Why I Picked It Up: As this year’s Battle of the Books gets closer (next week!!!), I decided to start looking ahead to the 2015 Lone Star List and the 2016 Battle of the Books. As I scrolled down the list, this one stood out to me: Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek. It sounded […]
Did you know…Google Handwriting Search
We are excited to introduce a new feature on our blog – the “Did you know it could do that?” post! For brevity, these posts will begin with “Did you know…” and will end with useful, cool feature that you may or may not know about a tech tool. These might not be groudbreaking tech tips, […]
Happy Holidays!
We wish you a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! Thanks for joining us this past year and we look forward to a great 2015 with lots of new books and even more brilliant ideas! Jessica and Sherry
What The Readers/Writers in Your Life Want for Christmas
Nine days until Christmas!!! It feels like Christmas has really snuck up on us this year! Where are our minds right now? Christmas shopping! If you love to read, there are bound to be a few readers on your Christmas list as well, and they can sometimes be a challenge. But before you settle for […]
App List: Make it a Game
Everyone knows that it’s always more fun if you can win. Right?? Watch this kid as he waits to find out if he got the right answer… He wants so badly to be right! You can just see him bouncing on the edge of his chair! “Gamification” capitalizes on that idea of winning. Gamification is “the […]
Book Review: The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, by Christopher Healy
Why I Picked It Up: This is actually the second time I’ve picked up this book. I started reading it a while back when Jessica recommended it as a definite “Sherry” book, but the demands of life and work and Battle of the Books forced me to put it down after only a few chapters. […]
