Children’s Book Review: The True Spirit of Christmas By Dorothy Thurgood Manning
THE TRUE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS By: Dorothy Thurgood Manning Published: January 14, 2015 – Paperback September 20, 2015 – Hardcover Publisher: Loretta Kids’ Books Fiction I love Christmas books. I have one whole tub full of Christmas books that I love getting out and rereading with our kids each year. If you are looking to…
Read More Book Review: Kitchens of the Great Midwest By J. Ryan Stradal
KITCHENS OF THE GREAT MIDWEST A Novel By: J. Ryan Stradal Published: July 28, 2015 Publisher: Viking/Pamela Dorman Books Fiction J. Ryan Stadal has won the blue ribbon at the state fair with his first novel, KITCHENS OF THE GREAT MIDWEST. It is easily going to make my list of Favorite Books of 2015. I may…
Read More Books that Came My Way in August
Summer is officially over and I hate to admit that I didn’t read nearly as many books as I had hoped to. I rarely had time to myself and when I did have some free time, I seemed to spend it playing catch-up around the house. I also took a blogging break and that put…
Read More Book Review: Among the Ten Thousand Things By Julia Pierpont
AMONG THE TEN THOUSAND THINGS A Novel By: Julia Pierpont Published: July 7, 2015 Publisher: Random House Fiction First of all, I need to preface this review with the statement that I did not finish this book. I got to 67% of the way through and just couldn’t go any farther. That is very rare…
Read More Children's Book Review: Ellie Goes Back to School By Marci Fair
ELLIE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL The Amazing Adventures of Ellie the Elephant #3 By: Marci Fair, Elle Fair Published: May 21, 2015 Publisher: Pacochel Press Fiction With school starting in our area this week, I felt it was the perfect week to share with you this adorable story about two friends on the first day…
Read More Book Review: Remember Mia By Alexandra Burt
REMEMBER MIA By: Alexandra Burt Published: July 7, 2015 Publisher: Berkley Fiction/Suspense/Thriller If you have been part of the craze reading books like GONE GIRL and THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, you will definitely like Burt’s take on this gripping and suspenseful story of a mother and her baby. It’s not quite fair to say…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Oliver and Jumpy – Stories 16-18 By Werner Stejskal
OLIVER AND JUMPY Stories 16-18 By: Werner Stejskal Illustrated by: Maycee Ann Reyes (16-17) Marvin Alonso (18) Published: October 28, 2014 Publisher: Amazon Digital Services Fiction/Children’s Book eBook Only Werner Stejskal is very persuasive when it comes to asking for readers to read and review his books. He is obviously proud of his writing and…
Read More Books That Came My Way in July 2015
I haven’t accepted many books this summer because I’m trying to catch up on all the great books I received this spring. Plus I took a blogging and reviewing break to focus on family. I read three books on my vacation and am about done with two more. So there will be reviews coming. School…
Read More Children’s Bedtime Stories – National Book Lovers Day with Casper Mattresses
Reading to our kids has been important from Day One. Our oldest was read to every night before bed and then when our second son was born just a little over a year later, I had to make room on my lap for two. Of course, he was also hearing the stories while in the…
Read More Book Review: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
CIRCLING THE SUN By: Paula McLain Published: July 28, 2015 Publisher: Ballantine Books Historical Fiction CIRCLING THE SUN was one of the three books I took on vacation and read. I struggled between wanting to read more of the book and wanting to watch the scenery unfold outside my window. This fascinating story of Beryl…
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