by EarthScaper | Jan 14, 2025 | Reviews
Games are always welcome gifts in our home and we recently played two mystery games, which were Christmas gifts and really enjoyed both of them. For many years, I have been a Nancy Drew fan and have collected the original book series. So thoughtfully, my husband got...
by EarthScaper | Jan 14, 2025 | Reviews
Players (geared for 14 years and up) in this game need to be first time players of the game to be fair and may be made-up of any group size to help a retired detective investigate a case that has gone unsolved for years. The goal is to identify who killed Marcy in...
by EarthScaper | Dec 26, 2024 | Music
In the bustling halls of Hyde Park High School, a young girl named Helen walked alongside a future jazz legend, Mel Tormé. Now at 97 years old, my grandma often reminisces about those golden days when she shared classrooms and dreams with The Velvet Frog himself....
by EarthScaper | Dec 26, 2024 | Reviews
Joe Sutphin’s illustrations to this classic Christmas story provide an anthropomorphistic slant to the tale while remaining true to the story’s core. The illustrations support and enhance the reading experience without being distracting. Notice, there is a little...
by EarthScaper | Dec 20, 2024 | Reviews
A Christmas Carol: An Engaging Journey by Charles Dickens illustrated by: Jill De Haan Beautiful illustrations consisting of book quotes painted in script, paintings, and drawings take the reader on a visually appealing Victorian England journey while reading this...