In My Mailbox #13
In My Mailbox is one of my favorites memes and it's hosted by the lovely Kristi at The Story Siren.I got one non-Cybils book in my mailbox this week and I'm very excited about it!

Twelve Days of Giving: Books for Your Precocious Kindergartner
Welcome to Twelve Days of Giving, where I post for twelve days and recommend books for your holiday giving!So you've got a spunky girl traipsing around, eh? Check out some of my favorites for spirited and precocious kindergartners!Picture Books:

Done! DOOONE!!!
And with 50,275 words, I am officially DONE. Hooray!I don't actually hate my entire novel (though I do hate most of it) and there remains a small possibility that I might actually make a go of revising this one. I know a few changes I want to make right off the bat.Let's get throu

Twelve Days of Giving: Books for Your Two-Year-Old
Welcome to Twelve Days of Giving, where I post for twelve days and recommend books for your holiday giving!Today's our second day of giving and I'd like to present you with the books I picked out for my baby cousin Nicholas who's two years old this year. And if they're good enough for Nicky, you know they're some of my absolute favorites!Can You

Twelve Days of Giving: Making the World a Better Place
Welcome to Twelve Days of Giving, where I post for twelve days and recommend books for your holiday giving!This year in particular I think everyone's been more conscious of need in our communities and how we can help make the world a better place, so I wanted to start off this year's series with some suggestions for giving back. What better way to do this than by giving a charitable contribution (paired with a book, of course) in someone's name this holiday season?Got an animal lover? Donate to the World Wildlife Fund, the ASPCA, the Hu