I first saw this book feature in the fairytales/folktales section of our local library and immediately recognized the name - Jama Rattigan. I was pretty excited to see this book since I have visited Jama's blog, alphabet soup. Both Holly and I enjoy reading her blog...

Set in Venice in the early eighteen hundreds, this book is a piece of history reincarnated. I had no idea that Venice's musical past had anything to do with orphaned and abandoned girls. Enter Mama and Papa Dolci, a gifted musical couple who barely had enough food,...

Set in Venice in the early eighteen hundreds, this book is a piece of history reincarnated. I had no idea that Venice's musical past had anything to do with orphaned and abandoned girls. Enter Mama and Papa Dolci, a gifted musical couple who barely had enough food,...

I absolutely love this book! Imagine, a secret weapon so new and dangerous that many of the first several people who tried to use it died. Knowing this would you be willing to risk your life for such a weapon? This is what George Dixon did when he led a crew on the...

I finally read the second book of Beverly Cleary's autobiography, which covers her life after High School. The first book, A Girl from Yamhill covers the years from birth to High School Graduation. Beverly Cleary is one of my favorite authors and I was excited to read...

So tomorrow Holly and I will be hosting Nonfiction Monday, a weekly event in the kidlitosphere aimed at increading awareness and reading of nonfiction books. It's simple all you need to do is drop by and leave a link to your review of a nonfiction book in the comments...

April was a busy month for us both. Cari found and applied for a literacy specialist 'dream' job.  Read the May review next month to find out how it turned out.  I (Holly here) left the country for the first time ever in my life to travel to the Dominican Republic...

My sides hurt from laughing. This book has been in our home for a couple of weeks now, due to the incessant demands of my 2 year old. On only our second trip to our new library, he demanded that we get a dinosaur book. Since they are kept on a shelf too high for him...