Children’s Book Review: Eyewitness Dinosaur

This updated version of the classic Dinosaur book is a must have for any dinosaur crazy kid, or adult. The new computer created illustrations bring it more up to date and make it more current with todays’ standards, plus make the dinosaurs appear oh-so vividly realistic now.
The book covers evolution, how dinosaurs might have communicated [...]

Children’s Book Review: Big Babies, Small Babies

Oh, what an adorable  book this is! Filled with pictures of all sorts of animal babies and their parents it is sure to thrill your youngsters like it did mine. My daughter loves this book, and I can see why.
Each animal is featured on a two page spread with wonderful photographs of the babies [...]

Children’s Book Review: Where is Love?

The first reaction I had when I opened this book was a sigh of delight over the lovely, 50’s style illustrations. It reminded me of the children’s books back then, wonderful pale pastels done in gentle sweeps of color.
And the calm, beautiful illustrations are complimented by the sweet text that accompanies them. Leni Lovebird feels [...]

Children’s Book Review: Eyewitness Expert : Ancient Egypt

Everyone, at one point or another in their youth  becomes fascinated with mummies, pyramids and the secrets of Ancient Egypt. Some of us never grow out of it and a rare few even go on to spend their careers trying to solve the ancient mysteries that still taunt us today.
Eyewitness Expert by DK Publishing has [...]

Children’s Book Review: Bird in a Bathing Suit

This was an exceptionally adorable book, I don’t often get books submitted for younger readers so it’s a pleasure when I get to review them.
Bird has on some fabulous red trunks and decides to take a dip in a bird bath at a young girls house. Unfortunately, she laughs and hurts his feelings and he [...]

Teen Book Review: Bree McCready & the Half Heart Locket

I love a book with a strong female lead character, so right off the bat I knew that I would enjoy this story. There is a distinct lack of strong female role models in popular young adults fiction lately, girls who don’t depend on a boyfriend to get you out of trouble or ones who [...]

Adult Book Review:Perfect Plant, Perfect Place

Spring has sprung and it’s time to get out your gardening books! And if you have a sad lack of said helpful tomes, Perfect Plant, Perfect Place is an excellent starter’s guide.
Over 18,000 amazing color photographs detail the author’s plant recommendations, for an amazing range of site and conditions. If you can’t find the kind [...]

Children’s Book Review: The Turtle’s Dream and Keys

Based on and inspired by a real box turtle named Jupiter, this enchanting book details a journey back through time via the dreams of the turtle.
Jupiter wakes up from his long winter hibernation in the spring and awakens from his dreams of winter. The first part of the book shows us other turtles awakening from [...]

Children’s Book Review- RBI Fact or Fiction: A Scaly Tale

RBI Fact or Fiction is a new series of fiction straight from the makers of Ripley’s Believe It or Not, geared towards young readers.
Capturing all the fun and weirdness that Ripley’s is known for, the first book, A Scaly Tale was an absolute hit with my son. He read it start to finish in one [...]

Children’s Book Review: Caillou The Captain

The Captain has Caillou spending a wonderful day with his Grandfather and follows the adventures they have on their day together.
Caillou and Grandpa head to the park, with a special surprise for Caillou tucked under Grandpa’s arm. They hop onto a bus and take a ride to the park, with Caillou trying to guess the [...]

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