“Your brilliant first flop was a raging success! Come on, let's get busy and on to the next!" She handed a notebook to Rosie Revere, who smiled at her aunt as it all became clear. Life might have its failures, but this was not it. The only true failure can come if you quit.”~~ Andrea... Continue Reading →
A Feminist Cinderella
"You look like a real prince, but you are a bum." Elizabeth, in Robert Munsch's The Paperbag Princess I love children’s author Robert Munsch for many reasons. He is Canadian. He lives close to my hometown. He used to work at the university I attended many moons ago. But mostly, I love him because he... Continue Reading →
Night Babies
"Night cars humming through the snow Night cars drifting Night cars slow Night cars calling out your name Night cars hiding in your dreams ..." ~ Teddy Jam, Night Cars One of our favourite books to read to our restless oldest child when he was a baby/toddler was Canadian Teddy Jam's Night Cars. It was... Continue Reading →
Lisa's Book Corner 