Children’s Book Review: Why Isn’t the Zoo A Pet Store, Too? By Blake Ross
WHY ISN’T THE ZOO…A PET STORE, TOO? Author/Illustrator: Blake Ross Published: June 25, 2010 This June, I took our kids to our local Barnes and Noble for their summer reading kick off. It is a tradition for us to pick out a book or two for the summer. While there, I introduced myself to Blake…
Read More Book Review: Firebug By Daniel Berenson
FIREBUG By: Daniel Berenson Published: December 16, 2012 eBook only This book came to me through a request from the author. After reading the synopsis and since I have two sons near the age of the boys in the novel, I decided to give it a shot. FIREBUG tells the story of Curtis and Bobby,…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Tilda Pinkerton’s Magical Hats By Angela Shelton
TILDA PINKERTON’S MAGICAL HATS Book 1 By the Red Tractor Mailbox Written by: Angela Shelton Illustrated by: James Murry Published: April 1, 2013 As part of the Virtual Author Book Tour, I am delighted to share the book, TILDA PINKERTON’S MAGICAL HATS by Angela Shelton with you. This is a chapter book that would be…
Read More Why I Read
I am often asked, how do I find time to read? How do I read so much? I wanted to share with you why I read and have always read books, why I started reviewing books, and why I am still finding the time to do it. A few of my favorite books growing up…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Nalah and the Pink Tiger By Anne Sawyer-Aitch
NALAH AND THE PINK TIGER Author and Illustrator: Anne Sawyer-Aitch Published: March 5 2013 NALAH AND THE PINK TIGER is the story of a little girl and her great imagination. Her imagination involves numerous animals that live in her home and cause chaos leading her to get into trouble. Then a pink tiger follows here…
Read More Book Review: Country Road ABC by Arthur Geisert
COUNTRY ROAD ABC An Illustrated Journey Through America’s Farmland By: Arthur Geisert Published: May 24, 2010 On today’s farm, B is for barn cat…E is for erosion…G is for grinding feed, and I is for…inoculate? In 26 beautifully detailed spreads, acclaimed illustrator Arthur Geisert takes readers on a literal journey following a real road in…
Read More Review: Golden Records: The Magic Continues Celebrity Series, Vol 1
Do you remember Golden Records from when you were a child? I sure do. Well known and much-loved children’s stories were read to you on records and now they have been rerecorded to CD and read by celebrities we know and love today. Golden Records was dreamed up by Grammy Award-winning music producer Arthur Shimkin…
Read More Story Time – If You Take A Mouse To School by Laura Numeroff
This morning I kicked off another year of Story Time at our local library. This is one of my favorite things to do and I am so glad I have the time to do it and the kids to offer it to. Today we had four kids from ages 1 1/2 – 4 years old…
Read More Day #28 of Summer Vacation
All of us have been reading this summer. Reagan is only one book away from her free book at Barnes and Noble already. What we are currently reading: Pat is reading LAST OF THE SEALS by Greg Messel….this yet to be published book will be featured in August as a guest review from my husband!…
Read More Product Review and GIVEAWAY: I See Me Books
GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. THANKS FOR ENTERING! I remember as a child, I had a book that had MY NAME in it along with some friends and family members. I would read that book over and over and thought it was so neat that the story was told about me! Because my name has a different…
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