Through the Looking Glass Book Reviews

These days, when I want to relax and give my brain a break, I read a mystery novel. I have always loved mysteries and read (and reread) all ...

Some years ago I read a delightful beginner chapter book about two little foxes who have everyday adventures. There was something about the ...

I love dragon stories, and today's fiction title is a wonderful book about the adventures that two children have when they find themse...

In just a few days it will be the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. When I moved to the United States in 1991, I didn't real...

Many children form very close relationships with their stuffed animals. Often there is one particular stuffed animal who is extra special, a...

Every so often, when I am reading a book, I encounter the perfect sentence or collection of words. Perhaps a description of a place, thing, ...

Relaxing with a good mystery to read is one of my favorite things to do. When I was growing up there weren't that many mystery titles av...

Today's book reminded me of some of the titles that I read when I was a child. The author perfectly mixes together magical doings, villa...

Happy Halloween everyone! I have a funny story for you today. Mercy Watson , the single minded pig who loves buttered toast, is back  . In...

Some of my favorite chapter books are the titles in the Daisy Dawson collection . These books are full of sweetly funny moments, charming ...

There are times when all of us are tempted to ignore or avoid our problems rather than face them. No one wants to suffer the pain that com...

Trying to come to terms with the death of a loved one is never easy. I lost my grandmother when I was sixteen, and I found it very hard to...

Most of us, at some point, want to win something, or do something that earns us other people's admiration. We want to show the world how...

Most of the ghosts that I have met in books have, at worst, been scary or even terrifying. They look and sound awful, but they cannot really...

There have been times when I have had to leave one of my pets at the veterinary clinic for a few hours or even overnight, and I must confess...

When I was a child most of the grownups I knew had no idea how to communicate with a kid. Or at least that is what it felt like. They had no...

When I was a child, my grandmother lived on the other side of the world, so I didn't get to see her very often. I envied the children I ...

When I was a little girl, I got a doll's house for Christmas that I loved. I spent countless hours making up stories for the people wh...

Every so often I come across a book that really captures my fancy in a special way. My Totally Secret Diary: On Stage in America by Dee Schu...

My daughter came into this world with a natural affinity for music. Learning how to play the piano when she was five was easy for her, b...