BOOKS

I love recommending "good" books, and by that I mean ones which are well written and do not contain objectionable material (foul language, sex, or demeaning content.) Books of this sort are getting harder to find, even among titles by authors who say they are Christian. 

Children's books also get reviewed at The Suitcase Journals as I spent 14 years as a librarian at a Christian elementary school and enjoy suggesting titles to parents. 

So far, I've reviewed some 39 children's books and 79 books for older readers representing a variety of genres: fiction, memoirs, non-fiction, mysteries, biographies, historical fiction, espionage, children's titles, and specialty books, etc. All are listed below in alphabetical order followed by the date of the blog each one appeared in. So if you are looking for a certain title and want to read my review, simply make note of the date of blog and then go to "Blog Archive" in my side bar and click on the year/month you are needing.

BOOKS for OLDER READERS:

84 Charing Cross Road - November, 2015
1986 Boston Cooking-School Cookbook - July, 2016
Among the Mad - October, 2016
An Officer and a Spy - March, 2015
An Open Heart - March, 2017
Anna Karenina - March, 2017
As Sure as The Dawn - January, 2017
Atonement Child - January, 2017
The Baker's Wife - March, 2017
A Baxter Family Christmas - October, 2016
Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook - July, 2016
The Beauty of Broken - April, 2016
Being Mortal - January,2017
Bird by Bird - July,2016
Black Widow - August, 2016
Brooklyn - May, 2016
Classics Home Cooking - July, 2016
Come Rain or Come Shine - October, 2015
Cooking from the Heart - July, 2016
Cooking Up a Cave Creation - July, 2016
Daily Guideposts 2017 - January, 2017
Deadly Disclosures - April, 2016
The Domineo Effect - January, 2017
Dreaming of Spies - March, 2016
Dutchess of Bloomsbury Street - November, 2015
Endurance - July, 2016
Enjoy the Shepherd - January, 2017
Experiencing God Day-by-Day - January, 2017
The Fall of Marigolds - January, 2017
Finishing Our Course with Joy - March, 2016
Finishing Well and the Glory of God - March, 2016
God Uses Cracked Pots - March, 2016
Great Reckoning - October,2016
He is Real - January, 2017
Here's Some Happy (coloring book) - January, 2016
The Hiding Place - November, 2014
I Hate to Cook Book - July, 2016
The Lake House - March, 2016
I Let You Go - March, 2017
Joy: Poet, Seeker and Wife of C.S. Lewis - March, 2017
Life is Mostly Edges - October, 2015
Life Lessons from the Hiding Place - October, 2015
Long Live the Child - January, 2017
Loved Back to Life - August,2016
Martha's Vineyard-Isle of Dreams - August, 2016
Maude - November, 2015
Memory Weaver - May, 2016
Mended - July, 2016
Moments That Matter - January, 2017
More Precious Than Silver - January, 2017
Murder of Mary Russell - May, 2016
My Utmost for His Highest - January, 2017
Nearing Home - March, 2016
Night - March, 2017
One in a Million Boy - July, 2016
One Perfect Spring - November, 2015
Only Time Will Tell - January, 2017
Rosemary - March, 2016
The Pilgrim - October, 2015
Pioneer Woman Cooks - July, 2016
Playing with Fire - April, 2016
Praying with the Grain - April, 2016
The Professor and the Madman - April, 2016
Redemption Collection - October, 2016
Saved by Gracie -October, 2016
Saving Simon - March, 2016
Second Chance Dog - October, 2016
Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 - March, 2016
Some Wildflower of the Heart - May, 2016
Spectacle of Glory -  October, 2016
State Fair - August, 2016
State of Wonder - March, 2015
Still Alice - March, 2015
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry - March, 2015
The Source - May, 2016
A Tablespoon of Love - July, 2016
Take This Cup - May, 2016
Thousand Miles to Freedom - May, 2016
Trim Healthy Mama's Cookbook - July,  2016
Unashamed - January, 2017
The Uncommon Reader  - October, 2015
The Unexpected Mrs. Polifax - January, 2017
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - July, 2016
Voice in the Wind - March, 2016
War Room - July, 2016
The Watcher King - January, 2017
When Breath Becomes Air - July, 2016
When Crickets Cry - October, 2016
When Jesus Wept - March, 2016
Who Moved My Cheese - January, 2016
Without Warning - March, 2017
Woman of God - March, 2017
Woman's Guide to Overcoming Depression - December, 2015
Working Stiff - January, 2017
Year of Magical Thinking - November, 2015
You Don't Cry Out Loud - November, 2015

CHILDREN'S BOOKS REVIEWED:

Bad Dog, Marley! - March, 2016
Boom, Chicka, Rock - March, 2016
Cow Who Loves Cookies - November, 2015
The Crippled Lamb - November, 2015
Dad's First Day - August, 2016
The Day the Crayons Quit - October, 2015
Dear Mrs. LaRue - March, 2016
Duck and Goose - October, 2015
Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin - October, 2015
First Day Jitters - August, 2016
God Gave Us Christmas - November, 2015
Goodnight Football - January, 2016
Help Me, Mr. Mutt - March, 2016
Hi! Fly Guy - April, 2016
How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Dogs - November, 2015
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin - October, 2015
Itsy, Bitsy Christmas - November, 2015
Joseph Had a Little  Overcoat - November, 2015
The Kissing Hand - August, 2016
Leroy Hiker Saddles Up - October, 2015
Let's Go for a Drive - October, 2015
Matilda - May, 2016
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride - October, 2015
Moo! - November, 2015
Mortimer's Christmas Manger - November, 2015
Mortimer's First Garden - April, 2016
Mouse Went Out to Get a Snack - November, 2015
Move Over, Rover! - March, 2016
My Big Dog - March, 2016
The Perfect Christmas Pageant - November, 2015
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy - March, 2016
Puddle Dog - March, 2016
Spot Goes to School - August, 2016
That's (Not) Mine - October, 2015
What is Christmas? - November, 2015
What Pet Should I Get? - March, 2016
Where's Spot? - March, 2016
Who Is Coming to Our House? - November, 2015
The Very First Christmas - November, 2015
You Are (Not) Small - October, 2015