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: The Gratitude Diaries By Janice Kaplan
THE GRATITUDE DIARIES How a Year Looking on the Bring Side Can Transform Your Life By: Janice Kaplan Published: August 18, 2015 Publisher: Dutton Non-Fiction Can choosing gratitude really change how you live your life? Janice Kaplan thinks so. Over the course of a year, Kaplan decided to change her thinking and rather than choosing…
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 Book Review: Brown Girl Dreaming By Jacqueline Woodson
BROWN GIRL DREAMING By: Jacqueline Woodson Published: August 28, 2014 Publisher: Nancy Paulson Books Nonfiction/Memoir/Poetry When you see a book full of these stickers on the cover, you know it must be something great. I snagged it during our school’s Scholastic Book Sale this fall and figured I could read it and so could our…
Read More Bookroo National Reading Month Reading Challege – #Bookroo30for30
I previously told you about this great children’s book subscription service called Bookroo. You can see all about that post, HERE. Today, I’m sharing about this awesome Reading Challenge Bookroo is offering in celebration of March being National Reading Month. This is a great way to get your kids to read for 30 minutes every day …
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,…
Read More Children’s Book Review: The Knowing Book By Rebecca Kai Dotlich
THE KNOWING BOOK By: Rebecca Kai Dotlich Illustrated by: Matthew Cordell Published: February 23, 2016 Publisher: Boyds Mills Press Non-Fiction In this inspirational book, a young rabbit is looking for wisdom from the world around him. He learns that following paths will take you anywhere, but it is up to you which path you choose.…
Read More Book Review: The Widow By Fiona Barton
THE WIDOW: A Novel By: Fiona Baron Published: February 16, 2016 Publisher: Berkley NAL Fiction/Mystery/Suspense Jean Taylor is the widow. She was the wife of Glen Taylor who happened to step off the curb right into a bus and was killed instantly. But that isn’t the story. The story is who Glen Taylor was before…
Read More Children’s Book Review: When I Grow Up I Want to Be…a Good Person By Wigu Publishing
WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE…A GOOD PERSON Publisher: Wigu Publishing Published: December 22, 2015 Fiction with a Lesson “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” Desmond Tutu I immediately knew I was going to love this book based…
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