“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down…
This month’s roadmap may have you traveling on lots of side streets, so be forewarned! (And if some of this road looks familiar, it's because I accidentally hit the "publish" button before the road was ready for traffic. I couldn't…
What is your favorite classic novel? Do you have a favorite classic children’s story? Travel along with me this month as Max and I explore some ancient and not-so-ancient books labeled as classics. I have chosen to feature classics for…
This month Max would like to take you on a back-to-school journey with some of her favorite characters—the Berenstain Bears! Don’t you just love these lovable creatures? These books, authored by the Berenstain family, feature anthropomorphic bears who cleverly teach…
July is typically the month when I read more books than any other month of the year. What better way to while away these long, hot summer days than being curled up with a book by the beach, on the…