“Life in the Seven Kingdoms is never dull . . .” –Jen McConnel, School Library Journal

Happy Day Before St. Nicholas Day!

St. Nicholas Day Small bread baked in the shape of gingerbread men in a bakery window

These “Bread Guys” are in a Luxembourg bakery. ©Laurel Decher, 2019. Would your family like to celebrate St. Nicholas Day this year? At our house, it’s always been a nice start to a busy month. Making Stutenkerle or “Bread Guys” is a fun, easy, and reasonably healthy after-school activity on December 5th. Afterwards, the kids […]

Prince Nero goes to Luxembourg?!?

St. Nicholas Day Small bread baked in the shape of gingerbread men in a bakery window

Prince Nero made it to Luxembourg with the help of his friends at SCBWI Book people know that books are a doorway to adventure so it shouldn’t be a surprise that I got to visit a whole new country because of the Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tales. Unlike Prince Nero, I didn’t get lost. Because I […]