Children’s books

Children’s Book Review: Space Boy and the Snow Monster By Dian Curtis Regan

SPACE BOY AND THE SNOW MONSTER By: Dian Curtis Regan Illustrated by: Robert Neubecker Published: October 10, 2017 Publisher: Boyds Mills Press Fiction If your child has a vivid imagination, then these Space Boy books will give him or her even more ideas for pretend play. Niko’s spaceship is buried in the snow so he takes…
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Children’s Book Review: Aliens Get the Sniffles Too Ahh-Choo! By Katy S. Duffield

ALIENS GET THE SNIFFLES TOO! AHHH-CHOO! By: Katy S. Duffield Illustrated by: K.G. Campbell Published: November 7, 2017 Publisher: Candlewick Press Fiction – Picture Book There has been a nasty bug going through our school lately. Kids are dropping fast and if the bug hasn’t hit your child’s daycare or school yet…it will. When our…
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Books that Came in November 2017

Oh, my! Time is flying! I can’t believe Christmas is 14 days away and I have just 10 days left in the classroom. It will be a whirlwind the next few weeks with concerts, basketball games and trying to squeeze in Christmas shopping. I’m sure reading will be limited as I seem to have all…
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Children’s Book Reviews: Weird But True! Christmas By National Geographic Kids

WEIRD BUT TRUE! CHRISTMAS 300 Festive FActs to Light Up the Holidays Publisher: National Geographic Kids Published: September 12, 2017 Non-Fiction Click HERE and purchase this book for your child’s stocking! It’s the perfect size for stockings and will keep your child reading during your holiday break which your child’s teacher will love! These WEIRD…
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Children’s Book Review: Ronaldo The Reindeer Flying Academy By Maxine Sylvester

RONALDO The Reindeer Flying Academy By: Maxine Sylvester Published: December 16, 2015 Publisher: Amazon Digital Services Fiction/Juvenile Fiction Get your kids in the Christmas spirit by reading this fresh take on the reindeer getting ready for the season at the North Pole. Ronaldo just wants to join the flying reindeer and has been training for…
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Children’s Book Review: Bookroo Picture Book Subscription and Discount Code

Bookroo is a monthly children’s book subscription curated, wrapped, and delivered for the child in your life. Nurture a love a reading by giving a gift of board books, picture books, or junior books for that 7-10 year old. I first featured Bookroo just over two years ago and I am still just as thrilled…
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Children’s Book Review: How to Ace the National Geographic Bee By Stephen F. Cunha

HOW TO ACE THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE By: Stephen F. Cunha Published: Publisher: National Geographic Non-Fiction This week was Geography Awareness Week. I can’t think of a better way to bring awareness about Geography then to highlight this book. From National Geographic: Each year more than 100,000 Americans actively participate in Geography Awareness Week (GeoWeek).…
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Children’s Book Review: Weird but True Know-It-All Us Presidents By Brianna Dumont

WEIRD BUT TRUE KNOW-IT-ALL U.S. PRESIDENTS By: Brianna Dumont Illustrated by: Adrian Lubbers Published: July 4, 2017 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Non-Fiction Even though we didn’t have a Presidential election this month, it’s still a good time to share a  fabulous book about the U.S. Presidents, past and present. These WEIRD BUT TRUE books are…
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Books that Came in October 2017

October has been a month full of blessings for me and our family. Both my husband and I celebrated our birthdays with family and friends this month. Our son Patrick finished his high school cross country career at the State of Iowa Cross Country Meet. He medaled, finishing 13th in 3A and with his personal…
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Children’s Book Review: Pepe Builds A Nest By Theodore Jerome Cohen

PEPE BUILDS A NEST  An Illustrated Storybook By: Theodore Jerome Cohen Published: January 6, 2017 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Fiction It’s time for Pepe the Penguin to build a nest for his family to begin to grow. Building the nest is hard work, gathering stones from the shore and moving them into a circle…
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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