Let The Great World Spin... Colum McCann has worked exquisite magic with Let the Great World Spin, a novel of electromagnetic force that defies gravity. It’s August 1974, a summer when Watergate and the Vietnam War make the world feel precarious. A stunned hush pauses New York City as a man on a cable walks repeatedly between the World Trade Center towers. This extraordinary feat becomes the touchstone for ten stories that briefly submerge...

Eric Carle... I love all things Eric Carle! It is hard not to be enchanted with this colorful images & simply lovely stories. I have never met an Eric Carle book or picture that I didn’t like. It is that simple:)  He simply has a style all his own that will hols both you & your childs attention for years to come. These books make it on to my best books for story time list! Remember it is never too young to read to your...

Maya Angelou – A Poet Of Now... Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. Maya Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies, starting with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, (1969 which was nominated for a National...

The Words Of A Great American – Mark Twain... “Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you’ve never been hurt and live like it’s heaven on Earth.” “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. “Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t...

No One Says It better Than Dr. Seuss... “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.” “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” “Today...

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand... One of my favorite all times books is The Fountainhead which opens with “Howard Roark laughed. He stood naked at the edge of a cliff. ” Words which made me want to know who Howard Roark was and why was he standing naked at the edge of a cliff? I know the answers now and encourage you to find out for yourself. The story follows the life of Howard Roark, an architect, and several people he interacts with, including...