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Palacio, R.J. Wonder. Book Review.

The first time I saw the odd cover of this book, my brow furrowed and I turned away. Then I kept hearing about it on social media. When I finally picked it up I was hoping the over 400 pages would be worth my time. It was. And more. August is a 10-year-old child born […]

Make Learning Fun

Set it to music and you can teach a child anything. Here’s an example of my strategy featured in my book “Sing the Planets.” http://youtu.be/KI8rDdcRrd8

Biggs, Brian. Everything Goes. Stop! Go! A Book of Opposites. Book Review.

This is a cute concept book, clear and uncluttered. Each pair of opposites is presented on a double page spread. The first page says slow and has a man on a bicycle. The second says fast and has a racing car. All the pictures are cartoon and brightly colored. The other concepts are up and […]

Author Etiquette for Contacting Book Bloggers

Originally posted on Tricia Drammeh:
Hello, everyone! It’s me again with another��author advice post. Warning: This post isn’t for everyone. If you’re an author who finds etiquette posts tiresome, this post isn’t for you. If you’re already an expert on book marketing, this post will probably seem pretty basic, but I hope you’ll��read on and…

Church, Caroline Jayne. Good night, I Love You. Book Review.

I did not want to return this board book to the library because my one-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter loved it so much. I plan to buy a copy for her. The cute double page spread colored illustrations feature a little boy with his teddy bear and a little girl with her bunny as they prepare for bed. […]

Gibbs, Edward. Little Bee. Book Review.

It may take several readings for a young toddler to understand that this board book is a circular story. It follows the pattern of The Stonecutter and the Mountain. The board book begins with a little bee fleeing for its life. It is being chased by a hungry frog. But then we see the frog […]

Ferrante, Bonnie. Sing the Planets (I’ll Remember That)

NEW RELEASE Here is an active way to learn the order of the planets and have fun doing it. Children learn quicker and retain information longer, the more different learning styles are involved. This book uses music, rhyme, singing, pictures and movement to help students learn the order of the planets, the meanings of their […]

Yoder, David. Build a Backyard Frog Habitat: The Quick and Easy Guide to Build a Small Container Frog Pond in a Weekend. Book Review.

This book is actually written for the parents. It tells, step-by-step how to make a pond, with your child, for frogs in your backyard. After reading the instructions, I’m not sure what will stop the pond from becoming choked with algae. Having had a fishpond in the past, I know an ecosystem requires a delicate […]

Interview with H. Leighton Dickson – Author

Hello Heather. It’s great to have you here. I’ve enjoyed your books so much. Could you give us an overview of your Tales of the Upper Kingdom series? Sure! The ���Elevator Pitch��� would be ���Game of Thrones meets Planet of the Apes, dressed up as a Japanese Anime!��� It���s a post-apocalyptic saga that reads like […]

Dickson, H. Leighton. To Walk in the Way of Lions: Book 2. Book Review.

This book is a completion of the first in the series To Journey in the Year of the Tiger, which I reviewed on Monday. They must be read in order. Read the review (January 25, 3015) of the first book to have an understanding of the basis of this novel. https://bferrante.wordpress.com/2015/... In the sequel, Dickson […]