Editor’s note: Thanks to Cindy Hudson for this guest post. Read my review and enter the giveaway of her book Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Bookclubs — open through Tuesday. From the time they were born, I’ve always read to my daughters. Starting with Pat the Bunny and Sandra Boynton’s board…
Category Archives: Guest Contributor
Your Favorite Mother-Daughter Duo
For the Threadbare Heart contest, we asked you about your favorite Mother/Daughter pair in fiction (in the pages or on the screen) Petula is our winner. She has won a signed copy of the wonderful book The Threadbare Heart (linked to my review, where you can still comment to enter a copy), and is entered…
Keeping Tweens and Teens Tuned into Books
Last week author Lezlie Evans shared a great column with us on Raising Readers in an Electronic World. This week, in conjunction with Dawn’s review and giveaway of Lezlie’s book, Who Loves the Little Lamb? we are happy to offer up this column about Keeping Tweens and Teens Tuned into Books. So, read on, and…
On Reading: Balancing Writing and Family
We are happy to welcome New York Times Bestselling author Susan Wiggs. Her latest novel is The Oceans Between Us. Find out more about her and her novels at SusanWiggs.com: Like Grace, the main character in my novel The Ocean Between Us, most writers I know perform a daily juggling act to balance family and…
On Reading:
Raising Readers in an Electronic World
Would you like to give your child a gift that won’t break, wear out or get lost? It’s doesn’t require batteries or downloads, no USB cable or monthly service fees; a gift that will expand their mind. One they will want to share with you over and over again. Teach your children to love to…
Books on Screen:
Why Book to Film Adaptations Often Fail to Impress
I could count on the fingers of one hand the number of movies that have been adapted from books that impressed me as much as the original books did. And I don’t think there are any that I’ve felt were better than the books, but then, that may be because I’m biased towards books when…
On Reading and Kids: I Don’t Forbid, I Discuss
We are a household of readers. I have been a book junkie for as long as I can remember, that husband o’ mine is a huge newspaper addict and the resident teenagers read anything and everything that crosses their paths. Speaking of teenagers, when it comes to my teens and their choices of reading material,…
Books on Screen: Alice in Wonderland
I’m one of those people who plans their movie going experience right when they hear about the movie. Alice in Wonderland showed up on the upcoming movie lists about a year ago, so I have followed it since then. When the release date was announced, my husband and I marked our calender for a week…
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