Welcome to House full of Bookworms!
Whether your child is already an avid reader or you are searching for that special book to spark his/her lifelong love of reading, you’re in the right place. I post new book reviews every month on everything from board books to middle-grade novels.
But I’m also an author myself! Besides having been published in multiple, award-winning children’s magazines around the world, I have a chapter book for young readers and a picture book as well. You can learn more about my books at my Author Site.
Picture Books About Balloons
Balloons are happy, right? They just make you smile, especially if you are a kid. So you might be surprised to learn that many of these picture books about balloons deal with hard topics like negative thoughts, Alzheimer's, or depression. But don't worry. There are...
Midsummer’s Mayhem: Shakespeare, Baking, Magic
A real-world middle-grade fantasy built around the plot of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream? Yes please! Midsummer's Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca is a magical story about a young baker and her family. The Story Eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson is the youngest of four...
Funny Picture Books with a Message
Sometimes you just need to laugh. When you and your kids are having a bad day, pick up a humous book, and pretty soon, everyone is giggling, even you. And if we're talking about funny picture books with a message that doesn't detract from the story, even better. Also,...
Prairie Lotus–Reading Alongside Little House
Books and authors speak to each other across the centuries. This is the Great Conversation. Author Linda Sue Park enters into the conversation with Laura Ingalls Wilder in her new book Prairie Lotus. In the author's note at the end of Prairie Lotus, Park writes about...
Picture Books About Kindness and Respect
I've got a great list of picture books about kindness and respect for others for you this week. I love when picture books can convey a message, especially when they can do so in a non-preachy and kid-relatable way. In a world increasingly polarized, where cancel...
Picture Books About Libraries
I thought National Library Week would be the perfect time to share this list of wonderful picture books about libraries with y'all. Unfortunately, we are also in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis. So, libraries are closed. On National Library Week. Boohoo! But that...
The Arrow and the Crown
When I found out a friend I had met at Hutchmoot--a conference about faith in the arts--had written a book, I was curious to read it. I didn't expect to get swept away in a compelling, beautiful written story. But that's exactly what happened when I read The Arrow and...
Classic Picture Books–Our Favorites
Classic picture books have a lot to offer our fast-paced society with their simple, slower pace. They can remind us to slow down, take notice, embrace imagination.
