Welcome!

Welcome! I'm so glad you're here! I'm Linda Carlblom and I've been a lover of books as long as I can remember, and a lover of reading since I was taught to read. I was a children's writer much of my adult life and now am an independent consultant and team leader with Usborne Books & More. All I can say is books have been a driving force in my life for a long time.

I hope I can offer you some literacy tips, laughs, and insights on this blog. I'll especially focus on why it's important to raise your kids (or grandkids!) to be readers and the positive impact reading has on them. But there are lots of positive things reading does for us as adults, too. We'll talk about that. I'll keep you posted on what I'm reading, hope to read, and have read. I hope you'll do the same!

But most of all, I hope this will be a place you can come to kick your shoes off, relax, and take a deep breath. That's how reading makes me feel and I want this corner of the blogosphere to reflect that.

So come on in and make yourself comfortable. Grab a book and your favorite snack and let your shoulders drop for a while. Ahhh. Being with you is my favorite time of day.