I heart books. And movies. Especially when they are based on a book I love. 2017 brings us many beloved books that are being made into movies. We’re breaking down the list from groundbreaking women working for NASA to Russian spies, and featuring characters such as a narrating dog, a monster tree and an outcast. […]
8 Books for National Book Lovers Day
Hey, hey, what do you say! Guess what? It’s National Book Lovers Day! Sure, we have these “national” days for everything under the sun, but this is books, people! For book lovers like me, it’s a great day to celebrate all that we love about books. I’m thinking back at some of my recent reads […]
My Kid Will Only Read Harry Potter Books
My son ADORES the Harry Potter books. He’s read them all multiple times. And when he finishes the series, he starts it all over again. But I’m thinking I need to use my parenting powers and make them disappear. Maybe Wingardium Leviosa will be enough to lift them in the air and out of his […]
Holiday Travel Tips & “Raising a Rock-Star Reader” Giveaway
It’s a plane, it’s a train, it’s a car…hey, no matter your mode of transportation for the holidays, you can encourage your kids to READ. I don’t know about you, but I smile from the inside out when I see my kids reading instead of glued to a device with a screen! Raising a Rock-Star […]
Beyond the Bare Necessities: My Senior Thesis Project
After talking with a friend from college the other day, I pulled out my college trunk to look through some old photos and take a stroll down memory lane. What I stumbled upon was a copy of my senior thesis project, a requirement for all South Carolina Honors College seniors. Billed as a community within […]