Girandole Books

08/29/2019

How do you raise a child to be an enthusiastic and consistent reader? TV, videogames, computers, and other modern distractions sometimes make it difficult for children to focus on reading.

08/13/2019

05/04/2019

The plot thickens . . .

Queen Victoria died in 1901, but her eponymous era lingered on. Then, according to responsible witnesses, in 1922 or thereabouts—Boom!—it was all over—except in isolated time capsules like my great…

04/03/2019

Here's the first chapter of Girandole's latest book Hunting for the Plot, by Herb.

Hunting for the Plot will soon be available on Amazon in a paperback and Kindle edition. We have run into difficulties with the free Kindle offer, so instead we have decided to offer the book as a …

03/28/2019

What We're Reading. . .

What we’re reading Mary—Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Biography, ed. Pamela Smith Hill Before she wrote the Little House Books, Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote her autobiography for adults. She was n…

03/05/2019

Laura Ingalls Wilder's books for children are beautiful, exhilarating, and true stories about life on the American frontier. You will find no better for reading aloud—or alone, no matter what your age.

The Long Winter was a Newberry honor book for 1941. Have you  heard about the hard winter of 1880-81? Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder will remember it as the winter that 14-year-old Laura an…

02/26/2019

If you're interested, there will be a free Kindle offer soon. We'll let you know,

As my parents grew old, hints and echoes of their histories began showing up in their conversations with me. As I grew older myself, I became aware that our unsatisfactory relationship was rooted i…

02/10/2019

The best thing is that it’s completely free, it takes just 10-15 minutes a day, and anyone can do it.

02/06/2019

02/02/2019

What We Are Reading Mary—The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox Gurdon. In the 19th century, before the availability of electric…