Returning the Self to Nature: Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and Healing Our Planet by Jeanine M. Canty Overview This book. It took me a long while to write about this book because I needed to digest its concepts singly. I’ve never read anything like it. A single-parent friend, frantically studying nights and weekends to
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Watercolor Workbook: 30-Minute Beginner Botanical Projects on Premium Watercolor Paper by Sarah Simon, the mint gardener Overview What a wonderful idea for an artist’s watercolor class! I love the whole book – design, prep skills, paper feel, + projects. Yes, I’ve purchased how-to books before, and on topics from basic drawing to advanced painting techniques.
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Bowls: Vibrant Recipes with Endless Possibilities by America’s Test Kitchen Overview Oh how I love large bowls of salad oozing with fresh ingredients, a mix of textures and visual interest that feeds my eyes too. I initially borrowed this book from the library, but I ended up buying it right away. Before my allotted time
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Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World by Padraig O Tuama Overview I cannot rave enough about the formatting + details of this gorgeous book. Yes, I love poetry. But also, Pádraig Ó Tuama has chosen true gems, then explained them with excellent pacing + zero pandering. For someone who loves poetry as much
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The Dinner Party Project: A No-Stress Guide to Food with Friends by Natasha Feldman Overview As a cookbook, as a coffee table gem, Natasha Feldman’s The Dinner Party Project is a showstopper. This is real food! Flipping through, the recipes offer enough food for a crowd without taking all day on prep – or making
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Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files by Deb Perelman Overview Full disclosure: I may be a Deb Perelman fan girl – may even be writing this review using a signed copy (one I stood in line for myself!) from her book tour pit stop in Denver. Honestly I’m nearly as smitten with
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements by Lisa Congdon Overview As a homeschool parent, I wondered how on earth to bring the periodic table to life with my middle schoolers. Enter Lisa Congdon’s brilliant The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements. Enamored of her Creative Bug art classes (which every homeschool parent of elementary-age kiddos should
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Overview As a homeschool parent of two, I cannot tell you how many of these notebooks I’ve purchased. Kid #1 has enjoyed several math books, most recently the Minecraft one pictured above, but it’s mostly Kid #2 who flourishes with these open-ended, wonderfully illustrated books. She’s run through at least four. Her latest, pictured above,
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The Beginner’s Guide to Wheel Throwing: A Complete Course for the Potter’s Wheel by Julia Claire Weber Overview As recipients of a new pottery wheel, fresh off the Amazon truck in my kids’ school supply purchase, I was keen to grab a book that would help us all learn to use it well. I read
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NPR’s Podcast Start Up Guide by Glen Weldon Overview Everyone has a podcast, it seems like. Now that I know how simple it is to make a decent one, I can see why. I say “simple” and not “easy” because there’s a difference, and Glen Weldon draws out all the reasons why in his book,
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