Through the Looking Glass Book Reviews

In 1883 and American poet called Emma Lazarus wrote a sonnet called The New Colossus . She wrote the poem to raise money for the constructio...

Art from the Pied Piper of Hamelin For many years I saw Kate Greenaway's artwork without knowing who the artist was. Her style is very d...

“It’s an unconscious bias. It’s the expectation. You have a lowered expectation when you hear a woman speaking; I think that still goes on. ...

  Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream is an award winning story based on the childhood of Marcenia “Toni Stone” L...

Oil painting of Mount Fujiyama framed by wisteria by Marianne North Marianne North was an extraordinary woman of means who taught herself ho...

More than twenty years after the death of folk guitar legend Elizabeth Cotten, her music is still heard everywhere. Cotten, who began her pu...

I still remember the first biography - written for youngsters - that I read. My parents bought it for me at the library sale, and it was the...

A Mighty Girl  is a wonderful organization that supports and encourages girls to grow up to be strong women. They have  a splendid listing o...

Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society and has been observed annually in the month ...

Not long ago I met a young woman who announced that she was not going to vote in the next election. I admit that I rather lost my temper. I ...

One of the things that I love about reviewing these Strong Girls, Strong Women books is the fact I am learning so much. When I first got tod...

Happy International Women's Day. Today I bring you a review of book that tells the story of an extraordinary woman. I confess that I had...

March is Women's History Month and I have just reviewed a wonderful title about an exceptional woman who did something special with her ...

I read the book reviewed below many years ago, and yet I still remember it with great fondness. Reading the book reminded me that women have...

I found this book on my shelf this week and thought it would be a perfect fit both for Women's History Month and Youth Art Month. Enjoy...

March is Women's History Month in the USA and I have collected some wonderful books to share with you. I would like to begin with a sple...

On this day in 1890 a young reporter ended an amazing journey around the world. Her name was Nellie Bly (her real name was Elizabeth Jane Co...

March, with its tempramental weather and its promise of spring, is here. I had a great time putting together the new issue of Through the Lo...

Well, there is a first time for everything and today I am putting together my first blog. Funnily enough, even though I have been publishing...