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 Book Review: I See You By Clare Mackintosh
I SEE YOU A Novel By: Clare Mackintosh Published: February 21, 2017 Publisher: Berkley Books Fiction/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense I was sufficiently creeped out by this book, so much so that I didn’t even want to read it. This merging of stalking with technology and media would make most of us question our daily routines. Zoe Walker sees…
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 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 Review: A Bridge Across the Ocean By Susan Meissner
A BRIDGE ACROSS THE OCEAN By: Susan Meissner Published: March 14, 2017 Publisher: Berkley Books Fiction/Historical Fiction Three women are aboard the Queen Mary, heading across the ocean to meet up with their American soldier husbands after WWII. They don’t know each other or their stories but are roommates on the five-day voyage to America.…
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: 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…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Mapping My Day By Julie Dillemuth
MAPPING MY DAY By: Julie Dillemuth Illustrated by: Laura Wood Published: March 13, 2017 Publisher: Magination Press Fiction As a child, I loved looking at maps and atlases. We would often go on Sunday drives and trips to visit family and I would love following along on the map, seeing which town would be coming…
Read More Book Review: The Nearness of You By Amanda Eyre Ward
THE NEARNESS OF YOU By: Amanda Eyre Ward Published: February 14, 2017 Publisher: Ballantine Books Fiction Amanda Eyre Ward’s book THE SAME SKY was my favorite book of 2015. Its themes of immigration and poverty gave the reader plenty to think about regarding their views and judgments. In her newest, THE NEARNESS OF YOU, readers…
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