Last November (2025) I invited my friend, author and educator Andrea Page, to join me on Children’s Book Corner to celebrate the release of her chapter-book ...
On the morning of my daughter’s high school graduation last spring, I received difficult news. Staring at the text message, I took a few deep breaths ...
“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese proverb The battle between present comfort and future ...
A Not So Perfect Start by Tracy Ludwig, illustrated by Maribel ...
“There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.” – Homer, The Odyssey On the surface, The Odyssey is one of history’s ...
I can disappoint someone and still have a clear conscience.That feels like a miracle to say out loud. For most of my life, I believed someone else’s ...
This month is suicide prevention month. Many people will let it pass without giving it a second thought. Not because they’re insensitive. Not because ...
I reached out to Bethany to invite her to be Children’s Book Corner’s first featured guest of the 2025-26 school year because Yours, Mine, Ours seems to be ...
I invited Jan to join me this month on Children’s Book Corner after reading her book and learning of her classroom connection to visually impaired children. ...
It is my pleasure to introduce you to Gail and her heartwarming series about Sparrow. I received a review copy of the third book in the series and when I ...
It is my pleasure to introduce you to Laura Alary and her fascinating biography of Cecilia Payne. I read many picture book biographies sent to me for ...
It was exactly a year yesterday since I said goodbye to the life I knew. I got on a plane, with three suitcases and a carry-on, and moved half way ...