Children’s books

Book Review: Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold By Iain Reading

KITTY HAWK AND THE CURSE OF THE YUKON GOLD Kitty Hawk Flying Detective Agency #1 By: Iain Reading Published: December 3, 2012 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Fiction/YA/Mystery If you have an independent, spunky tween that is looking for a new series to read, this Kitty Hawk series might just be for them. Kitty Hawk…
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Children’s Book Review: Science Encyclopedia from National Geographic

SCIENCE ENCYCLOPEDIA Atom Smashing, Food Chemistry, Animals, Space, and More! Published: October 11, 2016 Publisher: National Geographic Non-Fiction Everything you ever wanted to know about Science is in this book. Nothing was left out and the photography is absolutely amazing. This is National Geographic at its best….taking a subject and sharing everything possible in an…
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Children’s Book Review: How Things Work By T. J. Resler

HOW THINGS WORK Discover Secrets and Science Behind Bounce Houses, Hovercraft, Robotics, and Everything in Between.  By: T.J. Resler Published: October 25, 2016 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Non-Fiction Does your child love to take things apart to see how they work? Do they constantly ask why or how something is made or created? Do you…
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Books that Came in December 2016

I can’t even believe that December is gone. Just like that, it’s 2017 and like most of you, I am wondering where the last few weeks have gone. It was a crazy busy month with concerts and basketball games and then finally Christmas celebrations. I still had some books show up in my mailbox and…
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Children’s Book Review: Brave Little Finn By John and Jennifer Churchman

BRAVE LITTLE FINN Sweet Pea & Friends By: John and Jennifer Churchman Published: October 4, 2016 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Fiction In October, I reviewed the first book by the Churchman’s titled THE SHEEPOVER. I adored this sweet story of friendship and the amazing photography on each page. To see my review,…
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Children’s Book Review: Footloose By Kenny Loggins

FOOTLOOSE By: Kenny Loggins Illustrated by: Tim Bowers Published: October 11, 2016 Publisher: MoonDance Press Fiction Growing up in the 80’s, I was a huge fan of Footloose. I have watched it countless times, made my kids watch it and can quote most of the movie. When I heard Kenny Loggins was putting out a…
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Children’s Book Review: Tales from the Arabian Nights By Donna Jo Napoli

A story collection full of folk tales and adventures to delight children's imaginations.
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Children’s Book Review: Rise of the Lioness By Bradley Hague

RISE OF THE LIONESS Restoring A Habitat and its Pride on The Liuwa Plains By: Bradley Hague Published: September 13, 2016 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Non-Fiction In a tiny country in Africa where people live in huts, the population of lions was reduced to just one….a female lion appropriately named, Lady. Through war and severe…
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Children’s Book Reviews: How the Grandmas and Grandpas Saved Christmas Book II and Book III By Richard J. Gausselin

HOW THE GRANDMAS AND GRANDPAS SAVED CHRISTMAS AGAIN Book II By: Richard J. Gausselin Published: November 14, 2015 Publisher: Outskirts Press Fiction Santa has returned to the North Pole after another successful Christmas Eve trip around the world delivering gifts to all the boys and girls. He couldn’t have done it all without the help…
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Books that Came in November 2016

I have received so much great advice in relation to my reading life. From bloggers to friends to business experts the tips and suggestions have truly been helpful. I appreciate every piece of it and am really taking them all to heart. I’ve implemented some changes already. But with the holiday season, I’m truly going…
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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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