Through the Looking Glass Book Reviews

On Friday I brought you a poetry book that celebrates books and the written word. Today we have a picture book that also focuses on how mar...

Many of us, when we see someone in trouble, tell ourselves that is not our problem, not our business. We don't want to be inconvenience...

There are some people in this world who think that books have no value; that they are even irrelevant in today's world. Stories, both t...

Sometimes being different from everyone else is just plain miserable. For some reason other people like to make fun of those of us who are ...

Stories are powerful things, and sometimes the best gift we can give to those we love are the stories that we know. The sharing of a tale b...

Many of us go through life not properly thinking about how our actions affect nature. We pave over a wild meadow, cut down trees, and throw...

Sometimes the best way to appreciate what you have is to get away from your home for a while. I know this certainly is true for me. I often ...

Christmas is less than a week away, and people all over the world are putting up and decorating their Christmas trees. There is something m...

This is the time of year when children all over the world hold their wishes close, hoping that Santa, Father Christmas, or St. Nicholas wil...

When I was in elementary school, a group of boys who I played with decided to form a boy's only 'club.' I was told very firmly ...

I am very lucky to have not one but two dogs in my life, and since I work at home they are my constant companions. They don't mind when...

The amazing thing about writing stories is that the writing process ends up being a gift to the person who creates the story, and the story...

Many children are eager to meet Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy. They are curious to see what these marvelous characters...

Many people think that they know what a person needs to have to be happy. Happiness = having lots of money and being famous. However, judgi...

Some people like to think that it is easy being a small child, but there are so many mistakes that one can make when one is very young an...

I really like my alone time. In fact, I need some alone time every day, otherwise I start to feel squirrely. In today's picture book yo...

Back in the spring Cat decided that he wanted to stand in for the Easter Bunny (you can read about his adventures in Here Comes Easter Cat ...

Today's picture book is one of the most memorable and lovely books that I have read in a long time. It perfectly captures the beauty t...

When I was a child for some reason illustrators did not create wordless picture books. These days I encounter books of this type several tim...

Not long ago one of my dogs had surgery and he had to wear a "cone of shame" for a while to make sure that he did not try to pull ...