Detecting and neutralizing misinformation, a couple of book reviews, and other tidbits that crossed my desk this week: A Caterpickles miscellany*
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and reading about how to detect and neutralize misinformation this week –and how to teach my daughter to do the same. Here are a few of the articles, blog posts, and books I’ve found most helpful.
Read articleBook Reviews: I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen and A Bedtime for Bear by Bonny Becker
The more targeted approach to tackling my To-Read pile inspired by the folks at The OcTBR Challenge has resulted in me reading a ton of great books this month. In today’s post, I’ll tell you about four of them.
Read articleThe Five-Year-Old Reviews Books: Space Patrol
This week, my daughter discovers the joy of old-timey Choose Your Own Adventure books.
Read articleThe Five-Year-Old Reviews Books: China Rabbits, Lighthouses, and Kindergarten, Oh My!
This week, The Five-Year-Old reads Kate DiCamillo’s The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Kelly Briggs’ Lighthouse Lullaby, and Natasha Wing’s The Night Before Kindergarten.
Read articleThe Five-Year-Old Reviews Books: Dragons, Knights, and Brains, Oh My!
This week, The Five-Year-Old is reading Jack Prelusky’s The Dragons Are Singing Tonight, Mary Pope Osborne’s The Knights at Dawn, and John D. Fitzgerald’s The Great Brain.
Read articleThe Five-Year-Old Reviews Books: Frogs, Dinosaurs, & Borrowers, Oh My!
This week, The Five-Year-Old read Jack Prelusky’s The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders, Mary Pope Osborne’s Dinosaurs before Dark, and Mary Norton’s The Borrowers Afloat.
Read articleBook Review: In the Name of the Family by Sarah Dunant
My 14-year-old was completely obsessed with this book for at least two days, so of course I had to read it to see what all the fuss was about.
Read articleBook Review: The Famoux by Kassandra Tate
My 14-year-old was completely obsessed with this book for at least two days, so of course I had to read it to see what all the fuss was about.
Read articleIntroducing the Caterpickles Bookstore and a word about affiliate links on Caterpickles
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it came to my attention that while Amazon continues to be fine, independent booksellers are suffering. That’s why I decided to become a Bookshop.org affiliate. Starting today, my book reviews may contain affiliate links to Bookshop.org, an online bookstore that provides financial support to independent bookstores nationwide. I’ve also added a new Caterpickles Bookstore Learn more about Bookshop.org, affiliate links on Caterpickles, and the new Caterpickles Bookstore.
Read articleBook Review: Glass Houses by Louise Penny
Over the weekend, I treated myself to the audiobook version of Louise Penny’s Glass Houses. Here’s what I thought. (PGR: ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️)
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