by Julie | Nov 14, 2012
Oh, boy, is this book amazing. You may remember my intense love for Matthew Cordell’s Another Brother. I was so excited to read Cordell’s new book, hello! hello! This book…oh, this book. I’m kind of speechless about how awesome it is (well, not...
by Julie | Nov 9, 2012
I’m so honored to be the guest over on the magnificent Colby Sharp’s blog today. Go over and read about how Bridge to Terabithia was the first book that made me cry. And leave a comment saying what your favorite Newbery book is!
by Julie | Oct 17, 2012
You know how sometimes you just kind of randomly grab books at the library, and don’t really screen them until you get home? Sometimes I do that and get weirdos that I quietly hide back in the library bag. And sometimes I get books like Dear Flyary, which are so...
by Julie | Oct 12, 2012
When the book Unusual Creatures: A Mostly Accurate Account of Some of the World’s Strangest Animals by Michael Hearst showed up in our mailbox, Henry (my nine-year-old) yelped with delight. He’s obsessed with animals, geography, and weirdness, so this book...
by Julie | Sep 25, 2012
Our Little Free Library has been getting some press! Telly Halkias wrote an opinion piece in the Portland Press Herald. The local free paper, The Sentry, featured us in a great article. And the fabulous Carter Higgins wrote about us on Design Mom! Thanks so much to...
by Julie | Aug 27, 2012
Oh boy, this is a good book. Which you’ll figure out after hearing my near-rapturous review. This book manages to pull together sweet-sad poetry and humor in just a few words, and the words are perfectly matched with Erin Stead’s illustrations. What I...
