Jean Merrill’s “The Pushcart War”: Perfectly Frivolous, Lots of Fun
In a moment of desperation at the library (a subject for another day), I grabbed Jean Merrill’s “The Pushcart War” off the […]
Pollyanna’s Glad Game: “Just find something about everything to be glad about—no matter what ’twas”
I like Pollyanna. One child listening to the story by Eleanor H. Porter objected to the girl Pollyanna’s overly dramatic episodes, but, […]
Diligence and Consistency: The Fertile Ground for Virtue
One of the great joys of belonging to multiple book clubs is revisiting books with a different group of people. After thoroughly […]
Buyer Beware: The Great and Terrible Advice of Orion Taraban
Recently, I, like millions of other people on the internet, discovered the online persona of Orion Taraban, whose viral star has been […]
5 Perfect Picture Books for a Summer Afternoon
You’ve attained a summer lifestyle when there is a perpetual rotation of drying bathing suits. The drying rack is no longer stowed […]