-
Join 896 other subscribers
- Follow alibrarymama on WordPress.com
-
Recent Posts
- Magical Academia: The Incandescent and To Ride A Rising Storm
- Moving Verse Novels for Young Readers: A Sea of Lemon Trees and Octopus Moon
- Enchanting Fantasy Romance: Enchanting the Fae Queen, The Keeper of Magical Things, and Cinder House
- Teen Romance and Adventure: Until the Clock Strikes Midnight and Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar
- Buzzworthy Historical Books for Young Readers: Red River Rose, Where Only Storms Grow, and The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli
Archives
Tags
- #OwnVoices
- Adult Nonfiction
- adventure
- African-American
- Armchair Cybils
- Asian-American
- audiobooks
- award winners
- bibliography
- book-review
- book reviews
- books
- contemporary fantasy
- cooking
- Cybils
- diversity
- dragons
- fairy tales
- Fantasy
- fiction
- ghosts
- graphic novels
- historical fantasy
- historical fiction
- humor
- knitting
- Latino/a
- Latinx
- LGBTQ
- Middle Grade
- mr. fp
- multiculturalism
- Mystery
- mythology
- parenting
- picture books
- pirates
- reading
- Romance
- science fiction
- steampunk
- teen
- teen fantasy
- teen fiction
- teen science fiction
- Top Ten Tuesday
- youth fantasy
- youth fiction
- youth graphic novels
- youth science fiction
-
Top Posts
-
© Katy Kramp and alibrarymama.com, 2004-2024. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Katy Kramp and alibrarymama.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Category Archives: Uncategorized
The Book Thief
In all fairness, my teen librarian recommended this book to me when it first came out. I finally checked it out, though, when robinmckinley said she was buying it for everyone on her Christmas list. (Yes, it took me six … Continue reading
Protected: hot cocoa and cookies
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Montessori
Thank you for all the positive comments on Stardust! I’m finding distinct advantages to writing up things my friends already know. Moving on, I’ve been fascinated by Waldorf education recently, despite the fact that my son attends a Montessori school … Continue reading
Stardust
Hardcore fans probably saw this in the theater. We watched it New Year’s Eve. Am I catching up yet? Stardust Movie adaptations of books… particularly books by favorite authors like Neil Gaiman. It has the potential for either extreme greatness … Continue reading
Protected: Sleepy
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Posted in Uncategorized
Enter your password to view comments.
My Very First Bible
My Very First Bible by Lois Rock. Pictures by Alex Ayliffe. The desire may not be universal, but Mr. FP was starting to want to learn about the stories at church. I had a definite agenda looking for a children’s … Continue reading
Brain, Child
Brain, Child Here, my friends, is a magazine for every mother (and possibly father) on my f-list. While most parenting magazines vary by parenting style or (in my experience) devolve into bland children’s clothing and toy fashions, Brain, Child assumes … Continue reading
This Place in the Snow
Here’s a couple of picture books that Mr. Froggie Pants and I really enjoyed. This Place in the Snow by Rebecca Bond A group of children build a fantastical snow fort in the enormous pile of snow left by the … Continue reading
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Elves and the Shoemaker by John Cech. Illustrated by Kirill Chelushkin “A long, long time ago, when shoes were still made by shoemakers and not by machines in factories, a shoemaker and his wife found themselves in very hard … Continue reading
Sorcery and Cecilia and The Grand Tour
Rereading Wrede’s Enchanted Forest Chronicles reminded me that she had a couple of new and unrelated books come out which I’d not yet gotten around to reading. Here they are. Sorcery and Cecilia, Or, The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia … Continue reading
alibrarymama 