Friday Finds! – 22 April 2022 | Bestsellers – Indie Authors -PB Cup Brownies – Keto Egg Drog Soup – Texas Cowboy Stew – Blog Roundup – Paper Quilling
Hello & welcome to the 22 April 2022, Friday Finds
I hope you enjoy today’s Friday Finds. I know I had a blast searching far and wide for all these goodies.
Happy Earth Day to you! Leave a comment to let me know how you celebrate Earth Day. I try to make it a year-round activity.
It’s also National Jelly Bean Day! These are my favorite jelly beans!
Have a great day and be sure to say hi in the comment section below. That works magic on my stats … and my heart!
Friday Finds | 22 April 2022 | Author News
The Author of the Week feature is back as long as there is interest. If you would like to be featured, simply leave me a comment below to let me know.
Do you have a new book releasing soon, a special promotion coming up, or any other news of your author-life I can share with my readers?
Jenny & Kerri were the winners of digital copies of The Journey of Artemis: Exodus by Lamonte Louis in the raffle from that review.
We finally have a winner of the giveaway for a signed copy of Scoochie’s Adoption Story by Tom Tracy. Audrey was notified and most importantly, claimed her prize!
Jessica Adams is integrating her skills as an Occupational Therapist into her author skills and created a new freebie that goes along with a new product she created.
Friday Finds | 22 April 2022 | Books
From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author—a funny, joyful, brilliantly perceptive journey deep into one Baltimore family’s foibles, from a boyfriend with a red Chevy in the 1950s up to a longed-for reunion with a grandchild in our pandemic present.
The Garretts take their first and last family vacation in the summer of 1959. They hardly ever leave home, but in some ways, they have never been farther apart. Mercy has trouble resisting the siren call of her aspirations to be a painter, which means less time keeping house for her husband, Robin. Their teenage daughters, steady Alice and boy-crazy Lily could not have less in common. Their youngest, David, is already intent on escaping his family’s orbit, for reasons none of them understand. Yet, as these lives advance across decades, the Garretts’ influences on one another ripple ineffably but unmistakably through each generation.
Full of heartbreak and hilarity, French Braid is classic Anne Tyler: a stirring, uncannily insightful novel of tremendous warmth and humor that illuminates the kindnesses and cruelties of our daily lives, the impossibility of breaking free from those who love us, and how close—yet how unknowable—every family is to itself.
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Thank you, Mama by Linda Meeker
TikTok and viral video star Grey (@greyandmama) says “Thank you, Mama!” to healthy foods in this picture book that teaches gratitude, manners, and the joy of sharing meals with those we love.
We all want to raise happy eaters who enjoy trying new foods, mealtimes with family, and being thankful. That’s why so many parents love Linda Meeker’s charming videos of her son Grey saying “Thank you, Mama!” With colorful illustrations that capture a child’s daily snacks and mealtimes, Thank You, Mama will delight parents and kids alike as it follows a little boy exploring different foods—from vegetables to sushi—and trying to pick his favorite.
This playful picture book for 3- to 7-year-olds
- encourages children to try new foods and become happy, healthy eaters
- honors the bond between parent and child
- models respect, manners, and thankfulness
- builds vocabulary and prereading skills with colorful food illustrations paired with words for each item
This debut children’s book from TikTok and Instagram stars Grey and Mama (@greyandmama, 7M followers) is the perfect story for
- Parents and grandparents who want to instill good habits and gratitude from a young age
- Any family eager to celebrate the love of food and family that develops over shared meals
- Baby showers, birthdays, holiday gift-giving, or to a little one scared to try new foods
This cheerful story about an adorable, curious, and kind child will have your kids saying “thank you”—and maybe even giving those peas a chance!
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From the wilds of western Oregon on the banks of the Snake River, young Jake Zane is offered a job he can’t refuse.
After locusts clean out his fields, Jake Zane must turn to hunting and trapping for survival. He can earn a decent wage—and potentially earn a fat bonus—if he can live to collect it…
Zane is compelled to sign on as a wagon and mule train guard into unchartered territory, from Oregon to gold rush San Francisco. All that’s between him and a bonus that will carry Jake and his family through another year are hundreds of savages, weather, a Sierra crossing, and wild animals on rugged trails. It’s get there with the cargo, or all is lost.
The Two Thousand Grueling Miles series is a true family adventure tale full of can’t put it down action.
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If you buy a Kindle book on Amazon you can usually add the Whispersync option for just a bit more money so you can pop back & forth between reading and listening.
Friday Finds | 22 April 2022 | Recipes
Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies
Peanut Butter Cup Crunch Brownies from scratch! Homemade Brownies are covered with peanut butter cups and then a delicious crunchy peanut butter chocolate coating for the ultimate rich peanut butter chocolate dessert recipe!
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An almost no-carb egg drop soup makes the perfect no-carb meal or no-carb dinner. Super filling and easy, this keto soup recipe is healthy, has 52 calories, and 0.6 net carbs. Gluten-free, paleo, and low carb too.
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Your son tells you his football buddies will stay for dinner, your daughter’s friends are over or your husband’s friends from work are watching a game and you need something that will feed a crowd and make them happy. This is the recipe for you! A no-fuss, big meal packed full of flavor that you can whip up in no time and with minimal effort, that can satisfy even a bunch of hungry teenage boys. This meal has everything. Meat, sausage, and veggies in a spicy mouth-watering sauce. The best part of, you only need to raid your pantry and freezer to make it.
Friday Finds | 22 April 2022 | Creatives
Paper Quilling has come a long way since I used to do this by hand. Check out this neat kit with all you need, including an electric Quilling tool!
Friday Finds | 22 April 2022 | Blog Roundup
What are your favorite blogs to visit? (aside from mine, of course! hahaha) I’m always looking for new ones to add to my faves. Here are a couple of my faves.
If you missed a book review in the past week, here’s an easy link to find them or click on the image & links below. There are giveaways ranging from gift cards to signed copies of books, and extras. Be sure you are entered before they expire.
Myracles in the Void by Wes Dyson (Myraverse #1) | Giveaway – Excerpt – Spotlight
Dread Wood by Jennifer Killick (Dread Wood #1) | Review – Ultimate Blog Tour
The Raven and the Pig (Celwyn #3) by Lou Kemp | Review – Excerpt – Author Guest Post
Kai the Dancing Butterfly by Crystal Z. Lee | Author Interview, Book Details, and 2 Giveaways
Gambling with Murder by Lida Sideris (A Southern California Mystery) | $20 Giveaway, Excerpt, Review
Thanks for reading this week. Peace & Love!
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Thanks for the opportunity. Happy Earth Day!
Thanks so much for including my author news! You’re the best!
I love Earth Day! I remember the Trash Clan from when I was in elementary school and I just always loved keeping things cleaned up and recycling. I have looked up the Trash Clan but sadly they no longer do that program.
Happy Earth Day to you too! Thank you for all your fascinating suggestions! I’ve heard the word but never knew what quilling means. Learn something every day! 🙂
Wow! Gina Rea. Another Friday Finds full of interesting books, food, crafts. I don’t know how you do it. Thanks!