Archive for April 2018
Book Review: The Great Alone By Kristin Hannah
THE GREAT ALONE By: Kristin Hannah Published: February 6, 2018 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Fiction After reading my seventh Kristin Hannah novel, I think she just keeps getting better. I didn’t think she could top her latest best-selling historical fiction novel, THE NIGHTINGALE, but I think she has. Hannah has a family connection and great…
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: I Am Famous By Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie
I AM FAMOUS By: Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie Illustrated by: Joanne Lew-Vriethoff Published: March 1, 2018 Publisher: Albert Whitman and Company Fiction In our era of smartphones, tablets and social media it seems even the youngest of toddlers knows how to take a “selfie”. Parents are posting videos of their children being silly and…
Read MoreProduct Review: Hyalogic Scar Serum from Natural Healthy Concepts
On March 4, 2018, I started using Hyalogic Scar Serum on a scar that is from a burn several years ago. It was a really bad burn and left behind quite a line on my left hand. I was hoping to find a product to reduce the appearance of this burn on my hand. I…
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: Bet You Didn’t Know! From National Geographic Kids
BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW! Fascinating, Far-out, Fun-tastic Facts Published: August 8, 2017 Publisher: National Geographic Children’s Books Non-Fiction I’ve been subbing in the elementary classrooms long enough now that the students know I usually have a few fun books to share in my teaching bag. I recently taught remedial readers in fourth and fifth grades and their…
Read MoreQuick Lit: Mini Review of Some Recent Reads – April 2018 Edition
I’m trying to read more books that I choose for my own reading enjoyment. Not for review, but because I’ve been wanting to read them or they caught my attention. Most of them have been talked about ad nauseam or have been on my to-read list for a long time so they don’t really…
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: The Boo-Boos that Changed the World By Barry Wittenstein
THE BOO-BOOS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD A True Story About An Accidental Invention (Really!) By: Barry Wittenstein Illustrated by: Chris Hsu Published: February 13, 2018 Publisher: Charlesbridge Non-Fiction Who knew the story of how band-aids were invented would be so interesting! Wittenstein has a way of telling a story from history but injecting enough humor to keep…
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: The World of the Bible By Jill Rubalcaba
THE WORLD OF THE BIBLE Biblical Stories and The Archaeology Behind Them By: Jill Rubalcaba Published: November 7, 2017 Publisher: National Geographic Children’s Books Non-Fiction/Religion/Reference Are your children intimidated by reading the Bible, yet you still want them to know the stories and lessons from it? This book tells the important stories from the Bible…
Read MoreBook Review: The French Girl By Lexie Elliott
THE FRENCH GIRL A Novel By: Lexie Elliott Published: February 20, 2018 Publisher: Berkley Books Fiction/Suspense/Mystery Debut novelist, Lexie Elliott always wanted to be a writer. Thinking back on a summer vacation with her friends to a farmhouse in France, the idea for this novel was formed. Kate Channing, along with her boyfriend Seb, and…
Read MoreBooks that Came in March 2018
Our family took a somewhat spontaneous Spring Break trip to Oklahoma and Texas.We stopped in Oklahoma City and toured the Bombing Memorial (heartbreaking, peaceful, and humbling), a car show, went to an Oklahoma Thunder NBA game, and the Myriad Botanical Gardens. Then on to Dallas to see the George W Bush Presidential Library, The 6th…
Read MoreProduct Review: Derma-E Scar Gel from Natural Healthy Concepts
I tend to accidentally burn myself whether I am cooking or doing my hair. I have several scars on each hand and I can tell you exactly where each of them came from… an oven rack, the curling iron, the straightener, a baking sheet, etc. A few of them are more noticeable than others and I wouldn’t…
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