Physical Books:A Walk in the Woodsby Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkney (and the late Jerry Pinkney) is the sweetest tribute to a master. I’ve written about this one before, but I revisited it while I was thinking about nature recently.The Last Standby Antwan Eady and Jarrett and Jerome Pum...
In keeping with my decision to reread some of my favorites, I have just finished The Fellowship of the Ring, the first in The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. As the movies (like Harry Potter) have been seen by so many the have not read the books, many of my thought...
In keeping with my decision to reread some of my favorites, I have just finished The Fellowship of the Ring, the first in The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. As the movies (like Harry Potter) have been seen by so many the have not read the books, many of my thought...
As Kate sorts out whether she has a Black Widow on her most recent case, Simon tries to help a homeless man, who ends up in the morgue—now one of Kate’s newest files because that poor man’s body had been found in the broken-down house. That’s nothing compared to what else she...
A Walk in the ForestbyMaria Dek Oh this book. Visually it is absolutely stunning. If this doesn’t make you want to wander through the woods and use every sense . . . ShybyDeborah Freedman Underneath a very sweet story is permission to be just who you are. ...
Running a rustic getaway in the woods sure beats LA traffic—until murder ruins the peace and quiet . . . Down-on-her-luck sitcom writer Dee Stern is flipping the script. Twice divorced and wasting her talents on an obnoxious kids’ show, the lifelong Angeleno embraces the urge to jump ...
• author Bill Bryson (tryA Walk in the Woods:Amazon|Barnes and Noble|IndieBound) • author Margaret Atwood (tryAlias Grace:Amazon|Barnes and Noble|IndieBound) • author John Steinbeck (tryEast of Eden:Amazon|Barnes and Noble|IndieBound) ...
Little House on the Prairie follows the Ingalls family as they leave their little house in the woods of Wisconsin – which were starting to get over crowded – for the prairie lands of Kansas, also referred to as Indian country in the book (Yes, it’s not politically correct, but this ...
A blog dedicated to flora, fauna and all the wonderful things in nature.Skip to contentHome About My Other Blogs The Luxembourg Garden Jan17 Whenever I visit a new place, I usually make a point to visit a public garden if there is one available and while we were in Paris we were ...
Hiking in the Woods At that time in my life I spent a lot of time hiking in the woods. I would often ride my bike all over town and up and down the back roads and railroad spur lines. In the Spring the air would be fresh with the smells of lush forest canopy. In the Fall, it...