The five-year-old boy, whom I read to, picked up The Deadly Double in the library for me to borrow for him. The Deadly Double is a children’s book by David Seidman and illustrated by Erik Doescher, Mike DeCarlo, and Lee Loughridge. It has few colored pictures across five chapters. This is not a children’s picture… Read More »
Attention soccer moms and soccer dads! The children’s book, The Golden Nutmeg: A Soccer Adventure, by Christopher Tozier and illustrated by Jake Deibler, is a novel for soccer enthusiasts. If you and/or your child lives, breathes, and eats soccer, this book, as the title suggests, is a “soccer adventure.” In The Golden Nutmeg: A Soccer… Read More »
As a child, I can recall my family’s watching the old black-and-white movies of Tarzan of Africa. I remember vaguely perceiving Tarzan a hero and a likeable character. After reading a 2010 reprint of the original 1914 novel, my perception of Tarzan has changed. Tarzan is an anti-hero; in my opinion, he is the villain.… Read More »
A few months ago, I had a few consecutive days off for recreational purposes. I chose the library. A friend of mine responded, “Ugh, you can go anywhere on your time off. Why would you go to the library?” I said, “Because it’s fun!” I guess most people don’t have as many questions as I… Read More »