East Texas Mom Finding Humor in Parenting
My sister just hit her third trimester this week and we are all talking baby talk right about now. My son is really getting interested in his new cousin and he is talking to my sister’s tummy and asking when she is coming. He has hit a bit of a baby streak at home and… read more »
Isabella and Penelope by Maggie Grinnell A Story of Parental Loss Isabella is a young girl who loses her father in a tragic accident. She has such a close connection with her dad that she decided not to speak for 2 years. Then she encounters Penelope, a pink caterpillar who changes her life forever. Purchase… read more »
The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson Everyone knows how all those fairy tales go. The princess gets beautiful, nabs her prince, falls instantly in love, lives happily ever after and leaves her evil stepsisters in the dust. But what happens when you’re the ugly stepsister and your obnoxiously perfect—read pretty, smart, and, worst… read more »
Vicky Finds a Valentine by Emlyn Chand Review: Valentine's Day is right around the corner and every year, I have to explain to my boy about giving Valentine's cards. He has loved seeing all of the red, pink, and white in the stores and tells me he wants to buy all of it… read more »
Tommy Goes Trick-or-Treating by Emlyn Chand Review: How did you teach your children about trick-or-treating? You know, it is a little strange that we teach our children about stranger danger and never to take candy from strangers, but then we take them out trick-or-treating where they are asking strangers for candy… That is… read more »
Davey the Detective by Emlyn Chand Review: Birds, birds, birds! We have been reading so much about Emlyn Chand's birds lately that we are turning into Bird Brains ourselves! We are having so much fun with these great stories and they are all in ebook form so we can look at them on my laptop… read more »
Escucha Means Listen by Talia Aikens-Nuñez Review: Since my boy loves reading so much, and because he is becoming just as tech-savvy as me, we have been enjoying more and more ebooks, as well as holding on to our favorite paper books as well. Although he could probably hear the same story over and over for weeks on… read more »
Honey the Hero by Emlyn Chand Review: Reading time in my house is a treasured time, but lately it has all been about the birds. Emlyn Chand's birds, actually… I introduced you to my boy's favorite bird, the penguin with Emlyn's book, Courtney Saves Christmas, and then recently we looked at a peppy peacock named… read more »
Poppy the Proud by Emlyn Chand Review: Last month, I introduced you to Emlyn Chand with her book, Courtney Saves Christmas, and I am happy to bring to you another great story. This time, the beautiful bird we get to know is Poppy, a peacock. Poppy is, like all peacocks, proud of his colors… read more »
Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen & Christmas at Sea Pines Cottage by Sally Smith O'Rourke {Book Blast & Amazon Giveaway} – Ends 12/23 Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen Was Mr. Darcy real? Is time travel really possible? For pragmatic Manhattan artist Eliza Knight the answer to both questions is absolutely, Yes! And Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley Farms,… read more »
Goddess Girls #9 – Pandora the Curious Is Pandora about to open up a box of trouble? One of the few mortals at Mount Olympus Academy, Pandora is famous for her mega quizzical nature—not that she thinks there’s anything wrong with being curious, of course! Her curiosity kicks into high gear when a godboy named… read more »
Poseidon and the Sea of Fury A young Poseidon must triumph over aquatic terrors in this Heroes in Training adventure. The merciless Cronus and his Titan buddies are in hot pursuit of Zeus, Hera, and Poseidon, who plan to travel across the treacherous boiling sea in order to save a fellow Olympian. They have a… read more »
Courtney Saves Christmas by Emlyn Chand Review: When I was young, I learned to love reading so much that I would read into the night and sometimes even get into trouble for reading too late. I don't always have the time and energy to read my own books anymore, but I love to read… read more »
First Time: The Legend of Garison Fitch "What if history didn't happen that way … the first time?" Garison Fitch was one of the most revered scientists in the Soviet Americas until he left fame behind to work on a secret project in his log cabin in the mountains of Marx. But something went wrong.… read more »
Nate Rocks the World by Karen Pokras Toz With fourth grade finally winding down, 10-year-old Nathan Rockledge is looking forward to a fun and relaxing summer at home with his friends. That is, until his mom decides he has to go to overnight camp with his annoying older sister. When his best friend Tommy decides… read more »
We feel like it is our job to load up our kids’ tool box – to do our best to make sure they have the tools they will need for the future. My wife and I went through a lot of crazy things, legal and emotional, while we were going through our adoptions. A lot… read more »
Nate Rocks the World by Karen Pokras Toz Ten-year-old Nathan Rockledge cannot catch a break. After all, life as a fourth-grader can be hazardous – what with science projects to deal with and recess football games to avoid. Everyone, including his best friend Tommy, seems to have bad luck when hanging around Nathan. Throw in… read more »
Millicent Marie is NOT My Name by Karen Pokras Toz Twelve-year-old Millicent Marie does not like her name. After all, she was named for a woman who died more than fifty years ago and was not the most loveable member of the Harris family. Her friends call her Millie, but when she writes in her… read more »
The Reluctant Bachelorette by Rachael Anderson Unknowingly cast as the bachelorette for her town’s charity event, Taycee Emerson wants out. Especially when she discovers her old teenage crush, Luke Carney, is one of the bachelors and it's up to the viewers–not her–to decide which bachelors stay or go. Coerced into participating, Taycee does what any… read more »
Ghost Buddy #2: Mind If I Read Your Mind? by New York Times-bestselling authors Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver Ghost Buddy #2 is the follow-up book to the very successful 1st in the series, Ghost Buddy #1: Zero to Hero. Comical characters and hilarious plots will delight your kids and bring a fun reading experience… read more »
