Books that Came My Way in April 2016
I have been in a total book slump. Life is busy and so it was easier for me to play Scrabble or Words with Friends in the random spare minutes I had versus reading a book. I have several nonfiction books going right now, but none of them are pulling me to read them. I…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Pipsie Nature Detective – The Lunchnapper By Rick DeDonato
PIPSIE NATURE DETECTIVE The Lunchnapper By: Rick DeDonato Illustrated by: Tracy Bishop Published: April 12, 2016 Publisher: Two Lions Fiction I first introduced you to Pipsie a year ago, in DeDonato’s first book, PIPSIE NATURE DETECTIVE: The Disappearing Caterpillar. It made my list of Top Ten Books of 2015 as my favorite children’s book. Pipsie and…
Read More Books that Came My Way in March 2016
Holy buckets! I got a lot of books this month both for review and purchase. I bought several books for gifts this month and a few for myself. A lot of my review books are heavy in the children’s book genre which is great! They are quicker for me to read and review and I…
Read More Book Review: The Forgotten Room By Karen White, Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig
THE FORGOTTEN ROOM By: Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig Published: January 19, 2016 Publisher: Berkely NAL Historical Fiction Three best-selling authors have come together to write a novel about three women united by one iconic New York City building and a ruby necklace. Over glasses of wine, these three authors decided it would…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Twenty Yawns By Jane Smiley
TWENTY YAWNS By: Jane Smiley Illustrated by: Lauren Castillo Published: April 1, 2016 Publisher: Two Lions Fiction Jane Smiley, the well-known Iowa-educated author who has written award-winning novels, has now written her first children’s picture book. When our children were young, I loved books that were perfect for bedtime because reading was part of our…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Putter and the Red Car By Kate K. Lund
PUTTER AND THE RED CAR A Cross-Country Family Adventure By: Kate K. Lund Illustrated by Ana Maria Velicu Published: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Kate Lund Fiction Our family loves taking cross-country adventures and took a similar trek like the one Putter and his family took across the United States. Putter is the family dog, an…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Shimmer the Glowworm Finds Her Glow By Shelby Herman
SHIMMER THE GLOWWORM FINDS HER GLOW By: Shelby Herman Illustrated by Natalie Kelly Published: October 3, 2014 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Fiction Shimmer is one of many glowworms who live a cave in the woods. But her glow is much lighter than all the other glowworms, so she tends to keep to herself. She…
Read More Book Review: Me Before You By Jojo Moyes
ME BEFORE YOU By: Jojo Moyes Published: December 31, 2012 Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books/Viking Fiction/Romance I feel like I may have been the last person on the planet to read ME BEFORE YOU or any of Jojo Moyes’ novels. I actually won a set of her novels last year but haven’t read any of them,…
Read More Books that Came My Way in February 2016
I spent a little time last month reading some books from my own bookshelf as well as ones waiting to be reviewed. I participated in the #5books7dayschallenge with @lottelikesbooks on Instagram and even though I didn’t accomplish my goal, I finished a book I had started before the challenge, finished one complete book from the…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Ellie’s Best Beach Vacation Ever By Elle and Marci Fair
ELLIE’S BEST BEACH VACATION EVER The Amazing Adventures of Ellie the Elephant #4 By: Elle Fair and Marci Fair Published: November 16, 2015 Publisher: Pacochel Press Elle Fair and her mother have created another fun story to add to THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF ELLIE THE ELEPHANT series. I previously reviewed ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL,…
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