Children’s books

Children’s Book Review: The Crew Goes Coconuts By Carole P Roman

THE CREW GOES COCONUTS A Captain No Beard Story Volume 6 By: Carole P Roman Published: May 15, 2014 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform This is my first Captain No Beard story and I am “Hooked”.  These are highly engaging, funny, and well-written stories featuring a wonderful child’s imagination.  Each story has a message and…
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Children’s Book Review: If You Were Me… Books by Carole P Roman

I have a great Book Blogger/Author relationship with Carole Roman.  She is so generous in sending me her books and items to go along with them.  I have since donated all these books to our local library so that as many kids as possible can access these wonderful, educational and fun books.  Be sure to…
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Summer Reading and Writing Opportunity for Kids from Wigu Books

“The more you read, the more things you will know,  the more you learn, the more places you will go.” Dr. Seuss Wigu Publishing is the publisher of those great children’s books, WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE….. that I keep raving about here on the blog.  They have introduced a Summer Reading…
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Children’s Book Review: The Take Back of Lincoln Junior High By Roseanne Cheng

THE TAKE BACK OF LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH By: Roseanne Cheng Published: March 23, 2014 Publisher: Wise Ink Fiction Looking for a book for your middle school aged child to read this summer? THE TAKE BACK OF LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH would be an excellent choice.  This book fits the category of “Teachable Lit” and would give…
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Children’s Book Review: When I Grow Up I want To Be….in the U.S. Navy

 WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE…in the U.S. Navy Noah Tours An Aircraft Carrier Published By: Wigu Publishing Published: April 10, 2014 I absolutely love this series from Wigu Publishing.  I have reviewed several of their other books in the series including U.S. Army, Teacher, and Firefighter. In this book, Noah, his sister…
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Children’s Book Review: Bitsy Bear By Anne M Jenks

BITSY BEAR A Great Children’s Story and Essential Parenting Tool By: Anne M Jenks Illustrated By: Laura Liberatore Published: April 28, 2014 If there is only one book you read with your child, this one would be it.  The dangers of the world can creep into even the most protected communities and families.  The best…
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Children’s Book Review: Ten Busy Brownies By Talia Haven

TEN BUSY BROWNIES By: Talia Haven Illustrated By: Sytiva Sheehan Published: November 6, 2013 Talia Haven has gathered ideas from the fairy tale books of my childhood and created a children’s book that teaches counting in a unique way.  Through TEN BUSY BROWNIES, we get to see what happens (or as a mom, what I…
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Children’s Book Review: My Brother Is My Best Friend By Nicole Weaver

MY BROTHER IS MY BEST FRIEND By: Nicole Weaver Illustrated By: Clara Batton Smith Published: January 15, 2014 Blake and Drake are twin brothers who do everything together.  They play in the snow and build forts in the winter.  In the summer, like most boys, they climb trees and chase after birds and butterflies.  They…
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Children’s Book Review: When I Grow Up I Want To Be….A Firefighter

WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE… A FIREFIGHTER Will’s Amazing Day Published By: Wigu Publishing Published: February 22, 2014 This is another book in the WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE…. series.  I have previously reviewed the US Army and Teacher books.  Click HERE to see those reviews. Again, I can’t…
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Celebrates 150 Years of Children’s Publishing

Watching this video reminded me of books from my childhood as well as some of our favorites that we read to our children over the years. Another favorite of mine although my cover looks much different. I remember reading this over and over.  I can’t wait to share it with our daughter.  I still have…
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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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