The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature here at Like Mother, Like Daughter! Have I mentioned that I love summer? It’s cooling off a bit up here in the Granite State, but I am still clinging to it. For me, this is just summer but with nights more conducive to sleep, and will… Read More »
Anne of Green Gables in the Library Project
Title: Anne of Green Gables Author: L. M. Montgomery Genre: Adventure, Read-Aloud, Chapter Book Age Group: 10 and up, to be re-read at regular intervals! One of my favorite things to do when I’m not feeling well or when it’s blizzarding out (or both) is to re-read childhood favorites. But they have to be stellar. Very… Read More »
Rumer Godden in the Library Project and the Little Oratory
Title: China Court: The Hours of a Country House Author: Rumer Godden File Under: Fiction for adults, Book club selection Age Group*: Older teenage to adult — mostly will appeal to women There is a certain kind of novel that I find necessary to my existence. It’s not that I have to have… Read More »
E. Nesbit in the Library Project! And a movie for the family!
Title: The Story of the Treasure Seekers; The Railway Children; and others! Author: E. Nesbit File Under: Read-Aloud, Chapter Book, Kid’s Problems My inclination is to post about the Chronicles of Narnia for every Library Project entry. I consider them the perfect childhood reading. Realizing that that wouldn’t be practical or informative, I will… Read More »
Manliness, boys, parenting, and Little Britches
Title: Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers Author: Ralph Moody File Under: Read Aloud, Kids’ Problems Many times when I’m thinking about the question of discipline, I think of this book. And since I often recommend it to parents, I thought I’d put it here in the Library Project for posterity’s sake. What we’re… Read More »