A friend recently emailed me and asked for book recommendations for her nine-year-old daughter who’s reading at a 6th grade level. Most books written for kids her age are too easy—and sometimes even boring—for her, or she reads them so fast, she needs ten or 12...
“You’ve read The Seven Silly Eaters, haven’t you?” My friend Michelle asked. I’d never even heard of it. “Oh! You have to read it!” she gushed. “You’ll love it.” I am always worried when people say this...
The past six weeks or so, we’ve been reading The Fellowship of the Ring as our before-bed family read aloud. Having not read The Lord of the Rings books for a dozen years, I have been floored by Tolkien’s language, his ability to paint a vivid picture with...
K.C. IRETON
K.C. Ireton is a writer and teacher. The author of The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year and Cracking Up: A Postpartum Faith Crisis, she lives near Seattle with her husband and four school-aged children. She is a lover of books, gardens, and tea. Also, Oxford commas.