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Children’s Book Review: Where is Everyone? by Tom Schamp

A fun, interactive board book for toddlers that will encourage reading on their own will animals hiding in silly places.
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Children’s Book Review: A Dream of Birds by Shenaz Patel

A young girl feels drawn to the birds in an old man's yard, reminder her of the birds her grandfather fed every day.
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Book Review: In Her Boots by KJ Dell’Antonia

A novel of friendship and relationships after returning home causes a woman to rethink her life plan and the people she lets in.
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Children’s Book Review: The Trainbow by Nina Laden

An accordian-style board book that teaches colors and train cars is perfect for toddler fun and learning.
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Literati Book Club Subscription – August 2022

Since November 2021, I’ve been receiving the monthly Literati Book Subscription. Each month I choose a Luminary and then discuss their chosen book with other book club members. This online book club offers a book community where readers can engage in discussions led by the Luminary as well as other members. The book options are both…
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Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – July 2022 Edition

My monthly Quick Lit post for July 2022 where I share mini-reviews of some of my recent reads that I chose for my own enjoyment.
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Book Review: The Precious Jules by Shawn Nocher

The Precious Jules siblings return home to discuss the possible return of their sister from Beechwood Institute after living there for 32 years and how it may affect their parents.
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Children’s Book Review: Pink is Not a Color by Lindsay Ward

PINK IS NOT A COLOR By: Lindsay Ward Published: July 1, 2022 Publisher: Two Lions Fiction One of my favorite read-aloud books at school is THIS BOOK IS GRAY. While writing it, author Lindsay Ward learned that some scientists don’t consider pink to be a color since pink light doesn’t exist. It’s a blend of…
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Books that Came My Way in June 2022

My monthly round up of books that came my way in the last month including adult and children's fiction and nonfiction.
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Children’s Book Review: Fox & Chick: Up and Down by Sergio Ruzzier

Fox and Chick Up and Down is a collection of 3 stories about the friendship between Fox and Chick.
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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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