by Julie | Apr 3, 2012
First, I love that Portland changed the Time & Temperature building message for National Poetry Month. Of course, because of space limitations, it sort of reads like Cookie Monster yelling at you, but still, it made me smile. Second, the boys were so inspired by...
by Julie | Mar 13, 2012
I’ve got a new review up on Brain Burps About Books today: Neville, by the amazing Norton Juster (of Phantom Tollbooth fame), with such great illustrations by G. Brian Karas (and I was lying in bed last night having a panic attack that I totally mispronounced...
by Julie | Nov 23, 2011
Hey all! I’m on Katie Davis’s podcast this week, reviewing Bailey by Harry Bliss, the story of a dog who goes to school (regular people school, not dog school). Check it out! Katie is interviewing the founder of the charity Milk and Bookies. You can check...
by Julie | Oct 17, 2011
Oh evil, evil library book sale. I have avoided it the last few years, because I just don’t have space for new books. But I used homeschooling as an excuse to go this year. $20 later I had two enormous bags of books. You can see some of our finds here. There...
by Julie | Sep 21, 2011
That’s right, WoJ followers, I am on Brain Burps About Books again, this time reviewing Bear With Me by Max Kornell. You can check out info about this podcast episode by going to the blog post on Katie’s blog, or you can listen directly by clicking here....
by Julie | Sep 7, 2011
Invisible Inkling by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Harry Bliss As someone with four kids between 1 and 8, it’s really, really hard to find a bedtime chapter book that pleases everyone. There really aren’t that many books out there that are simple enough to...
