It's Wednesday and that means the Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy. We are pretty darn excited about the Olympics in this house so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to highlight a visually stunning book about sports and the Olympics. This is the first time that both of my... Continue Reading →
With the Summer Olympics coming soon, when I saw a book about the story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon, I had to pick it up. Written by Meghan McCarthy, The Wildest Race Ever tells the story of the third marathon in Olympic history. The 1904 Olympics took place in St. Louis, Missouri. That year, it... Continue Reading →
When I was a little girl, I was completely fascinated with Nadia Comaneci. She had captured the world's attention in the 1976 Olympic games and by the time I was 5 or 6 the television movie on her life had made it's debut and I would watch it any chance that I got. I tried... Continue Reading →