Children’s Book Review: A Gnome Story By Michelle Schlicher
A GNOME STORY Adventures with Murphy McWoo By: Michelle Schlicher Illustrated by: Hanna Piepel Published: February 26, 2019 Publisher: Michelle Schlicher Fiction Summer is the perfect time to share a story of a garden gnome. Two sisters lay in bed at night and imagine all the trouble their garden gnome could get into. He only…
Read More Children’s Book Review: How to Draw Cute Stuff By Angela Nguyen
HOW TO DRAW CUTE STUFF Draw Anything and Everything in the Cutest Style Ever! By: Angela Nguyen Published: June 13, 2017 Publisher: Sterling Children’s Books Non-Fiction I was not born with artistic talent. I have many talents but drawing and creating is not one of them. Many other people in my family have some amazing…
Read More Children’s Book Review: 20 Recipes Kids Should Know By Esme Washburn and Calista Washburn
20 RECIPES KIDS SHOULD KNOW By: Esme Washburn Photography by: Calista Washburn Published: April 2, 2019 Publisher: Prestel Junior Non-Fiction/Cookbook Esme and Calista Washburn are sisters. Esme is a middle schooler and amateur chef who learned everything she knows from her grandmother. Calista recently graduated from high school and is a budding photographer and is…
Read More Book Review: The Way of Lessons By Michelle Schlicher
THE WAY OF LESSONS By: Michelle Schlicher Published: March 14, 2019 Publisher: Michelle Schlicher Fiction Imagine finding out that your child’s elementary school is closing at the end of the year. Try to explain to your child that the friends and teachers they have now will likely not be at their new school next year.…
Read More Children’s Book Review: National Geographic Kids Almanac 2020
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS ALMANAC 2020 Published: May 7, 2019 Publisher: National Geographic Children’s Books Non-Fiction National Geographic has been making almanacs for ten years and amazing non-fiction books for as long as I can remember. I loved them when our kids were younger and I still love reading them. I always learn something and the…
Read More Book Review/Author Interview: The Most Fun We Ever Had By Claire Lombardo
THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD By: Claire Lombardo Published: June 25, 2019 Publisher: Doubleday Books Fiction We all have that family that we idolize. There is that idyllic family that is always happy, always seems to have everything fall into place, and their kids are successful and beautiful. In Lombardo’s debut novel, that family…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Bucketloads of Friends By Mia Cassany
BUCKETLOADS OF FRIENDS A Look and Find Book By: Mia Cassany Illustrated by: Miguel Bustos Published: October 2, 2018 Publisher: Prestel Junior Non-Fiction Our kids loved all kind of seek and find books as kids. They were the perfect books to take along on car rides and keep the kids busy. It seemed there was…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Great Ports of the World By Mia Cassany and Victor Medina
GREAT PORTS OF THE WORLD From New York to Hong Kong By: Mia Cassany Illustrated By: Victor Medina Published: October 2, 2018 Publisher: Prestel Junior Non-Fiction Since we live smack dab in the middle of the country, I have a pretty limited knowledge about port cities. We have traveled to some and watched the ships…
Read More Books that Came My Way in June 2019
Ah, it is finally SUMMER! I’ve spent many blissful mornings and evenings on the porch listening to the birds and reading. It’s been wonderful. I’ve also tackled some organizing projects and done lots of laundry. My son and I returned from a fun week in Orlando with our school’s band and choir kids. We had…
Read More Book Review: I Ain’t Doin’ It By Heather Land
I AIN’T DOIN’ IT Unfiltered Thoughts from A Sarcastic Southern Sweetheart By: Heather Land Published: May 7, 2019 Publisher: Howard Books Non-Fiction I hadn’t heard of Heather Land until I was offered a copy of her book. So, I started following her on social media. The short videos that she posts on Instagram and Facebook…
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