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February 14, 2018
Refuge Cove by Janet Dailey. The New Americana Series. Book Review.
Refuge Cove is a 291 page romance. This gentle suspense love story is for adults and young adults. Emma, lonely schoolteacher, has been tricked into leaving her home and career, travelling to Alaska, and entering a sham of a marriage by a con artist named Boone. When his evil intentions become clear, Emma sets his … Continue reading Refuge Cove by Janet Dailey. The New Americana Series. Book Review.
February 11, 2018
Recycled Sundays – You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone
Happy Valentine’s Day. Here’s hoping all your friends, lovers, and family members have a warm, cheery day free of colds, accidents and phobias – especially koro. I first learned about koro from Omni magazine, a highly respected and forward-looking science publication which occasionally runs a small article on unusual phobias. There appeared a couple of … Continue reading Recycled Sundays – You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone
February 9, 2018
Silly Scientists Take a Tip-Toe with the Tadpoles by Lindsey Craig. Illustrated by Ying Hui Tan. Book Review.
The silly scientists are a bizarre variety of aliens. Their mission is to ensure Taddy the tadpole hatches from an egg, develops into a tadpole, and then into a frog. This is a wild and fantastical book for children who enjoy extensive zany detail while they learn a little about animals. The pages are … Continue reading Silly Scientists Take a Tip-Toe with the Tadpoles by Lindsey Craig. Illustrated by Ying Hui Tan. Book Review.
February 6, 2018
Little Pencil Finds His Forever Friends: A Rhyming Pencil Grip Picture Book by Christine Calabrese. Illustrated by Maria Victoria Flores. Book review.
I always feel a bit of trepidation when I get a rhyming book to review. It is so difficult to write well and too many people attempt it who have otherwise never written in rhyme since grade school. Happily, Calabrese succeeds with this charming little story. The pencil is sad because everyone else seems to … Continue reading Little Pencil Finds His Forever Friends: A Rhyming Pencil Grip Picture Book by Christine Calabrese. Illustrated by Maria Victoria Flores. Book review.
February 4, 2018
Recycled Sundays – Movie Magic
Movies, films, moving pictures, flicks, motion pictures, whatever you choose to call them, have had a tremendous impact on this century. When Eadweard Muybridge set up twenty-four cameras to photograph a horse race in 1873, I’m sure he did not anticipate generations of screamers, weepers, groaners, and neckers would follow this new entertainment/artform. In 1889, … Continue reading Recycled Sundays – Movie Magic
February 1, 2018
New Gifts for Valentines Day
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January 30, 2018
Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf Who Loved Cookies by Bonnie Ferrante
A new video for all kids. Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf Who Loved Cookies by Bonnie Ferrante Little Red Riding Hook packed a basket of cookies to bring to her grandmother for a surprise. RED: I’m not sure I remember which way to go. I think it’s this way. A wolf peeked out from … Continue reading Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf Who Loved Cookies by Bonnie Ferrante
January 29, 2018
Brandon Makes Jiǎo Zi (餃子) by Eugenia Chu. Book Review.
It is great to see more books bridging different cultures. Eugenia Chu has written a picture book about Brandon, a boy of Chinese heritage, who makes a heritage food with his grandmother and then gives it his own special touch. Brandon is a gleeful and active little boy who loves working with his grandmother in … Continue reading Brandon Makes Jiǎo Zi (餃子) by Eugenia Chu. Book Review.
January 28, 2018
Recycled Sundays – No New Memories
I wrote a blog on how I have been suffering with memory loss in recent years. Imagine my surprise to learn about a man who makes me look like someone with a photographic memory. I have never met him, just read about him as KH. But, even if I had, he wouldn’t remember me. If … Continue reading Recycled Sundays – No New Memories
January 26, 2018
The Trick to Being Fearless by Sally Huss. Book Review.
Everyone has fears. The way adults cope with fears and the way children cope is different. The approach in this book seems feasible for young children and could be a useful tool for them to cope on their own. The little boy in the story, Josiah, “was afraid of everything, but mostly he was afraid … Continue reading The Trick to Being Fearless by Sally Huss. Book Review.
