Indie Crushes - March 9, 2019Challenging the ordinary through storytelling is a surefire way to hook readers. Take a familiar tale and tell it from a new perspective....
Indie Crushes - March 1, 2019Understanding our feelings and the feelings of other builds empathy and sensitivity, helping to make us a more supportive, more...
Indie Crushes - January 18, 2019When we learn about others' lives their experiences can help shape our own perspectives on the world. When we read about different...
Indie Crushes - January 11, 2019Happy New Year! I'm so excited to continue to share favorites from small and independent presses as we start into the new year. This week...
Indie Crushes - October 24, 2018This week I thought I'd intentionally focus on nonfiction titles. I found three biographies featuring individuals I have never heard of...
Indie Crushes - October 14, 2018A fable. A celebration. A ukulele. And the 14 standard punctuation marks (But not the interrobang‽). Here's what I've been crushing on...
Indie Crushes - September 26, 2018I've fallen behind on my reading and on my blogging, but not on my crushing. Here's what I've been crushing on this week from small,...
Indie Crushes - August 16, 2018We are one week out from the start of school in Columbia, MD. One week out from teachers repopulating the school building, getting their...
Indie Crushes - July 26, 2018Hooray for indie publishers, bringing us unique and often unconventional stories! Some of my most favorite books come from small,...
Indie Crushes - July 11, 2018I have a monthly picture book recap series wherein I share the recently published picture books that I found to be quite outstanding for...
Indie Crushes - June 25, 2018I have a monthly picture book recap series wherein I share the recently published picture books that I found to be quite outstanding for...