Fanciful Fairy Tales from Phoenix Faerie Festival

Written by Denise Gary Photographs © Denise Gary It was a faerie fandango full of fun and laughter.  Taking place November 20-21 at Estrella Mountain Regional Park in Goodyear, Arizona, the Phoenix Faerie Festival sponsored Kids Need to Read at their magical event, providing us with a booth and a whimsical dragonfly race for the […]

Sniffing out Papyrus Scrolls, Books, and eBooks

Written by Denise Gary I walked into a library the other day and smiled, not at the books, but at the smell.  At 52, I can still remember the distinct smell of books in the bookmobile I visited as a child.  The smell remains one of my earliest childhood memories.  Even as a preschooler, I […]