Children’s Book Review: The Christmas Cats Fear for the Deer By Constance Corcoran Wilson
THE CHRISTMAS CATS FEAR FOR THE DEER By: Constance Corcoran Wilson Illustrated By: Gary McCluskey Published: August 18, 2015 Publisher: Quad City Press Fiction I’m participating in a book tour with Virtual Author Book Tours. For more stops on the tour check out the bottom of this post. Blogs on the tour will be featuring…
Read More Book Review: The Italian Wife By Kate Furnivall
THE ITALIAN WIFE By: Kate Furnivall Published: October 6, 2015 Publisher: Berkley Fiction/Historical Fiction Fans of Kate Furnivall’s THE RUSSIAN CONCUBINE will be thrilled to be wrapped up in her next novel, set in Mussolini’s Italy. Isabella Berotti is a widow, after her husband, a Blackshirt in Mussolini’s army, was shot and killed. Ten years…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Animals Have Feelings, Too! By Karen Lee Stevens
ANIMALS HAVE FEELINGS, TOO! Exploring Emotions from A to Z By: Karen Lee Stevens Illustrated by: Teri Rider Published: 2011 Publisher: All for Animals I’m participating in the Pump Up Your Book, book tour for ANIMALS HAVE FEELINGS TOO!. To see other stops on the tour including guests posts, interviews and book reviews, click HERE. …
Read More Book Review: The Truth According to Us By Annie Barrows
THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO US By: Annie Barrows Published: June 9, 2015 Publisher: The Dial Press Fiction/Historical Fiction Annie Barrows is the well-loved author of the children’s IVY & BEAN series. She also received rave reviews after writing one of my all-time-favorite books, THE GUERNSEY AND LITERARY POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY. That made me extremely…
Read More Book Review: Taming the To-Do List By Glynnis Whitwer
TAMING THE TO-DO LIST How to Choose Your Best Work Every Day By: Glynnis Whitwer Published: August 18, 2015 Publisher: Revell Non-Fiction/Christian Are you constantly making to-do lists and moving the same items over week to week? Do you look at your to-do list and immediately do the easiest thing just so you can check…
Read More Books that Came My Way in September
I have no business accepting all these great books for review. My schedule is beyond crazy and I went a whole week without even turning a page in a book because I subbed every day and had meetings and kids’ activities in the evening as well as a busy weekend. I have fallen behind on…
Read More Children’s Book Subscription: Bookroo
All kids love opening presents, but it’s even better when a present arrives in the mail! If you are looking for an “out of the box” gift idea for Christmas, birthday, or new baby, this is the idea for you! Bookroo is a monthly subscription box of books that includes, either three board books or…
Read More Book Review: The Martian By Andy Weir
THE MARTIAN By: Andy Weir Published: February 11, 2014 Publisher: Broadway Books Fiction/Science Fiction It was certainly timely for NASA to announce this week that they have evidence of running water on Mars. That means life is possible on Mars, which makes THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir even more plausible. Even though I typically don’t…
Read More Banned Books Week – My Opinion
Thanks to Sheila at Book Journey for hosting this Banned Books Week event. Many other bloggers are participating and offering their own take on Banned Books. Be sure to check out her site for related posts this week! A banned book is the removal of a reading material that someone has protested. A book challenge…
Read More Diane Chamberlain Newest Book and POGO Opportunity
Today I’m sharing an awesome promotion from one of my favorite authors. Diane Chamberlain’s newest book, PRETENDING TO DANCE is coming out October 6, 2015. Bestselling author Diane Chamberlain is back with her 24th novel, Pretending to Dance (October 6, 2015, St. Martin’s Press), and YOU are invited to an exclusive, never-before-seen POGO opportunity! You may have heard of BOGO (Buy…
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