Archive for October 2023
Book Review: Mrs. Porter Calling by A.J. Pierce
Return to the characters of the Emmy Lake Chronicles at the offices of Women’s Friend when new owner, Mrs. Porter, decides to take over.
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: Jhupli’s Honey Bee Box by Achintyarup Ray
Jhupli worries about her Baba traveling into the dangerous jungle to collect honey. She comes up with an idea to help her family and the whole village.
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: Grief is an Elephant by Tamara Ellis Smith
Grief can be such a hard emotion for kids but this new children’s book offers comfort in a way kids can understand.
Read MoreBook Review: The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl
Nature lover and self-proclaimed backyard enthusiast Margaret Renkl has joined with her brother Billy to create a series of essays and illustrations taking a reader through a year of birds, animals, plants, and insects in her backyard.
Read MoreBook Review: The Six by Loren Grush
The Six details the amazing journey of six influential and determined women to become the first women astronauts in America.
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: Willow and Bunny by Anitra Rowe Schulte
WILLOW AND BUNNY gives space for a conversation with your child about the scariness of storms. Reading this story with your child will remind them that their family will protect them, their community will help each other, and there is always hope after a storm.
Read MoreChildren’s Chapter Book Review: Polly Diamond and the Topsy-Turvy Day by Alice Kuipers
Polly Diamond loves words and loves to write them in her magical journal, Spell. Can she use Spell to make a class pet appear?
Read MoreBook Review: Right Now Matters by Julie Lefebure
RIGHT NOW MATTERS has taught me how to shut off the distractions and live in the moment because right now truly does matter.
Read MoreQuick Lit – October 2023 Edition
My monthly Quick Lit roundup of mini-reviews of books I chose for my own reading enjoyment including fiction and historical fiction.
Read MoreChildren’s Book Giveaway: Cookie Queen by Kathleen King and Lowey Bundy Sichol
Enter to win this book giveaway for Cookie Queen and Tate’s Bake Shop cookies through October 15, 2023.
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