Q&A With Bob Shumaker: Author of ‘Return of the Schmooney’
This week, we’re excited to be talking with children’s author Bob Shumaker. After retiring from his sales and marketing company, Bob chose to focus on his lifelong passion of writing. […]
Return of the Schmooney: Celebrating Differences and Friendship
“All of us have gifts. We are born with them. You just haven’t discovered yours yet.”–Return of the Schmooney, Bob Shumaker Back in 2005, I was captivated by the story […]
3 Life Lessons From Jane Eyre
One of the strongest female characters I’ve found in literature is Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. In Jane, the reader finds courage and wisdom, an appreciation for the natural world, and […]
Book-A-Month Challenge August Prompt: Read a Throwback
August Book-A-Month Challenge Prompt: Read a Throw-Back– Find a children’s book or YA novel you’ve never read and give it a go. Try picking a genre you always liked as […]
The Night Adventure of Words
Wedged in the middle of a ragged old book in a dusty bookstore lives Flute. Though most words love their cozy spots on their warm pages, Flute is a word […]
10 Book Quotes For Bibliophiles
A common trait of bookworms is a love of quotes, especially book-related quotes. We as readers build an appreciation of language that causes us to savor a well-put phrase. And […]
The Awakening: The Freedom of Self
“In short, Mrs. Pontellier was not a mother-woman. . . . [mother-women] were women who idolized their children, worshiped their husbands, and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves […]
Book-A-Month-Challenge: July Reading Prompt
July’s prompt for our Book-a-month-challenge is to read about the great outdoors: Summer is the perfect season for learning more about the natural world. Read a book on gardening or […]