What We Read This Week: A Busy Creature’s Day Eating

Hi, and Happy Thursday! How is your day going so far? Here another school year has begun, bringing with it a lot of excitement, and of course adjustments to a new routine. For some parents this can be exciting, (yay free time!) And for others it can be sad. For some it can be aContinue reading “What We Read This Week: A Busy Creature’s Day Eating”

The Beach, a Book, and Some Favorite Things

My very best memories of the beach were from when I was an about 15. I had just discovered an entire set of Anne Rice novels in the house where we were staying, and I took book after book to the beach and read them all. With the waves in the background, and the softContinue reading “The Beach, a Book, and Some Favorite Things”

What We Read this Week: My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz

Hi there! How’s your Friday going so far? Are you excited for the weekend? Here we are actually in the middle of a cross country move, so to be honest I’ve kind of lost track of the days. Moves can be grueling. We weren’t able to take many books with us on the move, sinceContinue reading “What We Read this Week: My Name is Celia/Me llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz”

Love Makes Everything Better

Hi there, and Happy Sunday! How is your day going? I hope that you are really enjoying your weekend, and finding time to do something special that brings you a lot of joy. For me, one of my favorite things to do on the weekend is read! I love books. I guess that’s kind ofContinue reading “Love Makes Everything Better”

Beginning Our Journey…

Hello everyone, and happy Thursday! Hoping that you are all having a wonderful week! To me this week has gone very slowly, and it definitely feels like it should be Friday by now. But alas, there is still one more day until the weekend. But that’s ok, because we’re almost there. Even though it’s notContinue reading “Beginning Our Journey…”

What We Read this Week: She Leads

“Open your eyes, Princess. One day you will lead.” She is the elephant matriarch, the powerful leader of her daughters and granddaughters. She teaches them, protects them, and one day, will pass on the torch of leadership to them. This week we read She Leads: The Elephant Matriarch, by June Smalls, illustrated by Yumi Shimokawara.Continue reading “What We Read this Week: She Leads”

What’s in a Name?

“Why did you choose the name Colorful Swans Press, and what does it mean? Do you just really like swans? Or was it a totally random thing?” I’ve been asked this question a few times this week, all from seemingly unrelated people and at totally different times. And so I thought, maybe it’s worth writingContinue reading “What’s in a Name?”

A Book and a Spring Day

Growing up one of my favorite things to do was grab a book and head outside. It was very rural where we lived, and there was plenty of space to find a spot under a tree to relax and read. The grass was green, and the breeze was cool. The only sounds were the whispersContinue reading “A Book and a Spring Day”

What We Read this Week: Perfectly Pegasus

Have you ever wished on a shooting star? To be honest, I’m not totally sure that I’ve ever seen a shooting star before. I think there is just as good of a chance that what I saw was actually an airplane or a satellite. But next time I see one for sure I’m going toContinue reading “What We Read this Week: Perfectly Pegasus”

Audiobooks are Awesome!

Do you listen to audiobooks? I know that there are differing opinions on this subject, but I love audiobooks! There was a time (in the not so recent past), that my reading had dwindled to pretty close to nothing. At the end of the day when I finally had a chance to read I wasContinue reading “Audiobooks are Awesome!”