Category Archives: Children’s Books

August 16

Verklempt

Herewith, three picture books that have made me, an emotional new-ish mother, secretly choke up a little while reading them aloud to my son. Not because they make me sad, but because they make me happy. Yep, it’s like that around here. And in the case of the first of them, I get misty every […]

June 19

Mommy Daddy Evan Sage

It’s probably no surprise that I’m a person who is content to browse in a bookstore for hours.  It’s my idea of a perfect lazy afternoon or date night.  Browsing, I think, is like treasure-hunting; I scan and skim and scour until — eureka! — I discover that I am holding a veritable treasure chest […]

June 03

The High Street by Alice Melvin

I traveled to San Francisco a year ago to attend a conference, and while my friend and I were out browsing in a charming shop, I found this book.  I had already spent too much money by this point, but once I laid eyes on The High Street, there was no not buying it.  It […]