A Short List of Summer Reads for Young and Old
Summer is upon us. For those of us in the swampy South, there is a ever-present damp haze blessedly punctuated by afternoon […]
Eleanor Estes’ “The Moffats”: A Series for the Whole Family’s Delight
People are often introduced to Eleanor Estes through her 1945 Newbery Honor book, “The Hundred Dresses.” Perhaps in large part because of […]
Marguerite Henry’s “Misty of Chincoteague”: So Much More than Just Another Horse Story
The name “Misty of Chincoteague” might sound underwhelming if you are not familiar with the East Coast islands of Chincoteague and Assateague. […]
Spiritual Reading to Nourish a Mother’s Heart
I recently found myself the only person in a room who had not spent multiple weeks of the past year touring New […]
Old Stories and “the Full Rapture of a Good Book”
Little Free Libraries offer an exciting array of unexpected finds. Sometimes they are a cause for concern, but sometimes the books found […]
Jack Nicholson Reads “The Elephant’s Child” and Audiobooks that Ignite Imagination
Recently, through the riches of the public library and the benefit of antiquated compact disc technology, we have been revisiting E.B. White’s […]
Making Cozy Spaces (and Stories!) When the Weather is Bad
After writing about the coziness of British storybooks, a friend remarked that British architecture seems designed for coziness. Most of us (Americans, […]
Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” and the Power of Natural Consequences
Beginning Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” with little to no context, one might wonder where it takes place. The names are not […]
The Very British Childhood of Anglophiles Everywhere
There can be a real thrill in testing out an idea you’ve read about. Is it true? Does it hold up to […]
The Strength that Comes from Stories in Childhood
One of the most memorable reads of 2023 for me was E.B. Sledge’s “With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa.” By […]