Can you imagine leaving behind a big city lifestyle, complete with big city job and big city amenities, in favor of moving to a five hundred acre cattle farm? That’s exactly what Susan McCorkindale and her family did a few years ago, and her writing became inspired by the experience. Her first memoir Confessions of…
Category Archives: Dawn
T is for Tutu: A Ballet Alphabet
As both a preschool teacher and a parent, I’m a big fan of alphabet books. Presenting letters within the context of a unifying theme works well in the process of introducing young children to the building blocks of our written language. Sleeping Bear Press is well known for its huge line of themed alphabet books,…
The Available Parent, Review and Giveaway
How in the world will we survive raising teenagers? If you’ve ever found yourself asking that very question, regardless of the age of your children now, have I got a book for you! The Available Parent: Radical Optimism for Raising Teens and Tweens by Dr. John Duffy is a concise and wholly logical parenting tome…
Symphony City
Picture books manage to convey stories to children often using very few words. To do this successfully, the pictures themselves become a visual narrator of sorts, perfect for their audience of young pre-readers, or children first learning to read independently. Amy Martin’s new oversized picture book, Symphony City, undoubtedly fulfills this mission. In fact, the…
Sugar in My Bowl: Kirkus Reviews Blog
No matter how comfortable we are (or aren’t!) talking about it, there’s no denying that sex plays a significant role in adult life. For women especially, this can be a taboo topic to discuss, though I dare say that it’s one that could use a bit more honesty and realism in comparison to the sexual…
This Beautiful Life, with Giveaway
Adolescence brings children to the cusp of adulthood, all of its glories within sight, and it’s not uncommon for behavior to follow suit. Yet, the adolescent brain is just not yet fully developed, resulting in a spotty use of rational decision making. Place this life stage within an environment of affluent privilege, and the setting…
The Inverted Forest
A musical score serves an emotional purpose during a movie, evoking feelings to match what is happening on the screen or getting your heart racing in anticipation of what will be coming next. If ever a book deserved a score, it is John Dalton’s new novel, The Inverted Forest. Honestly, it was as if I…
The One that I Want, Review and Giveaway
Last summer, I reviewed Allison Winn Scotch’s novel The One That I Want, and called it an enjoyable light summer read. This summer, the paperback edition is out and we were excited to take the opportunity to offer a giveaway to one of you. Read my review of The One that I Want over at…
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