Although I did read several books by Jeffrey Archer when I was in college, I never grew to be a fan the way so many of my friends were. Yet, I thoroughly enjoyed By Royal Appointment--rendered even more delightful by Priya Kuriyan's illustrations. By Royal Appointment There's nothing like listening to the author read out a part of the book, and Jeffrey Archer has shared a 6-minute excerpt on his website, which we will listen to together. We will then try to design a "By Royal Appointment" seal, the one that we think will be found on every product tested by the King and Queen of Littleland. Echo and Narcissus The best part of reading a short book is that we have the time to explore so much else! Queen Echo of Littleland is a zany character, but she gives us the excuse to explore the word echo and the story that led to the creation of the word. … [Read more...]