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 […]
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Puddle Pug: A Picture Book On Mud and Friendship
Puddle Pug by Kim Norman was originally published in 2014, but I only recently came across it. This precious gem of a picture book is now a top favorite of […]
Book Review: Kingdom Above the Cloud
“Not so long ago—a little less than fifty years ago—everyone lived above the clouds on the squat Mount Lemuel to the northeast of their valley. Adwin made that mountain and […]
The Book Thief: Ugly and Beautiful
“The human heart is a line, whereas my own is a circle, and I have the endless ability to be in the right place at the right time. The consequence […]
3 Reasons I Love “The Girl Who Drank the Moon” and Why You Will Too
“There is magic in starlight, of course. This is well known. But because the light travels such a long distance, the magic in it is fragile and diffused, stretched into […]