For you, Faithful Readers. It's all for you. Shel and I are slogging our way through the endless -- ENDLESS -- pages of I am Number Fo...

Deedy, C.A.  (2009).   14 Cows for America .  Atlanta, GA:  Peachtree Publishers. 9781561454907 This picturebook hit the streets last y...

Good afternoon, Few But Dear Readers! I'd like to take this moment to remind you of how brave, amazing and committed Monica and I are ...

Cody, M.  (2009).   Powerless .  New York:  Alfred A. Knopf. 277 pages. So, I've been dropping the ball when it comes to remembering...

O'Malley, B.L.  (2004).   Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life .  Portland, Or:  Oni Press, Inc. So, I'm the type of person w...

I'm going to blog about something that has absolutely nothing to do with children's literature, reading or writing. You can wander...

Good evening, few but dear readers!   Monica and I are fighting our way through I Am Number Four.  (Poor guy has some self-esteem issues,...

Ahahaha... remember when Shel was all, "We'll have the first 8 chapters posted on Monday," and you were like "YAY OUR LIV...

How did it become September?  I don't understand.  I thought I was going to read tens upon tens of books this summer.  And I tried.... ...

So, I'm having trouble putting my thoughts about Mockingjay into words. But since I did review both The Hunger Games and Catching Fi...

Hello again, few but dear readers. I'm sorry it's been so long between posts.  But I was distracted.  By a mother-daughter road t...

Excuse the continued lack of posting, my few but beloved readers.  I have been slacking.  So, instead of sharing with you the grown-up books...

Hello again, dear readers!  Monica and I have zoomed through the end of Mockingbird . Despite the initial angst, we both definitely enjoye...

All right, friends! We are up to chapter 24 in Kathryn Erskine's occasionally heartbreaking Mockingbird , and thus far, I have to say I...

Hey tweety birds! So, we've made our way through the first third of Kathryn Erskine's Mockingbird . Monica and I have found ourselv...