The Giver by Lois Lowry YA is my absolute favorite genre, particularly fantasies or dystopian stories. I thought today’s choice would be really hard, but this book immediately stood out to me. The Giver is a dystopian novel centering around Jonas, who attends his “Ceremony of the Twelve” in which he turns twelve and is …
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss I have read this book to my kids SO many times! I’m pretty sure I can quote the entire book now. My kids never tire of Dr. Seuss, which I love. I love the theme of “funny things are everywhere” in this book. No …
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman The three books are The Golden Compass (in the UK, this one’s called Northern Lights), The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. These books are found in the YA section, but they are really books for adults because of the depth and complexity of their content. Set in …
Oh, this one is so hard! Like I said on Day 1, I have several favorite books, but can never pick just one absolute favorite!!! The one I’m choosing for this post is a little known book that needs to be a well-known book. And I love, love, love this novel. The Saffron Kitchen by …
At the Corner of East and Now by Frederica Mathewes-Green. One day early in our marriage, Steven and I were on one of our used bookstore dates, and I came across this book in the Spirituality section of the store. I read the description on the back and the first couple of pages, and the …
