Review: Meryle Streep Reads William Steig’s “Brave Irene” {Gift Guide}

Meryl Streep reads "Brave Irene" on CD

I know the trend is to go to e-readers and skip traditional books;  and while that may be fine for adults, I’m not completely convinced our children should be using them.  Their brains and eyes are changing and growing at such a rapid rate during their childhood and no one has proven e-readers and other [...]

Audiobook Review: “Unmeasured Strength,” by Laura Manning

Lauren Manning, Unmeasured Strength

I started listening to “Unmeasured Strength,” by Laura Manning on the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy.  To say the day was emotional one is an understatement and it just felt right hearing Laura’s story on this momentous day.  I wanted to love Laura because she’d been through so much and had done it so [...]