Friday Finds | May 29, 2020 - where you'll find book suggestions, recipes, blog highlights, and fun projects for the entire family. This week I found so many things I wanted to share with you, I had to save some for next week. Needless to say, I fell down a rabbit hole or two... ahem, I'm talking about you Pinterest! To view the books on Amazon, please click the picture, title link, or the shop now buttons at the […]
Author Spotlight - Paul Breau is an award-winning writer from Vancouver, British Columbia. He writes coming of age, middle-grade stories that feature smart, funny, and authentic characters dealing with challenging situations. Today I'm featuring two of his books, Siarra Jones: Skating into Trouble and Jake Murphy: The Karate Choke. Paul was kind enough to answer a few interview questions for me. Please read on to discover more about this charming author. ******************** Click on any picture, highlighted title, or shop […]
Review: Carl Goes to Mouse World Is a delightful book that children will enjoy. But I think adults will love it even more, as they will catch all the innuendo about "Mouse World." The book is ultimately about friendship, family, and acceptance. Title: Carl Goes to Mouse World Author: RJ Richards Publisher: Independently published Genres: Children's Literary Fiction Print Length: 212 pages Cover Artist: Don Weaver ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Click on any picture, highlighted title, or shop now […]
Review: The Traveling Trunk series by Missy Tarantino is a set of five delightful books teaching children and adults about the customs of other countries. Travel to these countries is via a magical trunk belonging to Carla's retired flight attendant grandmother. Isn't this a fun, unique theme for these books? "Jeopardy James," says the best way to learn about anything is to start with a children's book! Author: Missy Tarantino Publisher: Honeybee Publishing; LLC Genres: Children's Chapter Books, […]
I am pleased to share my review of Foiled by Carey Fessler with you. This is such an entertaining book, I couldn't wait to share it with you. Foiled is listed as a children's middle-grade book but it is certainly entertaining for all ages. Foiled by Carey Fessler Amazon Synopsis: Two best friends. A Top Secret incident. A souvenir. A wild cross-state adventure. It’s 1947 on a U.S. Army base near Roswell, New Mexico, and eleven-year-old Kate’s friend and neighbor, […]