Category Archives: Children’s Fiction

The Mad Scientists’ Club

Posted on 23 September 2017 by Barbara Howe

As a preteen, I loved Bertrand R Brinley’s The Mad Scientists’ Club. As an adult, I read these pre-MacGyver, Do-It-Yourself stories to my daughter, and still loved them. In these stories, a group of boys, including one wild dreamer, concoct … Continue reading →

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Edward Eager

Posted on 1 September 2017 by Barbara Howe

The captivating children’s books by American author Edward Eager are among the classics in children’s literature. I remember being spellbound by them when I was first introduced as a young reader, and my then seven-year-old daughter enjoyed them when I … Continue reading →

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