Over Spring Break, my eleven-year-old was sick and stuck at home, meaning my seven-year-old was also stuck at home. Luckily, I had recently picked up the audio CD of Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff from our library. So even though we were stuck inside, we were able to listen to an entertaining story explaining Rumpelstiltskin’s side of things. The audio version, read by Maxwell Glick, was excellent and made being stuck at home not seem so bad. Poor Rump. His mother died shortly after he was born and was only able to say the first part of his name. It’s no wonder Rump ended up being “the…
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Saturdays at Sea Book Review
I loved this whole series. Saturdays at Sea by Jessica Day George was no different. It might even be my favorite one of them all. In Saturdays at Sea, we get to meet the family of Lilah’s betrothed, Lulath, as Celie and her family travel to Grath. The Ship (notice the capital S) is built and shows that it is definitely like the Castle. On the maiden voyage, Celie and her family are whisked away on another adventure, this time on the high seas. And there are unicorns involved. I applaud Jessica Day George on her unique take on unicorns. If you haven’t read this series yet, I highly recommend it. Although…
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Favorite Books I Read in 2016
It’s a snow day today for my girls. As I look outside at the accumulation of snow with my coffee, I just want to curl up with a book in front of the fire. This got me thinking about all the books I enjoyed reading in 2016 and I thought I’d share some with you. Later today, I’ll be snuggled nice and warm on the couch, possibly with my two girls, my dog or cat, or maybe all four of them, enjoying my current reading-for-fun book. This will be after I go out, shovel a bit and just have some plain old fun in the snow and get nice and…
