In these posts I hope to share a little about what I am reading with my two children. Not exactly a review but a look at a book we’ve read together and how it worked for us. For context, my daughters are currently 7- and 10-years old. They are both excellent independent readers but we… Continue reading Reading with Pearl & Rose: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
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What I Read: August 2025
Read: The Penderwicks at Point Mouette - Jeanne Birdsall (Books on Tape, 2011) (narrated by Susan Denaker) The Tiger and the Cosmonaut - Eddy Boudel Tan (Viking, 2025) The End of the Alphabet - C.S. Richardson (Doubleday Canada, 2007) North of Normal - Cea Sunrise Person (Harper Perennial, 2014) Where Angels Fear to Tread -… Continue reading What I Read: August 2025
What I Read: July 2025
Read: The Sea - John Banville (Vintage International, 2005) The Weekend - Charlotte Wood (Riverhead Books, 2019) The Riches of Your Grace - Julie Lane-Gay (InterVarsity Press, 2024) Universality - Natasha Brown (Knopf Canada, 2025) (narrated by Norma Butikofer, Anushka Chakravarti, Clare Corbett, Daniel Weyman) Why I Write - George Orwell (Penguin Books, 2005) Anne… Continue reading What I Read: July 2025
Book Review: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo I bought this book for my children on the recommendation of Ann Patchett. In her most recent essay collection, These Precious Days, Patchett details her introduction to the work of DiCamillo and how she devoured her work, even though it is written for children and Patchett… Continue reading Book Review: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
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