Elaine Vickers

I'm so excited to report that my new and improved website is up and running! I'm going to leave all my past posts here too, but come...

As you may have already noticed, I'm taking a little hiatus from the blog and working on a new and improved website as well as some wr...

Today I'm thrilled to share an interview with Anna Staniszewski , author of My Very UnFairy Tale Life , My Epic Fairy Tale Fail , and ...

From Goodreads: You know all those stories that claim fairies cry sparkle tears and elves travel by rainbow? They're lies. All lies. ...

  From Goodreads: This Roald Dahl classic tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven-year-old boy who has a run-in with some ...

In this week's book , some of the characters had body parts made of tiny, intricate gears. Today we'll make our own gears and learn ...

  From Goodreads: In the town of Zombay, there is a witch named Graba who has clockwork chicken legs and moves her house around—much like...

October is here! A new month means a new theme, and this month, I'll be featuring some spooky (but still kid-friendly) stories on the ...

In one of my favorite scenes of Ida B (this week's book), Ida B's dad tells her that they need to take care of the Earth. One of th...

  From Goodreads: Ida B. Applewood believes there is never enough time for fun. That's why she's so happy to be homeschooled and ...

In this week's book , Sierra got in big trouble when she brought her mom's lunch bag by mistake because there was a knife in it. The...