The Missing Class
Sub-titled "portraits of the near poor in America", The Missing Class by Katherine S Newman and Victor Tan Chen was frankly a disappointment to me. While the title and introduction suggest the authors… Read More
Happy Thursday! It’s time once again for an Easy Picture Book roundup and today I have one (nearly) perfect, one not so perfect and one Positively Piggy book for your entertainment and edification. … Read More
So I’ve been wanting to do a link love post for my top ten droppers. I have ten "reject pile" books but by and large they are not a good fit for my… Read More
If you’ve come to fear that you spend Way too much time watching House Hunters on HGTV, if you’ve found yourself Zillow-ing everyone from your neighbors to a blind date or if you… Read More
Back in 2002, while traveling to New Orleans for my father’s funeral, I first read The Practical Nomad by Edward Hasbrouck. Subtitled "how to travel around the world", this is The definitive guide… Read More
Today, a review from my partner, Ron: A Life in Smoke is an odd sort of book. In it the author documents her many attempts to quit smoking and a whole load of… Read More
There Are Monsters Everywhere, believes the young protagonist of this delightful Easy Picture Book from Mercer Mayer. And I am inclined to agree. While the boy in Mayer’s book believes that monsters are… Read More
Happy Wednesday, everybody! It’s time once again for an Easy Picture Books roundup and today’s lot were all written by a couple of Davids. First off is David McPhail, whose Pigs Aplenty, Pigs… Read More
Today’s book is one I honestly hope you will never need to consult. Though if you ever find yourself needing a book like this, I can unreservedly recommend Jari Holland Buck’s Hospital Stay… Read More
