Through the Looking Glass Book Reviews
Friday, July 31, 2015
Poetry Friday with a review of One Leaf Rides the Wind
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I really enjoy reading haiku, especially the ones that focus on nature and those that describe the special little moments that make our liv...
Monday, July 27, 2015
Picture Book Monday with a review of Stick and Stone
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Friendship is a funny thing because it is unpredictable and sometimes it can develop between two people (or characters) who really are not...
Friday, July 24, 2015
Poetry Friday with a review of The Year of Goodbyes
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Until about ten years ago I had never read a novel written in blank verse . The idea seemed rather strange at first, but then I had the priv...
Monday, July 20, 2015
Picture Book Monday with a review of Pool
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When I was a child, going to the pool was one of my favorite summer pastimes. I spent hours there, jumping in with the other kids, playing ...
Friday, July 17, 2015
Poetry Friday with a review of Doodle Dandies: Poems that take shape
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Until relatively recently all the poems I had seen looked the same; pretty much. They were presented as columns of text that were divided t...
Monday, July 13, 2015
Picture Book Monday with a review of Song for a summer night: A lullaby
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When night falls in summer, something remarkable happens. The heat of the day starts to dissipate and new nighttime-only sights and sounds d...
Friday, July 10, 2015
Poetry Friday with a review of Lemonade Sun and other summer poems
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Summer is truly here in southern Oregon with hot days, singing cicadas, the smell of dust in the air, and children standing on sidewalks s...
Monday, July 6, 2015
Picture Book Monday with a review of Beach House
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When I was a child, at the beginning of May, I would start looking forward to our first beach vacation of the year. We used to camp on a bea...
Friday, July 3, 2015
Poetry Friday with a review of Sing a Season Song
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For the last few days it has been blistering hot here in southern Oregon. I can't even remember what it feels like to be cold, or what ...
Monday, June 29, 2015
Picture Book Monday with a review of Ninja Bunny
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Sometimes, when we take on a new cause, hobby, or interest, we have to make compromises to accommodate this new pursuit in our lives. If yo...
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