HOLIDAY ROAD TRIP TIME IS UPON US! YIKES. Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? MY MEMORIES & BOOK REVIEW Every summer my parents, two brothers, our ‘weenie’ dog, Poppy, and I would pile into our lemon yellow station wagon and made an excursion from our home in California to visit […]
“Christmas at Harrington’s” by Melody Carlson ~ Book Review :)
HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS John Cottam told me about this book and I’m so glad he did. If anyone is feeling down this Season, here is a book that will lift the spirits and offer that special feeling that there can always be HOPE around the corner, sometimes where you would never have thought to […]
Nim’s Island & Nim at Sea ~ Book Reviews
FIVE HEARTS ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ < Grades 2 – 5 and everyone! Fantasy! Probable and very improbable adventure on an Island! In her own little-big world , Nim takes on danger on her own when her scientist dad leaves her alone while he studies plankton. But she’s not really alone. She has her friends iguana and […]
Blondie McGhee bk 1~ MG Book Review – Empowering
FOUR HEARTS ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ At Your Service!: Blondie McGhee Detective Series: funny Detective Mystery Series for 9-12 Year Old Girls While reading Blondie McGhee, I felt a yearning for the me as the young girl that would have loved this book. I know it would have incited the detective bug and I would […]
Cleopatra in Space – (3 bk series) ~ Book Review – Fun!
FOUR HEARTS ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ANCIENT MEETS FUTURE IN THIS FUN SPACE ADVENTURE SERIES FOR KIDS! My ten year old granddaughter loved this book which sparked her imagination. Fun fantasy (with a hint of a historical twist) in an age appropriate (G 3 – 5), easy to read graphic novel. “A funny, action-packed graphic […]
The Terrible Two (3 Book Series) ~ Book Review – Hilarious!
FIVE HEARTS ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ “Ha ha ha ha ha!“ That was me reading these books! I loved the first book, The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett, Jory John and had to read book 2, The Terrible Two Get Worse. So clever and entertaining with values without shouting them at you with a […]