Quick Lit: Mini Reviews of Some Recent Reads – March 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 need…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Questions and Answers for Kids By Scott Bowen
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR KIDS A Three-Year Journal for Kids with Inspirational Bible Verses By: Scott Bowen Published: February 18, 2018 Publisher: Freely Give Co Non-Fiction/Journal If you asked an eight-year-old if they would want to live with their parents after college, I bet you would get a totally different answer looking back ten years…
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…
Read More Children’s Book Review: 1,000 Facts About the White House By Sarah Wassner Flynn
1,000 FACTS ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE By: Sarah Wassner Flynn Published: September 26, 2017 Publisher: National Geographic Children’s Books Non-Fiction In celebration of President’s Day this week, I’m featuring a book that gives you a personal tour inside the White House. This book is full of interesting facts, history, secrets related to privacy, and funny…
Read More Quick Lit: Mini Reviews of Some Recent Reads – February 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 Children’s Book Review: Our Story Begins By Elissa Brent Weissman
OUR STORY BEGINS Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They Wrote and Drew as Kids Edited by: Elissa Brent Weissman Published: July 4, 2017 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Non-Fiction I have a daughter who loves to write. In fact, just a few weeks ago, she showed me…
Read More Books that Came in January 2018
Well, it has been so good to get back to regular reading. I have been making the time to read whether I am at home in my favorite chair, riding in the van to a ball game, waiting for an appointment, or during my lunch. I always have a book going on my phone, on…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Somebunny Loves Me By Parry Gripp
SOMEBUNNY LOVES ME By: Parry Gripp Published: December 26, 2017 Publisher: National Geographic Children’s Books Non-Fiction I have never heard of Parry Gripp before but I have heard of his “Raining Tacos” song. Gripp writes this sweet story for kids about loving our pets and how to care for them. His poems share the love…
Read More Book Review: Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving By Julia Samuel
GRIEF WORKS Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving By: Julia Samuel Published: January 16, 2018 Publisher: Scribner Non-Fiction Julia Samuel is a bereavement expert in the United Kingdom. She has spent 25 years working as a grief counselor. She was also a dear friend of Princess Diana and is young Prince George’s Godmother. Because death…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Just Joking Jumbo from National Geographic Kids
JUST JOKING JUMBO 1,000 Giant Jokes and 1,000 Funny Photos Add up to Big Laughs Published: October 17, 2017 Publisher: National Geographic Children’s Books Non-Fiction A thousand jokes may seem like a lot of jokes, but this book is sure to keep your kids interested for a long time and keep them supplied with endless…
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