Children’s Book Review: Ninja Camp by Sue Fliess
NINJA CAMP By: Sue Fliess Illustrated by Jen Taylor Published: January 8, 2019 Publisher: Running Press Kids Fiction Kids will love this fun time at ninja camp. Kids will learn all the tricks from a ninja master who will teach them all they need to know about becoming a ninja warrior. They will learn about…
Read More Book Review: The Stranger Inside By Laura Benedict
THE STRANGER INSIDE By: Laura Benedict Published: February 5, 2019 Publisher: Mulholland Books Fiction/Mystery/Suspense Kimber has just returned home from a relaxing few days at a cabin. She feels refreshed and ready to get back to work. But, when she returns home, she finds that her key doesn’t work and someone else is living in…
Read More Children’s Book Review: It’s Not Hansel and Gretel By Josh Funk
IT’S NOT HANSEL AND GRETEL It’s Not a Fairy Tale (Book 2) By: Josh Funk Illustrated by: Edwardian Taylor Published: February 1, 2019 Publisher: Two Lions Fiction This is the second in the It’s Not A Fairy Tale series by Josh Funk. The first was IT’S NOT JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. The storyteller is trying…
Read More Quick Lit: Mini Reviews of Some Recent Reads – February 2019 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 need…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Another Monster at the End of this Book By Jon Stone
ANOTHER MONSTER AT THE END OF THIS BOOK An Interactive Adventure By: Jon Stone Published: September 4, 2018 Publisher: SFI Readerlink Dist Fiction – Pop Up/Interactive I was so excited to check out this new Grover book. One of my favorite books as a child and to read to our own kids was THE MONSTER…
Read More A New Bookish Magazine – Hope By the Book – NO LONGER RECOMMENDED
This magazine is no longer being published and has not sent refunds to subscribers nor have they answered any of my or other subscribers’ emails. I can no longer recommend the publisher Hope for Women or any of their subscriptions or products. I am a fan of magazines. I like them because I can skim…
Read More Books that Came My Way in January 2019
This is my monthly roundup of books that were added to my shelves in the last month. I also share an update with you on other things going on in my life. Our daughter, Reagan, turned 14 last month. We celebrated by having a late lunch at Cheddar’s since school got out early that day…
Read More What Saving My Life Right Now? – 2019 Edition
February 1 is the half-way point of winter and if winter has been anything in your area like it has been here in Iowa, I am quite sure you are sick of it. Celebrating that we have made it half-way through winter sounds like a good plan to me. All of us have little ways…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Duck and Hippo The Secret Valentine By Jonathan London
DUCK AND HIPPO: THE SECRET VALENTINE By: Jonathan London Illustrated by: Andrew Joyner Published: December 18, 2018 Publisher: Two Lions Fiction Duck and Hippo are the best of friends, but when Duck realized he didn’t receive a Valentine on Valentine’s Day, he came up with a plan. Hippo, Elephant, Pig, and Turtle all receive…
Read More Book Review: The Suspect By Fiona Barton
THE SUSPECT Kate Waters #3 By: Fiona Barton Published: January 22, 2019 Publisher: Berkley Fiction/Suspense/Thriller Fiona Barton is a former long-time reporter turned fiction writer. In her first novel, she introduced readers to Kate Waters, a reporter sharing stories of real-life horrors. In her third book, Barton takes us into Kate Waters’ personal life,…
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