Recommended: The Lonely Doll
Jane Ellen Reid2020-05-27T12:00:44-07:00I home schooled my four children in the 1980’s and 90’s. We made weekly treks to the library and filled two milk crates with books each time. [...]
How Do You Explain the Popularity of Nancy Drew?
Jane Ellen Reid2019-11-13T13:54:06-08:00What accounts for the perennial popularity of Nancy Drew? What makes her stories so enticing? Why would anyone want to read about this unfettered rich girl? Nancy [...]
Looking For a Good Story to Help Your Child Grow?
Jane Ellen Reid2019-10-02T16:16:16-07:00One of the most beautiful, heartfelt books I’ve ever had the good fortune to read is, Heart of a Shepherd, by Rosanne Parry, published in 2009 by [...]
Just For Fun–Sam Spade at 12??
Jane Ellen Reid2019-09-23T10:04:27-07:00THE CASE OF THE DEAD BREAD She came to my garage office at 10 a.m. Short, pale, with brown hair waving around her face. Melanie. I’d seen [...]
How Can Life’s Snags Help Your Child Grow?
Jane Ellen Reid2019-10-02T16:18:57-07:00Marguerite de Angeli won the Newbury Award for, The Door In The Wall, in 1950. The unlikely hero of this adventurous book is ten year old Robin, [...]
God Did, That’s Who
Jane Ellen Reid2019-10-02T16:06:10-07:00This picture book allows children to experience God’s love for them through the world God created and invites children to offer their love back to God. Rhythmic [...]
What Does Author Jay Williams Offer Your Children?
Jane Ellen Reid2019-10-02T16:22:18-07:00Jay Williams, who passed away in 1978, is one of my favorite authors. He created several wonderful new and unusual fairy tales featuring characters children love. Because [...]
How Can Cinderella Help You Grow Your Child’s Character?
Jane Ellen Reid2019-10-02T16:29:23-07:00I’m a fan of fairy tales. While many women object to Cinderella because she is so passive, there is a lot to recommend in the story, which [...]
Andrew and the Mysterious Letter
Jane Ellen Reid2019-09-10T18:16:50-07:00Who is Hiram Anderson? Andrew and his much younger sister, Addie, receive a letter they cannot read from him. The only clue is an added note to [...]
Trouble at Pender Pond
Jane Ellen Reid2019-09-13T11:11:27-07:00Frogs How is a book born? Before I started writing stories, I believed that ‘real writers’ had full grown stories pop into their minds. But the more [...]