A Letter to My Mom has given me a solution. Each year, I struggle to try to figure what to get my Mom for Christmas. She’s impossible to shop for, and I never have any idea what to get. Since I know that she loves to read, I know that she’ll enjoy this touching book. […]
Books
The Girl Who Saved Christmas
As Christmas approaches, there are so many traditional stories for children to choose. The Girl Who Saved Christmas is a lovely twist on the traditional Night Before Christmas tale. Written by William Thomas Thach and illustrated by Richard Bernal this lovely Christmas story follows Molly and her pet mouse Mr. Nibbles through their Christmas Eve. […]
Welcome to the Symphony
Welcome to the Symphony will introduce your child to classical music. Music has always been a huge part of my life and I’ve tried to share my love of music with the kids. Both of them went on in high school to play a variety of different musical instruments. I like to think that exposing […]
Love or Justice by Rachel Mannino
Laurie Shelton is the only person alive who can identify Hawaii’s most notorious mob boss… After stumbling into a deadly kidnapping, Laurie’s life is in grave danger, and it falls to US Marshal Dante Stark to keep her safe until she testifies against Kaimi Quamboa—assuming he can be captured. Dante knows he’ll lose his job […]
The Labyrinth Wall
The Labyrinth Wall: Read Amazon Best-Seller, Reader’s Favorite 5 Star rated, Dante Rossetti Award 2014 Finalist novel, The Labyrinth Wall, the first book in the Obsidian Series. Imagine a story set in an epic fantasy world like The Hobbit with a dark dystopian feel (and it is written to be a quick read like The […]
I’m Happy for You Book Review
It’s hard not to compare yourself to others in today’s world of social media. We’re bombarded daily by photos of our friends’ vacations, the remodeling they’re doing to their bathroom, or all the weight they’ve lost. We’re not the only ones that have to deal with comparisons. Our children see their friends grades, party invitations, […]
Breadwinners Graphic Novel
While both kids enjoyed reading, my son started off a bit slower than my daughter did. He was always more drawn to the pictures than the actual story. I found that an easy way to get him more interested in reading was to introduce him to graphic novels. A product was provided for this feature. […]
The Midwife of Bethlehem by Shad Driggs
The Midwife of Bethlehem Author: Shad Driggs ISBN-13: Genre: Fiction, Children’s Release: November 14, 2015 Publisher: The Cadence Group 32 pages Rebecca, the midwife of Bethlehem, is used to having her days and nights interrupted to help deliver babies. After all, she’s nearly delivered all of the children born in the small town for 14 […]
Brave Girls by Stacey Radin, PsyD
Brave Girls by Stacey Radin “is a must-read for anyone interested in what we can do now to unleash the spirit of courageous freedom we need to create a more egalitarian society.” -Stewart D. Friedman, Wharton professor and author of Leading the Life You Want and Total Leadership Raising children isn’t easy. As I look […]
Influential Women in History
There are many influential women in history and no list could possibly cover them all. Check out my reading list. I’m not sure there are many women who haven’t felt sometimes that being a man would be easier. I don’t hear as much about women’s rights today as I have read about historically. Influential Women […]