Book Review: I’ll Meet You in Your Dreams by Jessica Young

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: I’ll Meet You in Your DreamsAuthor: Jessica YoungIllustrator: Rafael LopezPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: March 9, 2021ISBN: 9780316453288 Synopsis from Goodreads:This poetic and tender story celebrates the parent-and-child bond in its many forms and offers gentle assurance of loveContinue reading “Book Review: I’ll Meet You in Your Dreams by Jessica Young”

Book Review: Drive the Fire Truck by Dave Mottram

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Drive the Fire TruckAuthor: Dave MottramPublisher: Chronicle BooksPublication Date: December 1, 2020ISBN: 9781452178851 Synopsis from Goodreads:Honk honk! Make way! Get behind the wheel of a busy fire truck as it speeds through town to fight fires. With sturdy handles on each pageContinue reading “Book Review: Drive the Fire Truck by Dave Mottram”

Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman

Title: Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French ParentingAuthor: Pamela DruckermanPublisher: Penguin PressPublication Date: February 2012ISBN: 9781594203336 Synopsis from Goodreads:When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn’t aspire to become a “French parent.” French parenting isn’t a known thing, like French fashion or French cheese. Even FrenchContinue reading “Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman”

“Lullabies for Little Criminals” Sings a Sad Song

I finished Heather O’Neill’s “Lullabies for Little Criminals” about fifteen minutes ago and this tragic and beautiful work of prose is one of the best things that I’ve read in a long time. This raw account of a twelve year old girl, trapped in that place between childhood and adulthood, is gut-wrenching and brutally honest.Continue reading ““Lullabies for Little Criminals” Sings a Sad Song”