Savor the Summer Reading
What to eat or read on a hot summer's day? One of my favorite food memories was actually hearing Julia Child audio tapes while in the...
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Amy LaMae
- Dec 23, 2020
- 2 min
Happy Narwhalidays!
My kids have always enjoyed the fun brought by a good holiday book. Even though they are all older, I bring out our beloved Christmas and...
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Amy LaMae
- Jun 9, 2020
- 2 min
Beautiful Book!Middle Grade
The Line Tender This book tackles big, unanswerable questions of life with beauty and sincerity. And the most delightful part of this...
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Amy LaMae
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
Just Like Beverly: Biography Beverly Cleary
Happy Birthday to Beverly Cleary! April 12th she turned 104! If you are looking for just a delightful read about the acclaimed...
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Amy LaMae
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
Faith Books at Easter
These are some great books to add to an Easter basket. I have all boys and they are in their teens now. They have liked the sports...
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Amy LaMae
- Apr 1, 2020
- 3 min
YA: The Black Plague:Religion & History
This is the book I read last year for Lent, the forty days before Easter. When Lightning Struck! by Danika Cooley. Martin Luther, an...
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Amy LaMae
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Great Kid's Movie: Hardship and fun!
Kit Kittredge: is an awesome American girl movie that is about the depression era where there is a mystery and hardship with a young girl...
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Amy LaMae
- Mar 8, 2020
- 2 min
I Still Believe: Movie Review
I Still Believe – A love story with Jeremy Camp If love seems uncertain, and you give it everything, how will God write the ending? After...
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Amy LaMae
- Jan 24, 2020
- 1 min
A book choice for National Cursive Day!
I am so excited about these two books! I just met this author this past weekend at a writers event in Portland. These two books are...
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Amy LaMae
- Aug 10, 2019
- 2 min
Cosmic Chaos!
This is a great book about finding family. I was lucky enough to be in her writing group. My kids and I couldn’t wait for the next...
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Amy LaMae
- Aug 10, 2019
- 1 min
Great Earth Day Picture Book
This lovely summer picture book by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Marla Frazee is one to share often. It is a Caldecott Honor of...
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Amy LaMae
- Aug 9, 2019
- 1 min
Everyone Loves Pie!
Super fun book! and PIE recipes! Sara Weeks gains everyone's interest with this book. She incorporates every kind of pie to reach all...
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Amy LaMae
- Jul 2, 2019
- 2 min
Kenny and the Dragon
My boys absolutely loved this book! Such a defense for sticking up for friends and people you believe in. A timeless treasure mirrored...
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Amy LaMae
- Apr 29, 2019
- 1 min
The Music of Dolphins
The Music of Dolphins is a wonderful read that communicates the life of dolphin to an upright world. As this young girl who was raised by...
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Amy LaMae
- Apr 24, 2019
- 1 min
The Mother Daughter Bookclub
When is not a girls life filled with drama? Even when a girl doesn't want drama, it is there. Mainly it’s on the sidelines of life...
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Amy LaMae
- Apr 24, 2019
- 1 min
Pickle Impossible
The author is Eli Stutz. I found this book title on a book list and thought it looked great for an adventure set in France for middle...
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Amy LaMae
- Apr 11, 2019
- 2 min
Emily's Runaway Imagination!
Have you read this delightful classic? It has a lure to my heart, as I live in this little town of Yamhill where it all began. An active...
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Amy LaMae
- Feb 5, 2019
- 2 min
Written in Stone- a Novel by Rosanne Parry in Memory of NW Coastal Indians
I have had this book on my list for a long time. I have read her previous book, A Shepherds Heart, and it was an instant classic to me...
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Amy LaMae
- Oct 16, 2018
- 1 min
Horse lover's delight! Girl Reads
I have several friends with young girls and they are wonderful horse riders. Barrel racers or equestrian, this author will please the...
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Amy LaMae
- Oct 8, 2018
- 4 min
Do Hard Things!
I started reading this book a year or so ago and I have quoted it many times to my kids and to students when I substitute teach. This...
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Amy LaMae
- Oct 2, 2018
- 1 min
Love Lexi: Letters to God
A fast read filled with humor, wit and sincerity of God’s wisdom for girls. (10-14) What young girl doesn't have problems with boys,...
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Amy LaMae
- Sep 13, 2018
- 2 min
Funny Super Hero With Ordinary Talents
The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy! I’ve got to say that this book is quite funny, creative and on my top list for boys 3rd-...
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Amy LaMae
- Sep 13, 2018
- 1 min
Polly Horvath! Great girl reads 3rd- 6th grade.
Everything On A Waffle Polly Horvath- Polly Horvath- Polly Horvath! l just have to shout her name because I love her books and besides,...
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Amy LaMae
- Sep 11, 2018
- 1 min
Tuesdays at the Castle
Who knew a castle could have new rooms added every week? And it knows who will be the next heir. This is no ordinary castle who takes a...
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Amy LaMae
- Sep 5, 2018
- 1 min
Each Little Bird that Sings
Sometimes you get done with a book and it reveals a little touch of faith, an empowering event of personhood and just a delightful breath...
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