Jane H. Green Blog
Hitty: Her First Hundred Years— A Review
Hitty is a 1930 Newbery Award—Winning Story written by Rachel Field. The book I'm reviewing is a new edition by Rosemary Wells and illustrated by Susan Jeffers. Rosemary Wells loved the Hitty story when she read it "at least ten times" during her childhood. She says...
Dealing With Allergy Season
This week I had go to an asthma and allergy clinic for some testing. To have the test, I had to stop taking my Claritin five days prior to the testing. Did I mention that it's allergy season??? (See Title) I had a routine visit with my primary care (holistic) doctor...
Taking Care of Yourself as You Age
I am fascinated with how some people age so well and others don't. I am, also, fascinated with how some people live to very old ages while not taking very good care of themselves at all. They may not be in the best health, but they've made it to a ripe old age. My...
My Sap Is Rising
AI says: "When sap rises in a tree, the water and nutrients stored in the roots during winter are transported upwards through the trunk to the branches, providing the necessary energy for new buds to open and leaves to grow, essentially marking the tree's awakening...
Dealing With Anger
I have to confess... I deal with anger and bitterness on an almost daily basis. I don't like it. I try to stop being angry and then something, that I don't like at all, is done by others, and the embers are sparked once more. When you are dealing with something like...
Stone Fox: A Review
Stone Fox was copyrighted in 1980 and written for children ages 7-11. The author, John Reynolds Gardiner, says... "The idea for this story came from a Rocky Mountain Legend that was told to me in 1974....Although Stone Fox and the other characters are purely...
ICE DOGS: A Review
My son loaned me a middle grade novel to read that held a story about "endurance, hope, and finding you way back home". (Quote from the back cover.) My daughter read it, also. We all fell in love with the book. Ice Dogs, by Terry Lynn Johnson is an epic journey, by...
Julius The Baby Of The World: A Review
Kevin Henkes has written many children's book. I have four of them. His books always pull a child into the story, allows them to identify with the same type feelings as his characters, and is always very humorous on a level even the younger children can understand. In...