Sometimes, at Christmastime, you just want to sing. If you love farm animals, then you just want to sing “The Friendly Beasts.” And if you love singing and farm animals and you’re three years old, ...
During certain seasons, I long for a book about the unsung holidays–the ones that most people are dimly aware of, but do not actively celebrate. These holidays are often overlooked as being associated with, but ...
What is the church? If church is a place that we visit once a week–to see friends, sing favorite songs and listen–then we don’t need a book to tell us what it is. Even the smallest of ...
If it seems like I’m getting an absurdly early start on reviewing Christmas books, I apologize. Please consider it a kindness to you, because I love finding new Christmas books and traditions but loathe finding ...
The Tale of Three Trees is an old story, retold and richly illustrated. It is, as you guessed, about three trees who each have their own ambition–to be a treasure chest, a sailing ship and the ...
The Talk. It’s coming–you know it is. One of these days, your child is going to ask you–probably in mixed company–how that lady got a baby in her belly. Or why your son has different ...
For the first time in years, I have a writing desk. It is little and white and looks like a dresser when closed, but once opened, that desk is a tiny work space in a ...
At thirteen, I wrote rhymed poetry and plucked away at my Stratocaster. Emily Byrd Starr wrote rhymed poetry and wandered the woodlands of Prince Edward Island, naming trees and adventuring through gardens and fields. I ...
History was, for me, a recent discovery. I know that sounds strange, but it was a pleasant surprise to find in history a genre that I simply hadn’t noticed–at least, not until Stephen Ambrose introduced ...