Alice Weaver Flaherty

This book was super cute. It was a story about how the Lock Ness monster grew because a little girl threw out her oatmeal. It took the stance that picky eating is not a negative thing, but that it's okay. It was a great introduction to the legend of the Lock Ness monster and could open up conversations about whether or not myths/fables/tales are reliable. This would be a good book for Kinder-2nd grade. I might do this as a fun read-aloud or if we are talking about myths, Scotland, or foods.

Neurocognitive discussion of why people do write or do not write

Though it took me more than two years to read, this is an amazing book. It was the first genuinely fascinating nonfiction book I had read, and has inspired me to read more nonfiction since then. Flaherty brilliantly presents all possible angles on her subject, and is a delight to read.