Through the Looking Glass Book Reviews

My memories of my early childhood are fragmentary, but there is one that is incredibly clear. I am sitting in my father's lap and he is ...

When I was about eight or so, my American grandmother sent me a boxed set of the Little House books. As soon as I began to read  Little Hous...

Whenever I am feeling down or in need of a little comfort I almost always turn to one book: The wind in the willows. Recently Candlewick Pre...

A little princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett was one of my favorite books. It made me sad every time I read it, and yet I always felt uplif...

This picture book was a huge favorite with my husband when he was a little boy. We still have his tattered and battered copy. This is the bo...

Winnie the Pooh is one of those children's book characters that both children and adults identify with. His sweet and unaffected ways, h...

So far I have looked at picture books and works of fiction in this roundup. Now I would like to give you a review of a board book. I read th...

Summers on the island of Cyprus where I grew up are very long and hot, and when I wasn't at the pool or at the beach, I spent a lot of m...

Roald Dahl is one of those writers whose books have truly stood the test of time. James and the Giant Peach was first published in 1961. Tod...

Madeline is another one of those books from my childhood that I was later able to share with my daughter. I always greatly admired the litt...

Another book that I had when I was little was The Story of Babar. I started with French copy, and then later was given one in English. It wa...

For the month of July I am going to post reviews of some of my favorite books. Some will be picture books or board books, and some will be t...