Then: I learned to read when I was 4 years old when sitting in the big black Naugahyde vinyl rocking chair with my mom and older sister who was the one who was actually learning to read. I just “got it”. I was all about reading Hop on Pop by…
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Thinking back on what I read as a kid, a theme popped up that I had never quite noticed before. Witches. I was a girl who was fascinated and sometimes enamored with witches. If I had to guess, I’d say this fascination started when my mom let me watch “The…
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones and The Terror by Dan Simmons. Spooky season has begun, and I don’t seem to have much to show for it recommendation wise. You see, something funny happens to you when you are pregnant and in those beginning days of postpartum: your…
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I grew up during the Reading Rainbow and Scholastic Bookfair times where nothing was more special or exciting than reading or hearing a good story. I have memories of competing with my sisters to memorize and recite a Shel Silverstein poem or going to Pronghorn Elementary where we were lucky…
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For the first six years of my life, I lived in the middle of nowhere on the Crow Reservation. My dad taught in a one-room schoolhouse serving local ranch families. I loved where I lived. My house was mostly quiet and afforded me ample time to think and imagine. Outside…
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To the tune of Thrift Store, apparently: “I read my grandma’s books…they smell incredible! This one’s from the 40’s, these are all old stories, but they’re pretty awesome…” Katie John The Boxcar Children Brighty of the Grand Canyon The Mystery of the Caramel Cat A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning…
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff Considered a classic, what I really like about this book is it breaks down what you’ll be going through month to month, and even week by week. I also like that it covers what is happening to baby too! The New…
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CCPL Staff Some of my earliest memories are of my parents reading to me. Every day after lunch, my mom would read to us and every day before bed my dad would read out loud. My Dad laughs and says my mom never wanted jewelry, just another bookshelf! They instilled…
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Dungeon Crawler Carl When the apocalypse slams the world to a stop all in a moment, Coast Guard vet Carl is one of the few survivors, along with his ex-girlfriend’s cat Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk (Donut for short, though Donut would prefer you use the honorific). Earth’s new…
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My love of country music and music in general came from my husband and him singing to our girls on long road trips. They would sing right along with him and say, “Let’s sing it again Dad…over and over again!” Priceless memory for sure. I also grew up as a…