I haven’t read any Dickens. Ever. What at first was an oversight had turned over the years into a point of silly pride. Sometimes you just don’t want to read a classic author, you know? I’m sure part of it was that for many years one of the holiday events I worked was based on A Christmas Carol. The story is ubiquitous. Almost everyone knows the story of Scrooge being visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, getting himself scared straight and […]
For the little Wednesday Addams in your life
I’ve noticed that all sorts of previously non-gift giving holidays have somehow, in recent years, become gift giving holidays; Easter baskets that used to be filled with candy now aren’t complete without toys and/or treats; all of a sudden St. Patrick’s Day has its own aisles in stores, ripe with all the green-colored candy you could crave; even Halloween has gone from strictly candy only to ‘maybe I’m supposed to buy the kids in my life something? Or send them a card? When did Halloween […]
A Series of Cool Stories That Somehow Fit Together
The title of this review explains a lot about the book. A boy’s parents were killed by a man named Jack. The boy wanders to a graveyard, then he gets taken in by the spirits. They don’t know what to do with him and then a Lady in Grey comes and tells them to take him in. He doesn’t know his own name cause he’s only a little boy so they call him Nobody. His guardian is not necessarily human, but as soon as you […]
Who’s got the power, the power to read (among others)?
Like Matilda, I could read at 4-years-old. Unlike her, my parents encouraged my reading, as I’m doing with my daughter. In case the title didn’t give it away, her favorite show is Super Why.
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