How to Cook: Delicious dishes perfect for teen cooks is an intriguing mix of recipes for teens. Not overly simple but not reaching the realms of overwhelming, it seems to hit the exact right balance between teaching teens cooking basics yet understanding they are ready to tackle harder recipes even if they are beginners, simply [...]
This book proves that anything can be made fun with some parental involvement or in my kids case, some grandparental involvement. I am not sure why my name is ever on any parcels, I never get to open any since the kids have long ago figured out that those parcels contain books. They sat [...]
This new line of books from DK Publishing had my kids pestering us to hook up the webcam daily, until we finally found a moment to sit down with them and try this book out. That said, the only drawback to these books is that you do have to own a webcam, as I found [...]
This is a guide that every Canadian household should have on their bookshelf for reference purposes. The amount of prescriptions, vitamins and supplements that the average family has at any given time in their house would be large enough to warrant almost weekly use of this book. While pharmacists are an invaluable wealth of information [...]
This book is made for summer time entertainment. Not just for children but parents as well. Perhaps I should call it “summertime sanity saver” because this book will save your mind during those two long months of school free time. Bursting with craft ideas from materials that are usually found in your house, this is [...]
Oho boy, have I been waiting for this book! This book has been on my hit list since I saw it listed in the DK Catalogue a few months ago, once I knew there was a Harry Potter Lego book coming out, I have been like a kid at Christmas. DK’s Lego books have been [...]
While I honestly would rather hire a maid, I do enjoy books like this once in a while. They are usually full of really useful tips and this one is no different. It also came at a good time, as we are cleaning up our own house getting ready for the inevitable move that is [...]