A rumor is flying around about the CCCWA bringing a stop to some of the SF program – namely, the ability to use one dossier for two children, and the ability to adopt two children at once. I have no idea at this point whether it’s an agency rule or a CCCWA rule. We didn’t [...]

We don’t go to the movie theater often, but I loved the first ten(ish) books of this series and wanted to see the characters brought to life on the big screen. I’ll list the bad first — Ranger was miscast, big time. Ranger is bigger than life, and he wasn’t all that special in the [...]

We’ve talked about Tween and Young Teen Book Series, and Pre-K and Young Elementary Books, today I’d like to talk about the classics. First, it’s important to be careful when buying a classic to understand whether it is the original version or an edited version (I don’t think you can buy an original Mark Twain [...]

I discussed Tween and Young Teen Book Series the other day, and we also got a lot of recommendations for books for the younger crowd on that post. As I mentioned, TwinkleToes is currently reading the A to Z Mysteries. These books are good for both girls and boys to read. The mysteries in these [...]

GlitterGirl has asked for The 39 Clues, so she’ll be getting the first five books as part of her Christmas. I understand there is computer software, an online game, smartphone/tablet apps, and a lot of other ways the series is brought to life. If any of you have suggestions as to what else we may [...]

The trailer for One for the Money is out, with the movie scheduled for release January 27th. I didn’t think Katherine Heigl was a good choice when the casting was first announced, but she does better here than I thought she would. I’m still not thrilled with the Morelli character, but he’s okay… not terrible [...]