I've kept a reading record since 2013—a list of all the books I've read for the past thirteen years. It's nothing fancy, just a ...

In an essay for  Collected Perspectives: Choosing and Using Books for the Classroom , Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop wrote that books should be like...

According to a recent report from the Washington Post , nearly 50% of American adults read 0 books in 2023. 33% finished reading at least 5 ...

In years past, this annual read-aloud round-up consisted of the top books we enjoyed together from the previous twelve months. However, this...

Last month at my book club, I was handed a title that I knew nothing about. Since I'm not in charge of choosing our monthly selections, ...

(This post contains affiliate links. Please see my  disclosure policy  for full details.) We're one month in and we're just starting...

Reading is important. In the schedule of our daily homeschool, it's second only to our Morning Time when we open God's Word and grow...

We're heading into our summer schedule. In the next few days, we'll set aside our formal academics and take a looser approach to lea...

There's an unwritten rule imposed upon homeschool families that would have us all believing new novels are bad. Always. We're suppos...

A few months ago, I put in several Requests to Purchase at my local library.* I had heard about many soon-to-hit-shelves books that were com...

Confession time: I experience an embarrassing amount of satisfaction when one of my kids is reluctant to read a book that I've suggested...

We're only three weeks into the new year and I've already bought four new books. I might have a book buying addiction. Then again, s...

The crackling of a cozy fire swathed with red and green stockings, the warmth of an oversized cup of cocoa, the comfort of your children nes...

With Thanksgiving nearly here, I've got my book basket filled and overflowing with some of our most favorite seasonal living books . Som...

Libby has been a kind companion to me this past month. Even during a rather busy season, I've been able to slam through a handful of tit...

Since they were very little, I’ve always allowed my kids to select picture books at the public library. Before checking them out, I quickly ...

This past Thursday, I hosted the first meeting of the year for my son's tween/teen book club. Since there are six new members, we used q...

(This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for full details.) All month, I've been sorting through and vettin...

July is a month on the go for my family. In the next few weeks, some or all of us will go from Minnesota to Arizona to Pennsylvania to Washi...

Late spring was no friend to my reading life. While I was busy trying to wrap up the school year--speak at my last homeschool conference of ...