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Books
Archive Book Review: The Hobbit
January 1, 2019When I read it, I feel like I'm listening to my grandpa telling me a bedtime...
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Merch
Funko Pop Review: Pongo and Perdita
January 1, 2019They were bought as a present for my daughter for Christmas. But when they came in...
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Videos
Owlcrate Jr Unboxings With Madeline
January 1, 2019In this video we unbox Owlcrate Jr’s July and August boxes! Also, Madeline gets dramatic. (Trust...
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Books
Mini Review: Dead Like You
January 1, 2019Thrilling. And creepy as hell. And makes me glad I can't afford brand new designer shoes.
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Subscription Boxes
Box Review: Tookish Candle Co – Kingkiller Box
January 1, 2019This story was fun, mysterious, and engaging -- with a hint of the fantastical and the...
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Videos
Bookshelf Timelapse
January 1, 2019I finally get to put my books on their new shelves! This is a time-lapse and...
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Books
Mini Review: Green
January 1, 2019Green's character was even more than I hoped after reading the cover copy
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Children's Books
Picture Book Review: Stanley Cat on the Mat
January 1, 2019The stories are cute, and the rhymes definitely stick in your head, which I think is...
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Books
Mini Review: Juniper Berry
January 1, 2019This story was fun, mysterious, and engaging -- with a hint of the fantastical and the...
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Merch
Apparel Review: Road Trip
January 1, 2019The only thing I wish is that Neverland and Oz were Hogwarts and Westeros
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Videos
Pride and Prejudice Collection
January 1, 2019Apparently I can’t do short videos. I somehow thought this was going to be a short...
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Books
Mini Review: Anna Dressed in Blood
January 1, 2019As dark and looming as any classic campfire tale of ghosts and bloody killers
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Children's Books
Board Book Review: Ribbit
January 1, 2019It's super cute, and very fun to read, and it does what it's supposed to do:...
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Books
Mini Review: The Flame Alphabet
January 1, 2019I believe there is a lot of complexity and depth in these pages, and I fear...
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Merch
Apparel Review: Library
January 1, 2019It’s a great example of well-done typography. The world needs more of that
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Blog
Stranger Things Funko Pop Collection
February 15, 2019I will not overpay (much) for a Funko Pop. I’ve missed out on some good ones...
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Subscription Boxes
Subscription Box Review: LitJoy Crate Magical Edition – Year 5
January 1, 2019I very quickly realized my mistake in judging the rest of the boxes off the first...
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Subscription Boxes
Subscription Box Review: FairyLoot – Dragons
January 30, 2019Although I am a US customer, I have made peace with my bank account over this...
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Children's Books
Picture Book Review: I’m Bored / I’m Sad / I’m Worried
June 28, 2019These are important additions to our emotions books, and I’m happy to have them on our...
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Blog
My Pride and Prejudice Collection
March 12, 2019My goal was only to collect pretty copies, but sometimes an ugly one slipped through for...
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Subscription Boxes
Subscription Box Review: LitJoy Crate Magical Edition – Year 6
October 5, 2019My favorite parts of these boxes happen to be the strangest things
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Children's Books
Picture Book Review: Forky in Craft Buddy Day
June 21, 2019The kids are coming in from recess soon, and seeing their crafts running around having existential...
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Children's Books
Everyone’s Awake Review
March 2, 2020This entire book feels like when you rolled yourself down a hill as a kid and...
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Children's Books
Goodnight, Veggies Review
March 25, 2020Despite the weirdly selective refusal to suspend disbelief, Madeline did actually enjoy this one.
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Children's Books
Gavin’s Hidden Talent Review
March 16, 2020So, this one went in an unexpected direction.
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Videos
Story Time Saturday – Nobody Hugs a Cactus
April 27, 2019Story Time Saturday Hank is the prickliest cactus in the entire world. He sits in a...
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Videos
Battle of the Boxes – Candle Boxes
April 25, 2019Today we unbox Novelly Yours and Flick the Wick boxes!
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Videos
Battle of the Boxes – February YA Book Boxes
April 8, 2019Today we unbox Owlcrate, LitJoy Crate, and Fairyloot!
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Videos
Story Time Saturday – This Book is Spineless
April 6, 2019Story Time Saturday With suspense and humor, this wary and unadventurous book uses the five senses...
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Videos
Story Time Saturday – The Honeybee
March 30, 2019Story Time Saturday Today I’m reading The Honeybee! Thanks to Simon Kids for this one. I...
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Videos
Built-in Bookshelf Reorganization Timelapse
March 25, 2019I finally decided to re-organize my bookshelf to better show the full rainbow in photos for...
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Videos
Story Time Saturday – Hibernate with Me
March 16, 2019Story Time Saturday Based on the song of the same name by Benjamin Scheuer, Hibernate with...
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Videos
Story Time Saturday – Love, Z
March 9, 2019Story Time Saturday When a small robot named Z discovers a message in a bottle signed “Love,...
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Videos
Story Time Saturday – Strictly No Elephants
March 2, 2019Story Time Saturday When the local Pet Club won’t admit a boy’s tiny pet elephant, he...
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Videos
OwlCrate Jr Project
February 26, 2019Today Madeline and I decided to try out the Vortex project included in the January OwlCrate...
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Videos
Story Time Saturday – Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
February 23, 2019Story Time Saturday Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is a new take on the fairy-tale classic...
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Videos
FairyLoot Unboxing – January 2019
February 20, 2019Madeline and I unbox the January FairyLoot box!
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Videos
LitJoy Crate Unboxing – January 2019
February 12, 2019Madeline and I unbox the January LitJoy Crate box!
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Videos
Owlcrate Jr Unboxing – January 2019
February 2, 2019Madeline and I unbox the January Owlcrate Jr box “Weather the Storm” and then she claims...
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Videos
November Unboxings
January 1, 2019Madeline and I unbox all my November boxes after a month (or so) long absence due...