Children’s Book Review: Twenty Yawns By Jane Smiley
TWENTY YAWNS By: Jane Smiley Illustrated by: Lauren Castillo Published: April 1, 2016 Publisher: Two Lions Fiction Jane Smiley, the well-known Iowa-educated author who has written award-winning novels, has now written her first children’s picture book. When our children were young, I loved books that were perfect for bedtime because reading was part of our…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Putter and the Red Car By Kate K. Lund
PUTTER AND THE RED CAR A Cross-Country Family Adventure By: Kate K. Lund Illustrated by Ana Maria Velicu Published: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Kate Lund Fiction Our family loves taking cross-country adventures and took a similar trek like the one Putter and his family took across the United States. Putter is the family dog, an…
Read More 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: 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 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…
Read More Books that Came My Way in January 2016
I’m back into a reading flow after finishing some great books during our Christmas getaway. I’ve done a lot better using spare minutes to read rather than waste time on my phone. I also have some books I’m really anxious to read which gives me a push to finish the ones I’m currently reading. I…
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