G’ma Book Club
Book Surprises
July 5, 2016When I send books to Boston, I never know what’s going to be a hit. I had several surprises when I visited in June. I’d sent a pre-Father’s Day book and was shocked to learn it was such a read more »
Monkey Boy
March 27, 2016Catie and Zach’s Baba and I have a plan. Their maternal grandmother has found a wonderful bookstore nearby that has author signings, an Unlikely Story (http://www.anunlikelystory.com/). We both watch events and I tell her when I think the kiddos would read more »
Heart Warmth
February 15, 2016This weekend I turned my kitchen into a linzer cookie factory. This reflected the gratitude I felt at the spirit of giving on Valentine’s Day. Four giant boxes have arrived from publishers–not for me, but for Aulander Elementary, a school read more »
Fuel your child’s love of vehicles with these books
February 3, 2016Zach, my busy 16-month-old grandson, brakes for vehicle books. When the adults around him run out of gas, fueling his book obsession gives everyone a needed pit stop. Lately I’ve been tanking up on current titles. Zach has asked for read more »
Zach gets it!
October 28, 2015He’s not much older than a year, but apparently Zach gets the significance of the brightly colored envelopes that arrive from G’ma. Instead of taking a book to his daddy to read the other night, he brought a newly read more »
G’ma Changes Her Mind
October 23, 2015Catie’s book review changed my mind about reading novels aloud and now I seek out appropriate early chapter books. This search led me to give up another bias when I reconsidered Shannon and Dean Hale’s .The Princess in Black read more »
Ladybug Girl
October 15, 2015Ladybug. It’s Catie’s nickname, how she dressed for her first birthday, and it’s one of her favorite characters, Ladybug Girl! On October 22nd, David Soman will be at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill at 4 to sign books. And read more »
Henry Colangelo + Claire Chu=Baby Chulangelita
October 4, 2015My daughter met Henry Colangelo when she was in college. They traveled the world together, teasing and supporting each other. Then Henry met Claire and I think everyone who knew Henry fell as much in love with her as he read more »
A Change of Hearts About Novels for Tots
September 27, 2015Catie’s First Book Review This was published in the Charlotte Observer, September 25, 2015 and the Raleigh News and Observer, September 27, 2015 “Can you recommend novels to read aloud?” my son texted me. He had no idea how this read more »
More of the Same
August 26, 2015It really helpful to spend book time with my grandchildren so I can better judge what to send. Zach is constantly in motion so flap books that read quickly engage him for a few minutes before he’s off exploring again. read more »
