Book Club Start

We love book clubs here at Plumfield and talk about them everywhere – on the site, on social media, and on the podcast. We often get a lot of feedback from listeners and readers that for many people finding a setting up a small book club or finding a reading buddy (from among strangers) is…

Books Boys Love

Moms often ask us for book recommendations for their 8-12 year old sons. This particular gender and age reader combination can be challenging for many families. Even if the boys are reading independently, many do not just dive into novels the way that girls seem to. Keeping in mind that boys tend to love “real” things,…

Books for Bedrest

Our book club has a number of moms who are recovering from surgery, on bedrest, nursing babies, or are dealing with a heavy burden. Many of them have requested book recommendations that would be light and wholesome reading for those times when we are tired, hurting, nursing, or just in need of a little retreat….

Little Girl Life

We are boy moms, but we have little ladies in our lives too and we want the most lovely books for them. Please don’t take these age recommendations too seriously. They are just very general guides. Very Little Girls (4-8) Bedtime for Frances (Frances Series) Fairchild Family Series (4 books) Betsy Tacy Series (first 4 books)…