Through the Looking Glass Book Reviews

There are some picture books (and board books) that are perfectly suited for bedtime reading. Often the language is musical and comforting, ...

For months my daughter has been pestering me to read today's book, and now that I have actually done so, I can see why she was so persis...

When I was a child, T he Church Mouse  by Graham Oakley was one of my favorite books. It originally came out in Britain in 1974, and I hones...

When I was a child, I never really like the story of the three little pigs. Though other children seemed to find it captivating, I did not. ...

Humans like to think that they and they alone corner the market when it comes to being able to form friendships and having the need for frie...

When I was growing up, there were very few biographies written for young readers. The few that I was able to get my hands on were, for the m...

In most books and movies, ghosts are scary, spooky, and even dangerous. They are things to be feared, and their haunts should be avoided at ...

The November and December 2011 issue of Through the Looking Glass Children’s Book Reviews is now online. I have put together a wonderful ...

Like many other people, I loved pretending to be a pirate when I was a kid. My best friend and I made treasure maps, we wore eye patches, an...

I was very lucky that I was never forced to read any books about etiquette. Instead my grandmother made me walk around with a book on my hea...