Frog and Toad and Nostalgia

When our girls were younger, we always made a point of reading with them and it has been such a wonderful adventure seeing the ways reading has influenced them and the ways it created some special core memories. If you’re a fan of Inside Out and Inside Out 2, then you...

Incredibly Bright Creatures

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I love spending time reading books aloud with my two awesome teenagers. Right now, we are reading the New York Times Bestseller Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, and I have to say it is an absolute delight—both the...

Untamed Adventures with Shakespeare

all the world’s a stage… From his poems and his plays to the English language and modern movies, William Shakespeare remains one of the greatest influences when it comes to creative works and other creative expressions. Personally, I find the unique words...

They Open My Eyes

As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently started reading The Wings of Fire series alongside my oldest teenager and it has been a wonderful point of connection for the two of us directly, and with my youngest indirectly. All three of us tend to talk about the...