For the Love of Books, Old and New
Katie Fischer, Writer and Reader of Stories
Instead of a regular book review today, it feels like a good day to share some of my favorite Christmas books. There are childhood favorites, ones I regularly reread now, and ones that are both of those. I don't know many new ones, so I'd love recommendations on your favorite Christmas/holiday books. So, without further... Continue Reading →
The Runaway PeaWords by Kjartan PoskittIllustrated by Alex WillmorePublished 2019 (UK) & 2021 (US) Did you hear a ping? Splat? Splash?Maybe it's a runaway pea!We get to follow the rhythmically bouncing story of a little bouncing pea who wants to explore, see more, and ends up on the floor. Mishap after mishap happens but the... Continue Reading →
No More Naps! A Story for When You’re Wide-Awake and Definitely NOT TiredWords by Chris GrabensteinArt by Leo EspinosaPublished 2020 Annalise Devin McFleece is supposed to nap, but she doesn’t want to take one. She’s loud and uses the one word she knows to say “no” to naps. But if she doesn’t want her nap... Continue Reading →
Cubs in the TubThe True Story of the Bronx Zoo’s First Woman Zookeeper Words by Candace FlemingIllustrations by Julie DowningPublished 2020 Helen Martini hoped and waited for the day she would become a mother. And hoped and waited, but it never came. Instead a tiny lion cub comes home with her zookeeper husband because his... Continue Reading →
For the Love of Books, Old and New 