The Possibilities of a Handwritten Name My sister was born almost three years ahead of me. When we were children, that age difference...

When L. M. Montgomery published Anne's House of Dreams in 1917, she was far from home. Like all her books, Anne's House of Dreams is...

My husband and I can never resist a sign that says “library book sale.” On an autumn afternoon filled with brilliant colors and...

"Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate." —J. R. R. Tolkien Question: What do these baby raccoons have in...

What can the height of a table tell you? Walking into a special children's library of long ago, a small table could tell you a surprising...

Close to five thousand miles—across an ocean and the third largest continent—that's how far the book in my hands had traveled. On a rainy...

Mary Stewart Moment #1 I had a delightful and unexpected “Mary Stewart" moment this week—a perfect way to celebrate the author’s birthday...

Have you heard this beautiful song, a favorite of mine, performed by teacher and musician Earl Grant? As the lyrics unfold, the singer...

Discovering Narnian Treasure I walked in the fragrance of a hundred Christmas trees. On my way to the mailbox, living, sun-warmed cedars...

Please welcome Mary Elizabeth Brown, our guest blogger today. Mary is a musician and writer who is currently working on an historical...

The heady scents of wisteria mixed with orange blossoms in spring... When I opened my window as a child, these are the fragrances that...

It began with a small painting. As legend tells it, Samuel Clemens saw a miniature of Olivia Langdon when he met her brother, Charles,...

Like Alice's adventures through the looking-glass, Emily Dickinson's life is full of contradictions and illusions. I originally intended...

Lucy Maud Montgomery felt a chill when she opened the door to the clothes room. It was an early spring day on Prince Edward Island in...

"...for Assateague belonged to the wild things, and the wild ponies whose ancestors had lived on it since the days of the Spanish...

Would you pay money to spend a vacation washing windows, mowing the lawn, weeding, polishing brass and painting objects high above the...

In between picnics, fireworks, and being out in the midsummer sunshine, the 4th of July weekend is a great time to relax and enjoy a...

The Velvet Room is a surprising and wonderful book I never wanted to read again. When I discovered the book at the age of ten, its spare...