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August 6, 2020
Toy Review – Spuzzle Game by Disney
“The crazy racing puzzle game” Frozen by Disney Two to four player build the characters Anna, Elsa, Hans, Olaf, and Kristoff containing four puzzle pieces each. Players take turns blindly picking up puzzle pieces. Duplicates are left behind. For added fun a player can occasionally put back an opponent’s piece. Once a four piece character … Continue reading Toy Review – Spuzzle Game by Disney
July 31, 2020
Bathtime for Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli. Illustrations by Pat Schories. Book review.
The Biscuit series of books are classed as “I can read!”. They are perfect for very beginning readers. Biscuit is an adorable puppy who does the kinds of things real dogs do. In this story, he resists getting into the bath. The little girl wants Biscuit to get into that tub but he wants to … Continue reading Bathtime for Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli. Illustrations by Pat Schories. Book review.
May 9, 2020
The Velveteen Rabbit
With parents looking for things to do with their at home children, I decided to provide a free reading of The Velveteen Rabbit with Illustrations. Read in its entirety, this classic story is sure to resonate with young and old alike. This story of love and devotion between a toy rabbit and the boy who … Continue reading The Velveteen Rabbit
July 26, 2019
Pirate Smells – Interactive Fun for the Whole Family
Purchase link Hours of things to do with this book: Read the story. Enjoy Pirate’s adventures and the child’s imaginings, Before reading the answer, try to guess the source of the smell from the close-up pictures that represent Pirate’s viewpoint. Write and draw your answer to the question about Pirate’s last adventure. At the back … Continue reading Pirate Smells – Interactive Fun for the Whole Family
June 5, 2019
Food Fun
As you may have noticed, I have been focusing more on making videos and writing than on reviewing books. This is temporary as I am focusing on my creative projects before Parkinson’s makes them impossible. It is becoming a more difficult struggle and so I am feeling a time constraint. However, I am still open … Continue reading Food Fun
May 15, 2019
Fairy in Waiting by Sophie Kinsella. Illustrated by Marta Kissi. Book Review.
This popular humor writer now has two children’s books. Both feature a girl whose mother is a fairy and father is a mortal. This isn’t your typical fairy story however, as she uses a computerized wand and presents herself as a normal woman most of the time. The husband is reminiscent of the early Bewitched … Continue reading Fairy in Waiting by Sophie Kinsella. Illustrated by Marta Kissi. Book Review.
April 29, 2019
Pushball A Game That’s Tasty to Eat! by Thomas Leavey. Illustrated by John Buck. Book review.
I procrastinated reviewing this book for quite some time because I was unsure what to say about it. I read it a few times to my granddaughter and solicited feedback from others. The storyline is quite peculiar. A duck tries to get a groundhog to play Pushball with a giant ball. The groundhog dislikes … Continue reading Pushball A Game That’s Tasty to Eat! by Thomas Leavey. Illustrated by John Buck. Book review.
March 14, 2019
The Gatsby Kids and the Outlaw of Sherwood by Brian Michaud. Book Review.
This is the first book in a series of time traveling adventures. Three Gatsby siblings, the youngest in the 6th grade, are targets of some pretty extreme bullying at school. As a retired teacher, it horrifies me that anything so obvious could be happening but I’m sure it does somewhere. The three kids stick together … Continue reading The Gatsby Kids and the Outlaw of Sherwood by Brian Michaud. Book Review.
March 8, 2019
Toy Review – 48 Lego Compatible Homecoming Community Figures
Durability Four stars. They are made out of hard plastic. Only time will tell if the paint is durable or not. Play quality Three stars. A big part of the fun of Lego characters is taking them apart and creating new characters. My granddaughter loves to switch heads, bodies, capes and accessories. Unfortunately, these are … Continue reading Toy Review – 48 Lego Compatible Homecoming Community Figures
February 27, 2019
New Lego Movie
Does your child love Lego movies? Be sure to check out my latest. Click below to watch. Check out the nine other Lego videos as well. Lost in London The Snow Queen Cinderella and more Advertisements
