One of the new things I’m excited about doing in 2020 is sharing weekly book deals! I get lots of questions about building your personal libraries without breaking the bank, so each Saturday, I’ll be sharing 2-5 e-books, physical books or audiobooks that are on great sale. And if you see other great deals, I’d be delighted if you’d let…
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For a couple of years, Everyday Reading had some semblance of a weekly fashion post. Then, two years ago, I did an audience survey, and it was listed as the least interesting content on my site by the majority of my readers. The idea of not doing weekly outfit posts suddenly felt like a huge relief and I happily said…
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For the past two years, I’ve put together a Mock Caldecott list and I’ve loved having so many of you participate in reading and picking your own winners, and then comparing them to the official Caldecott winners chosen by the American Library Association in late January. The 2020 Caldecott Winners will be named on January 27th in Philadelphia which means…
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I mentioned in November that Bart and I decided not to eat any treats during the 4th quarter of the year. When I’d first floated the idea to Bart in late September, he said, “What if, since we’re not going to eat treats anyway, we try keto?” His dad and stepmom has been on a keto diet for more than…
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If there was ever something I loved, it’s a book list. And planning what books I’m going to read next with my girls is one of my favorite things. We don’t always stick perfectly to my list, but at least it gives us a good place to start and so that as we near the end of one read-aloud, I…
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