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This excellent 1961 Newberry Winner is the fictionalized yet true story of “The Lost Woman of San Nicolas” who survived 18 years alone on an island off the coast of 19th Century California. Finally a survival tale starring a girl! Continue reading
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My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (1956) delightfully mixes both naturalism and people-watching for a humorous look—from a child’s perspective—at an island in 1930s Greece. Continue reading
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The fourth book in the Redwall series was another story altogether. Continue reading
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This year—and especially since our international move—my kids have become readers. Even my 13yo son, who I thought would wait until adulthood to love books, has his nose stuck in his Kindle every free moment of the day. I have … Continue reading
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Our international move two months ago has impacted our family. My son (13), for example, doesn’t understand why we had to move here and still makes random comments that he wishes we could move back to the States—with humor, of … Continue reading
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King Kong (by Delos W. Lovelace, 1932) might hail from a secret island in the Indian Ocean, but he’s ultimately America’s monster. Continue reading
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Nobody else can live your life for you. You have to ride your own furies. (134) Here’s a book that came out of left field but will most definitely make the list of my top reads in 2024. I purchased … Continue reading
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A View from the Zoo (1987) includes a series of entertaining devotionals from Gary Richmond’s experience as zookeeper in CA. A Christian review. Continue reading
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Tarzan, Book 1 I recently posted my 1,000th book review on this blog, and in doing so, I noted some publication years for which I had not yet read a single book. In my search for worthwhile books published in … Continue reading
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And Other Pleasant Studies of Birds and Beasts Books on animal telepathy are not my normal fare—and if you follow my site at all, that probably goes without saying. I honestly didn’t know what I was getting into with this … Continue reading
