Children’s Book Review: Anna and Johanna By Geraldine Elschner
ANNA AND JOHANNA A Children’s Book Inspired by Jan Vermeer By: Geraldine Elschner Illustrated by: Florence Koenig Published: April 10, 2018 Publisher: Prestel Junior Fiction Jan Vermeer was a 17th Century painter from The Netherlands. He married, had at least ten children, and died at the young age of 43, leaving his family in debt,…
Read More Books that Came in April 2018
Boy, you can tell I have a lot going on, I only read 6 books in the last month and four of them were children’s books. I also had one audio that I was listening to, but it expired before I could finish it, so I’m currently back on the waitlist. April was full of…
Read More Book Review: The Great Alone By Kristin Hannah
THE GREAT ALONE By: Kristin Hannah Published: February 6, 2018 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Fiction After reading my seventh Kristin Hannah novel, I think she just keeps getting better. I didn’t think she could top her latest best-selling historical fiction novel, THE NIGHTINGALE, but I think she has. Hannah has a family connection and great…
Read More Children’s Book Review: I Am Famous By Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie
I AM FAMOUS By: Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie Illustrated by: Joanne Lew-Vriethoff Published: March 1, 2018 Publisher: Albert Whitman and Company Fiction In our era of smartphones, tablets and social media it seems even the youngest of toddlers knows how to take a “selfie”. Parents are posting videos of their children being silly and…
Read More Quick Lit: Mini Review of Some Recent Reads – April 2018 Edition
I’m trying to read more books that I choose for my own reading enjoyment. Not for review, but because I’ve been wanting to read them or they caught my attention. Most of them have been talked about ad nauseam or have been on my to-read list for a long time so they don’t really…
Read More Book Review: The French Girl By Lexie Elliott
THE FRENCH GIRL A Novel By: Lexie Elliott Published: February 20, 2018 Publisher: Berkley Books Fiction/Suspense/Mystery Debut novelist, Lexie Elliott always wanted to be a writer. Thinking back on a summer vacation with her friends to a farmhouse in France, the idea for this novel was formed. Kate Channing, along with her boyfriend Seb, and…
Read More Books that Came in March 2018
Our family took a somewhat spontaneous Spring Break trip to Oklahoma and Texas.We stopped in Oklahoma City and toured the Bombing Memorial (heartbreaking, peaceful, and humbling), a car show, went to an Oklahoma Thunder NBA game, and the Myriad Botanical Gardens. Then on to Dallas to see the George W Bush Presidential Library, The 6th…
Read More Children’s Book Review: You’re My Little Cuddle Bug By Nicola Edwards
YOU’RE MY LITTLE CUDDLE BUG By: Nicola Edwards Illustrated by: Natalie Marshall Published: February 1, 2018 Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books Fiction/Board Book If you have a toddler in your house, run out and get this book for their Easter basket! Celebrate how much you love your own little “cuddle bug” by reading this book with…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Peep and Egg Series By Laura Gehl
PEEP AND EGG I’m Not Hatching By: Laura Gehl Illustrated by: Joyce Wan Published: February 9, 2016 Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Format: Hardcover/Picture Book Peep is just begging for Egg to hatch. There are so many fun things ahead for them to do together. But Egg is too scared to hatch. No matter what…
Read More Books that Came in February 2018
If you remember, back in January I read 15 books! My all-time high for a month. February was not quite so exciting. I only read 7 books and that included a children’s book, 2 middle-grade books, and a novella. February went by so fast, I can barely believe we actually had the month. Just when…
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