I Never Saw Another Butterfly edited by Hana Volavkova When I signed up for Anna and Serena‘s War Through the Generations 2009 Reading Challenge, Jill from Fizzy Thoughts offered to send me her copy of I Never Saw Another Butterfly, a compilation of drawings and poems written by children detained in the Terezin Concentration Camp [...]
Merry Christmas from Literate Housewife & Family
25 Dec By 25 Comments
Santa was so good to me this year! I found a Flip minoHD camcorder in my stocking. I’m so excited because I will be able to get into vlogging now. Whoo Hoo! To help me break it in, Emma and Allison put together a little Christmas song for everyone using the guitar Santa left for [...]
Literate Housewife Unplugged
16 Dec By 20 Comments
I am taking Devourer of Books‘ challenge and going unplugged for the near future. Well, I try to make it sound like it’s something I’m just giving a try, but that’s not exactly true. Given my work schedule and the holidays, something needs to give. As much as I love blogging, Literate Housewife is what’s [...]
Holiday Gift Ideas ~ Reading Accessories
13 Dec By 6 Comments
Earlier this year I wrote my favorite new reading accessory – my Book Buddy. The Book Buddy isn’t the only reading accessory provided by Reading Comfort. So, when Mandy offered me the opportunity to try out some other their other treasures, I didn’t think twice. What arrived in the mail was a Trade Paperback size [...]
What’s In a Name Reading Challenge 3
12 Dec By 10 Comments
When I posted about reading deliberately, I posted all of the things I considered important to doing just that. That doesn’t mean that I can’t have fun along the way – and I intend to do just that. I want to read more books from my own shelves while also reading books I’ve requested in [...]
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