Children’s Book Review: Extreme Wildfire By Mark Thiessen
EXTREME WILDFIRE Smoke Jumpers, High-Tech Gear, Survival Tactics, and the extraordinary Science of Fire By: Mark Thiessen with Glen Phelan Published: August 30, 2016 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Non-Fiction Wildfires seem to be all over the nightly news in all parts of our country. Recently, the western part of our country dealt with losses of…
Read More Children's Book Review: Sweet Pea & Friends The SheepOver By John &Jennifer Churchman
SWEET PEA & FRIENDS: The SheepOver By: John and Jennifer Churchman Photo Illustrations by: John Churchman Published: December 8, 2015 Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Fiction I have always been a fan of books about sheep. We raised sheep while I was growing up and my very first pet was Lambie, a sheep…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Dining with Dinosaurs By National Geographic Kids
DINING WITH DINOSAURS A Tasty Guide to Mesozoic Munching Illustrated by: Hannah Bonner Published: September 20, 2016 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Non-Fiction This is THE book for children who love dinosaurs. Future Paleontologist in your house of any age? Get them this book. I learned so much and chuckled on every page. The writing is…
Read More Books that Came My Way in September 2016
I can’t believe it’s October. It’s my favorite month of the year! I just turned 44 this week and my husband’s birthday is at the end of the month. I love fall and the changing of the seasons. I love the crispness in the air and watching the leaves change before my eyes. Unfortunately, it…
Read More Children’s Book Review: If You Were Me and Live in Renaissance Italy/Elizabethan England by Carole P. Roman
IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN….RENAISSANCE ITALY By: Carole P. Roman Illustrated by: Silvia Brunetti Published: May 6, 2016 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Non-Fiction It has been awhile since I read anything about the Renaissance time period. I am aware of the number of artists that came out of that time but knew…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Ellie’s Fun Day at the Farm By Elle Fair and Marci Fair
ELLIE’S FUN DAY AT THE FARM The Amazing Adventures of Ellie the Elephant By: Elle Fair and Marci Fair Published: April 26, 2016 Publisher: Pacochel Press Fiction The newest addition to Ellie and Pudgy’s adventures takes them to the farm. I have previously shared their adventures to the beach and to school. Ellie the stuffed…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Emily the Astronaut: The Space Case By Colette Omans Nicoletta
EMILY THE ASTRONAUT The Space Case By: Colette Omans Nicoletta Published: February 27, 2014 Publisher: Beaver’s Pond Press Fictional Nonfiction This is one of those great children’s books that tells a fictional story while giving the reader nonfictional information about a topic. In this case, Emily dreams of being an astronaut and being the first…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Because of an Acorn By Lola M Schaefer and Adam Schaefer
BECAUSE OF AN ACORN By: Lola M. Schaefer and Adam Schaefer Illustrated by: Frann Preston-Gannon Published: August 2, 2016 Publisher: Chronicle Books Non-Fiction When I stop by my favorite independent bookstore, Next Page Books, I love perusing their children’s books. This one got my attention because I love nature books for kids. As I began…
Read More Books That Came My Way in August 2016
Where did August go? I feel like every night for the past month, I fell into bed and wondered where the day had gone. Most nights I went to bed feeling frustrated because I didn’t get the things done that I wanted to accomplish that day. These same thoughts go along with my reading as…
Read More Children’s Book Review: If You Were Me and Lived In Colonial America and The American West
IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN…COLONIAL AMERICA By: Carole P. Roman Illustrated by: Sarah Wright Published: April 28, 2016 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Non-Fiction Roman has expanded her IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN… series from cultures and countries to eras of time. This take-off from her original series is much more detailed…
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