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July 15, 2016
Internet Safety For Children
Originally posted on Rise and Fall of Parenthood:
The other month my 7 year old informed me that he had his own you tube channel. When I say I was gob smacked, that was an understatement. I wasn’t aware of it at all, and I was annoyed at myself for not noticing. I felt like…
The other month my 7 year old informed me that he had his own you tube channel. When I say I was gob smacked, that was an understatement. I wasn’t aware of it at all, and I was annoyed at myself for not noticing. I felt like…
July 14, 2016
Once Upon a Pond by Peter Simon. Book Review.
This is a nonfiction book about the decimation of a beautiful pond. Each spread is broken into three parts. On the left top page, in large dark type and simple vocabulary, Peter Simon tells the story of frog and his friends butterfly, turtle, fish, and dragonfly who live happy and productive lives in the pond. […]
July 13, 2016
5 Stars for Leya
A new five star review for Leah: Sphere of Vision Book 1. “This story I thoroughly enjoyed… As mother to a teenager I would be more than happy to hand this to them, and would say that there is nothing in there that would alarm me if a child/’tween’ of even as young as 11-12 […]
July 11, 2016
Once Upon a Memory by Nina Laden. Illustrated by Renata Liwska. Book Review.
This unusual, compelling, and poignant book will have you looking and thinking in a different way. It begins, “Does a feather remember it once was a bird? Does a book remember it once was a word? Does a chair remember it once was a tree?” There is a sense of wonder, and sometimes loss, to […]
July 9, 2016
Get Featured on My Blog
If you write books and would like to do an interview for my blog, let me know. In exchange, I would appreciate a little promotion of my work. If you would like your book reviewed, I will post the review on my blog, Amazon, Goodreads, and 2-3 other places. However, I am only accepting paper […]
July 7, 2016
Once Upon a Cloud by Rob D. Walker. Illustrated by Matt Mahurin. Book Review.
This is a book about imagination. On each page the author fantasizes about what clouds could be: cotton, exhaust from alien ships, drifting cities, mashed potatoes, whirling wind, cotton candy for giants, ice cream, puffs of smoke from Grandfather’s pipe, a monster, comfy cushions, Father Times’ beard, or dreams. The pictures are soft, blurred, and […]
June 30, 2016
Bad Boys Get Cookie! By Margie Palantini. Illustrated by Henry Cole.
Your child should be familiar with the original Gingerbread Boy story, Hansel and Gretel, and also have a good understanding of the big bad wolf character. In this book, two wolf brothers, Wally and Willie, volunteer to catch Mr. Baker’s runaway cookie. Misfortune follows them in much the way that it follows Wiley Coyote in pursuit […]
Little Free Library on Humber Street
Hi Everyone, Today’s my birthday and my wish has come true. I’m getting a “Little Free Library” to share with my community. Unfortunately, when we moved, I did a major purge of my fiction books so stocking it will be a challenge. If you have any books you are willing to donate, please let me […]
No Time to Read Aloud?
Just can’t find the time to read aloud to your child today? Put him/her near you while you work and turn on one of my FREE author read aloud videos. Rayne Shines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_liq... The Amida Tree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-76P_...
June 29, 2016
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch. Illustrated by Michael Martchenko. Book Review.
This has become a classic and for good reason. Munsch has written some awful books and some that will live long after he is gone. This is one of the latter. Elizabeth is going to marry prince named Ronald but a dragon carries him off and leaves her with nothing to wear but a paper […]
