelined with all the packing and moving. I ended up bringing only one of the books on my ‘to read’ for June list, but also added a few more along the way. This month I finished reading: The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett [...]

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Children’s Classics: Poetry

As a child the only book of poetry I can remember having is A Child’s Garden of Verses, a collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson. Of course, I got my share of Shel Silverstein at school. He’s great, especially “Homework Machine” and its illustration–I loved that one! But poems from The Land of Nod [...]

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Everyone Is Beautiful Bookclub (@ 5M4B)

Okay. So I was a little disappointed that I didn’t get my book until yesterday, but I finished it. One day. It was that good. Deep breath. Sigh. I’ve been so excited about reading Everyone Is Beautiful by Katherine Center having heard so many great reviews and etc. When I got the package, I opened [...]

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What’s on Your Nightstand?

May was a good month for reading. I’m actually quite surprised at the number of books. Eight!be I think June will be an interesting month for reading since we’ll be packing up for our big move to Louisville and I’m not sure how many books I want to travel with. That said, I’m planning on [...]

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Future Children’s Classics

One book I hope to become a future children’s classic is Shannon Hale’s Princess Academy. I read this last fall in the last days before my son was born and since he was 10 days late I got to read a few books. (Thanks, Joey.) I don’t know what all the young(er) ones out there [...]

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