Through the Looking Glass Book Reviews

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 growing up the only short poems I encountered in poetry books were limericks and rhyming riddles. I didn't learn about haiku...

When I moved into my first apartment in Washington D.C. there was a tiny garden in the back. The patch of glass was minuscule, but my roomm...

For almost my whole life, I have shared my home with a cat or two (or three or four), and I cannot image being catless. Every single one of...

Crayons play a big role in the lives of little children. They are used to draw pictures of course, but they are also eaten, they are forg...

When I was first presented with a novel written in blank verse, I was rather surprised. I had never encountered a novel with such a format ...

When I came across today's picture book for the first time I was completely captivated by the photos that fill the pages. There are no w...

Douglas Florian is a master when it comes to writing short, often amusing poems about animals. I have reviewed several of his animal centri...

Everyday I read articles online about people who refuse to share what they have, or who refuse to accept someone (or a group of people) who ...

There are quite a few story poems out there that are delightful, though they tend to be rather long. Not that this is a bad thing, but young...