My son (who didn’t enjoy reading) LOVED this book. He was 10 at the time. This book, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, played an important part in my son’s life. There was nothing in the title that prepared me for that, since I thought it was just another “history” book that the homeschool co-op I was part…
I first became familiar with The Elements of Style in junior college, in an English class. It was one of the few books I did NOT return to the used book store at the end of the semester. In fact, I still have that edition. But it was years before I realized that the person whose name stood out…
Reading aloud to your children is one of the best gifts you can give them. Writing about storytelling in a recent article reminded me of something that’s very important to me: children’s literature. Like a lot of people who love writing, I learned to read early in life. In fact, I think I was reading…