Make Christmas presents the old fashioned way, and save money in these tough economic times.

A review of the children’s easy picture book Goodnight Goon, A Petrifying Parody by Michael Rex.

I haven’t posted about nearly as many Christmas books this year as I did last,  though I have three excellent ones for you today.  One year Santa Claus finds that all of his old red suits are worn out and decides it’s time for a change.   After trying on and rejecting several outfits, Santa decides [...]

Fans of the curious little money who lives with the never named Man With The Yellow Hat and whose curiosity inevitably leads him on all sorts of adventures  will undoubtedly love Merry Christmas, Curious George.   In this installment George and the Man With The Yellow Hat visit a Christmas tree farm.  George’s curiosity leads him [...]

Happy Thanksgiving.   The turkey is thawed and in the fridge, everything needed has been bought and I am feeling just a bit bad that I did not bring home one of the library’s many, many Thanksgiving books.    Ah well.   One of my duties as a page is shelf reading, which is in fact usually every [...]