Book Review

Children’s Book Review: Already A Butterfly by Julia Alvarez

A busy butterfly can't take a minute to rest until a flower bud teaches her the importance of slowing down and taking a breath.
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Book Review: The Hospital by Brian Alexander

An in-depth look at a struggling small-town hospital in Ohio and the personal stories of patients struggling to pay for their health care.
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Children’s Book Review: The Elephants Come Home by Kim Tomsic

An amazing true story of elephants that found a safe place to live and the way the elephants repaid the sanctuary for the kindness and love given to them.
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Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – May 2021 Edition

A roundup of books I read for my own enjoyment in the last month or so. This month includes fiction and nonfiction and all were listened to on audio.
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Children’s Book Review: It’s So Quiet by Sherri Duskey Rinker

A mouse tries to sleep but all the noises of the outdoors keep him awake.
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Children’s Book Review: Chickens on the Loose by Jane Kurtz

Urban chickens break loose from the backyard and head out on an adventure through the town!
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A Roundup of Books Perfect for Celebrating and Gifting this Mother’s Day

A roundup of books perfect for giving and reading to celebrate Mother's Day.
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Children’s Book Week 2021: Have You Ever Seen A Flower? by Shawn Harris

Shawn Harris has combined his artistic talents with his writing talents for an amazing debut children’s picture book that celebrates the life and the beauty of a flower.
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Children’s Book Review: Whose Baby Is This? by Stephanie Babin

Toddlers and preschoolers will have fun learning all the baby names and sliding the frames to guess who their parent is. A perfect learning-on-the-go book for kids.
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Children’s Book Review: Veggie Power by Annette Roeder and Olaf Hajek

Introduce your kids to a wide-variety of vegetables and amazing artwork by Olaf Hajek.
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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