non-fiction

Children’s Book Review: A Beetle is Shy & A Shell is Cozy by Dianna Hutts Aston

Learn all about beetles and shells in the best-selling series by Diana Hutts Aston and Slyvia Long.
Read More

Children’s Book Review: Some of These Are Snails by Carter Higgins

Some of These Are Snails teaches babies to preschoolers are shapes, colors, and comparing concepts like most, many, and some.
Read More

Children’s Book Review: Finding Calm in Nature by Jennifer Grant

Finding Calm in Nature will help kids create ways to feel less anxious or dealing with difficult things.
Read More

Books that Came My Way in April 2023

All the latest books that were added to my shelves in the last month including adult and children's fiction and nonfiction books.
Read More

Children’s Book Review: Ultimate Spotlight – Caring for Earth by Sandra Laboucarie and Sarah Reynard

In Caring for Earth, children will learn about permaculture, the act of caring for the Earth by working together with nature. This interactive book offers lots of ideas for doing this in your own neighborhood.
Read More

Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – April 2023 Edition

Mini-Reviews of some recent reads I chose for my own reading enjoyment including historical fiction, nonfiction, and middle-grade novels including some on audio.
Read More

Children’s Book Review: The Secret Life of Bugs and Other Little Critters by Emmanuelle Figueras

This book, with stunning illustrations and laser-cut pages, will hold kids' attention and interest them in learning all about the secret life of bugs and other little critters.
Read More

Book Review: We Should Not Be Friends by Will Schwalbe

The real-life, deeply honest story of a lifelong, unlikely friendship formed in college between complete opposites.
Read More

Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – March 2023 Edition

Today's Quick Lit for March 2023 features six books including women's fiction, historical fiction, romance, and nonfiction.
Read More

Children’s Book Review: Get Up, Stand Up by Cedella Marley

Get Up, Stand Up, based on Bob Marley's song reminds all of us that we can make a difference by being kind.
Read More
} .gr_custom_header_1691511406 { /* customize your Goodreads header here*/ border-bottom: 1px solid gray; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center; font-size: 80% } .gr_custom_each_container_1691511406 { /* customize each individual book container here */ width: 100%; clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; overflow: auto; padding-bottom: 4px; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; } .gr_custom_book_container_1691511406 { /* customize your book covers here */ overflow: hidden; height: 60px; float: left; margin-right: 4px; width: 39px; } .gr_custom_author_1691511406 { /* customize your author names here */ font-size: 10px; } .gr_custom_tags_1691511406 { /* customize your tags here */ font-size: 10px; color: gray; } .gr_custom_rating_1691511406 { /* customize your rating stars here */ float: right; }

Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

goodreads.com