Friendship, Insight, and Growth

Here’s a “children’s” book with a light, bouncy tone stirred with flavors of friendship, insight, and growth. (You know by now that I believe good children’s books are written for all ages.)

The Sugar Mountain Snow Ball, by Elizabeth Atkinson, brings a small dose of the mystical (or magic) into the quotidian lives of 13-year-old […]

September 19th, 2016 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: My Writing Journey, Recommended Books | Comments are closed

The Promise of Being Special

Ah, the promise of being special…

What kid doesn’t dream of learning they are someone exceptional, important, and powerful? A superhero, the child of someone famous, or the heir of someone powerful?

Today’s book recommendation is one I’ve actually quoted from twice in my weekly life coaching newsletter

December 1st, 2015 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Author Appearances, Contests and Giveaways, Recommended Books | Comments are closed

Love Westerns?

Do you love Westerns?

The Curse of the Neverland is definitely not a western. I usually call it “middle grade fantasy adventure” when I’m asked to classify by genre. But today’s book recommendation, one I would call a western, has some strong common bonds with Piper Pan and Her Merry Band.

November 9th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Blazing a Trail for Girls, Quote of the Week, Recommended Books | Comments are closed