This month I discovered a new fiction genre I’m enjoying: swamplife. I picked up Where The Crawdads Sing so I could read it before the movie comes out (a personal rule I have!). I enjoyed it, but didn’t love the ending. If ambiguous endings are a deal-breaker for you, be forewarned. Otherwise, the story of […]
Recent Reads
If you’re new here… along with homeschooling, thinking like a French girl, and lipstick, books are my favorite thing. I like to do short reviews of the books I’ve recently read (typically, 1-2/week). Enjoy! Atomic Habits by James Clear. Technically this was a re-read. I love this book and it’s one that I’ll likely keep […]
Recent Reads (and a new car)
This month’s edition of recent reads is all about personality, it seems. I got a pre-launch copy of Anne Bogel’s Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything. (Thank you Anne!) I’m definitely a personality type geek, and I loved how this book took the major personality typing frameworks and […]
Recent Reads
Linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Quick Lit to share short reviews of books I’ve read recently. Storm in a Tea Cup: the physics of everyday life by Helen Czerski – I picked up this book because I thought its premise was interesting: how the same laws that govern what milk does when you pour it […]
Today is World Read Aloud Day
Today is World Read Aloud Day! Go here for more information about World Read Aloud Day and to download a packet of information. Grab your favorite kid or two (or seven), and read a book aloud. I’ve talked about this subject a lot around these parts. Here is a round-up of some of my favorite […]
Recently Read
Linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy for Quick Lit, short reviews of books recently read. I’ll start with funny and light and end with deep and serious. What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage – this book was cute and fun. After researching animal trainers for a story, writer Amy Sutherland became mildly […]
How to get free audio books with Amazon Prime
Wondering how to get free audio books with Amazon Prime? I think I might be late to this party, but never mind. I was totally stoked when I found out that one can get free audio books from Audible as an Amazon Prime member! How to get free audio books with Amazon Prime Here’s what […]
Books that teach life lessons: read these aloud to your kids
Books that teach life lessons to kids are an important part of your parenting arsenal. I’m sure I’m not the only one who has read books to a child to help them work through some issue. Some of the best picture books for kids are the ones that subtly teach. If the book knocks you over […]
Recent Reads
Linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Quick Lit for short book reviews. As I mention in this post, I picked up a few books on cleaning house this month, so you’ll see a bit of a theme. Is There Life After Housework? : A Revolutionary Approach to Cutting Your Cleaning Time 75% by Don Aslett Aslett […]
My Favorite Books of 2016
I need to create a better system for keeping track of the books I read, because every time I sit down to do a “recent reads” or “best of” books post, I end up having to search through my Amazon purchases, this blog and other places to remember what I read! Oh, of course. I […]