@ Little Book House

Well-Read Black Girl Book Club. A first, informal meet-and-greet to talk books, go over community and book club guidelines, and get this club going! The Little Book House is now a host store for the nationwide Well-Read Black Girl Book Club. Our focus will be middle readers, ages 9-13, but adults and young adults are welcome. 

Through she's universally known as the creator of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter did so much more. This is the true story about how she helped save the English countryside!

Growing up in London, Beatrix Potter felt the restraints of Victorian times. Girls didn't go to school and weren't expected to work. But she longed to do something important, something that truly mattered. As Beatrix spent her summers in the country and found inspiration in nature, it was through this passion that her creativity flourished.

When a classmate pulls a prank on Isabella, she must learn at an early age to tackle her physical adversity and turn it into a positive. Learning to live with the debilitating effects from a concussion sends her on a mission. Isabella learns many life-long lessons along the way… making her one tough cookie.

A portion of my book sales will be donated to anti-bullying and brain injury awareness organizations throughout the country.

In What Linnaeus Saw, Karen Magnuson Beil chronicles Linnaeus's life and career in readable, relatable prose. As a boy, Linnaeus hated school and had little interest in taking up the religious profession his family had chosen. Though he struggled through Latin and theology classes, Linnaeus was an avid student of the natural world and explored the school's gardens and woods, transfixed by the properties of different plants. At twenty-five, on a solo expedition to the Scandinavian Mountains, Linnaeus documented and described dozens of new species.

The Bright Idea Series are stories based on Mr. Watts-a light stand that magically comes to life. He lives in apartment number 4, where he befriends and advises the children that pass through. Mr. Watts assists them in finding solutions to their problems and helps them to see how each family is special. At the end of each story, the reader is invited to share their Bright Idea for today.

This beautifully illustrated story connects past and present as a girl bakes a chocolate cake with her father and learns about her grandfather harvesting cacao beans in West Africa.

Chocolate is the perfect treat, everywhere!