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Yee Haw! Giddyup!
It's time again for green beer, Irish butter and corned beef with cabbage, or for non-meat eaters,...
Dogs, bears and meerkats
What do dogs, bears and meerkats have in common? Well, usually not that much, but in this review...
Flowers, candy, love letters and the moon
What can be more romantic than the moon? That big mysterious orb shines softly down on earth in the...
Life is but a Dream?
January is a good month to dream as it is the month that we honor Martin Luther King Jr. We are...
Snow?
I can't remember not having some kind of snowfall before or right after Thanksgiving in Tehachapi. Y...
Classics Reimagined
Some people need to ease into a holiday mood in order to embrace all the trimmings. I just jump...
The Wishing Game
Why is the raven like a writing desk? That is the important first question in the novel "The...
Thankful Wishes
Wouldn't it be wonderful to see the world with new eyes? As a baby grows and learns, it sees the...
Cozy vs. Gritty
The difference between cozy and gritty mysteries is immense. Would you rather snuggle with a teddy...
Serial Time
Serials were discussed a few years back in a previous book review. At the time we sponsored our own...
Back in Time
Have you ever wished for a machine that time travels? Where would you go? Do you want to know the...
Fan Fiction
I love a good story and hate when it ends. Have you ever felt that way? Do you miss your favorite...
Out of this World!
Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) better known to the reading world as C. S. Lewis of Narnia fame,...
What, No Magic?
Have you wondered if there are books out there for kids that don't involve magic, fantasy, wizards,...
Hee-haw!
Did you ever think you would be encouraged to "embrace your inner donkey?" Evidently there is a...
Goosebumps
I don't usually seek out the macabre or scary things when choosing a new book. But as the heat...
More Than One Way
In 1455, a moveable type printing press gave the world the Gutenberg Bible. Since that time, the...
Color and Light
The use of computer apps and the availability of self-publishing has been a gift to the reading...
A Tall Story
Lions and tigers and bears, plus magnificent elephants, giraffes, monkeys and the wonders of the...
The Games We Play
In the time before hand held tech games and easy computer access, children used their long summer da...
Stories within Stories
On blistering hot summer days my mother would call out to me and my friends languishing and complain...
A Voice for Nonviolence
Joan Baez first thought of herself as an artist, drawing and selling pictures of cute animals to...
A New Spring
In 2007 I was gifted the book "Hugo Cabret" written and illustrated by Brian Selznick. With...