Through the Looking Glass Book Reviews

"  I discovered that one could write one's own story,  which is  something that very few people even consider ." In 1998 I bui...

  "In the spring all the little flowers came out obediently in the meads, and the dew sparkled, and the birds sang; in the summer it wa...

Aloha dear friends, I am vacationing on the island of Kaua’i with my family, and I wish I could send you the sound of the ocean and the beau...

  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...

When I was six years old my parents and I, along with my aunt, some friends, and our pets, left the only home I had ever known. A civil war ...

Generally speaking we humans are always in a hurry, and we are so used to being a hurry that we don't really know how to live when we ar...

On Friday, Saturday, and last night, we had small groups of people over to celebrate the festive season. For all of us, these gatherings wer...

On Saturday afternoon a few much loved friends came over for high tea. Everybody brought delicious things to eat, and we sat in front of the...

  This morning we got our first real snow of the season, and just by chance this book found its way onto my desk. How appropriate it is that...

A block print from Hush Hush, Forest   Dear Friends, A big change is coming to Through the Looking Glass Book Reviews. For twenty years I...

Taking care of a traditional pet, one that has fur or feathers, scales or fins, is a big responsibility. Pets need to be fed and entertained...

We tend to take shadows for granted, until there is a hot day and we can't find a single shadow where we can get some respite from the ...

When  I was a child, we had a large fluffy and very gentle dog called Balloo. On occasion, I put some of my clothes on her, and Balloo tol...

Some parents have the misconception that their children are going to turn out to be little versions of themselves. Perhaps in the beginnin...

I know that I am stretching things reviewing this book on Poetry Friday, but I felt that it fits because one of the characters speaks in h...

Many of us spend much of our lives in perpetual motion. We are always on the go, always thinking about what we have to do next. As a result,...

Children like to think that they are the only people who can have secrets that are fun and interesting. They never imagine that their grownu...

For those of you who have not yet read Bonny Becker's new book, let me tell you that you are in for a treat. It is an utterly delightfu...