Children’s Book Week – GIVEAWAY – Animal Bites Books By Dorothea DePrisco and Animal Planet
Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes — wherever young readers and books connect! The 98th anniversary of Children’s…
Read More Children’s Book Week – Search and Find Animals By Libby Walden
Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes — wherever young readers and books connect! The 98th anniversary of Children’s…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Wonderful You: An Adoption Story By Lauren McLaughlin
WONDERFUL YOU An Adoption Story By: Lauren McLaughlin Illustrated by: Meilo So Published: April 25, 2017 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Fiction I know so many wonderful families who have adopted children. Whether they were adopted from a foreign country, from here in the US, as older children or as babies, or after…
Read More Children’s Book Review: First Stories Fairy Tale Books and a Beauty and the Beast Coloring Book
FIRST STORIES: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Illustrated by: Dan Taylor Published: February 7, 2017 Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books Fiction – Board Book This interactive board book is the perfect way to introduce your toddler to the hottest story in theaters right now, “Beauty and the Beast”. In a very simplified format of just eight pages,…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Millie’s Farm Family Series by Cathryn Wellner
MILLIE’S FEATHERED FOSTER FAMILY By: Cathryn Wellner Published: April 8, 2016 Publisher: Espoir Press Fiction Millie, a pretty bantam chicken, is not able to lay eggs. When some of the farm chicks are left alone, Millie decides to take them in as her own. She takes care of them on the farm and shows them…
Read More Children’s Book Review: History Series from Carole P. Roman
IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN…ANCIENT GREECE By: Carole P. Roman Illustrated by: Mateya Arkova Published: March 24, 2016 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Non-Fiction Roman has taken her much loved cultural series IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN…and changed it to a historical look at ancient civilizations. The first in the series,…
Read More New Books from March 2017
Every month I share a post about all the new books that came my way during the past month. You can be sure to see these posts at the beginning of every month.I read eight books in March including 5 non-fiction, two children’s fiction, and a historical fiction book. My reading is slowing down a…
Read More Book Reviews and Author Interview of Coach Ryan Sloth
IOWA STATE CYCLONES FOOTBALL A TO Z By: Coach Sloth Illustrated by: Adam Schartup Published: February 7, 2017 Publisher: Mascot Books Non-Fiction After seeing a book on Ohio State, Ryan Sloth contacted the publisher to see if they had any similar books about Iowa State. When they said no, he agreed to write one. Sloth’s…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Motor Girls By Sue Macy
MOTOR GIRLS How Women Took the Wheel and Drove Boldly into the Twentieth Century By: Sue Macy Published: February 7, 2017 Publisher: National Geographic Society Non-Fiction In the late 1800’s, what began as horseless carriages or motor cars that held a driver and maybe one passenger with them exposed to the elements has led to…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Duck and Hippo in a Rainstorm
DUCK AND HIPPO IN THE RAINSTORM By: Johnathan London Illustrated by: Andrew Joyner Published: March 1, 2017 Publisher: Two Lions Fiction We loved the Froggy series when our kids were little. The author, Johnathan London, is back with a new series including adorable characters that are the best of friends. Duck and Hippo are friends…
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