A late Christmas gift – I got the Nook tablet!

Woo hoo, "Little Christmas" (aka feast of the Epiphany) is here and I am thrilled to have acquired a Nook tablet! It's just about everything I wanted and more. And what did I want? An e-reader that was the size of a book instead of the size of a phone An e-reader that could accommodate …

Book Review: Louisa May Alcott Her Girlhood Diary

Since a children's biography (The Story of Louisa May Alcott by Joan Howard) introduced me to Louisa, I have a special fondness for children's books on the subject. During a recent trip to the Worcester Public Library, I discovered Louisa May Alcott Her Girlhood Diary, edited by Cary Ryan with illustrations by Mark Graham. It …