Category: LBYR blog

“Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone, But still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you didn’t grow under my heart but in it.” —Fleur Conkling Heyliger

What’s better than spending a few hours with your nearest and dearest friends? Spending a whole day—and night—with them!...

While I don’t celebrate Christmas, I do love the holiday season! I love the colorful lights and how it gets dark outside...

On the first day of Christmas, LBYR gave to meeeee…. Not one, not two, but SEVEN Christmas countdown books!...

As the days grow shorter, the nights grow colder, and I long for that fuzzy feeling of sitting by my family’s fireplace with a cup of tea and a good book...

Does your little human ask a lot of questions that you most certainly lack answers to? That’s okay, I’m a full-grown human...

Kindness is a quality that makes a huge impression on young minds. I still remember when I was little, sharing snacks with my best friends Kiara...

I firmly believe that spooky reads are meant to be enjoyed by all! And that includes middle grade readers...

Cornbread loves planning. Poppy does NOT. Poppy loves adventure. Cornbread does NOT.

One of my favorite books as a tiny tot was a board book called Honey Rabbit, that I would read over and over with my dad. And one of the reasons I loved it so much was that there was a tiny ant on every page, and you had to try and find him...

When I was learning to read, my favorite book was The Little Princess. I would make my mom read it to me over and over again...

Sometimes middle school (or any other stage of life, honestly) gets to be a little too much. Enter: fantasy novels...