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Book Review – Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for the Young at Heart

Chicken Soup for the Soul – Inspiration for the Young at Heart Paperback: 370 pages Publisher: CSS Publishing (2011) Language: English ISBN: 978-1-935096-71-9 SMRP: $14.95 To some life ends with retirement; to others, it just begins again. The years after 60 are what one makes of it – new adventures, new careers, the privileges and [...]

Book Review – Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just for Preteens

Chicken Soup for the Soul Just for Preteens Paperback: 390 pages Publisher: CSS Publishing (2011) Language: English ISBN: 978-1-935096-73-3 SMRP: $14.95 Tween years are scary, embarrassing, awkward. Physical appearance, athletic prowess, and school studies tug at preteens. They are at a crossroads. Insecurities tug at them; best friends are their saviors. Teacher Erin Solej’s story [...]

Book Review And Giveaway – Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness

Chicken Soup for the Soul Find Your Happiness Paperback: 380 pages Publisher: CSS Publishing (2011) Language: English ISBN: 978-1-935096-77-1 SMRP: $14.95 I like to read but usually my free time is minutes not hours. Since I don’t like to be kept hanging, in times like that I pick up short stories. The Chicken Soup for [...]

REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY – The Gluten-Free Good Health Cookbook

The Gluten-Free Good Health Cookbook Author: Annalise G. Roberts & Claudia Pillow Paperback: 299 pages Publisher: Surry Books (2010) Language: English ISBN: 978-1-57284-105-5 SMRP: $18.95 Because of possible tie-ins between gluten and health, I chose to review The Gluten-Free Good Health Cookbook. Its subtitle is The Delicious Way to Strengthen Your Immune System and Neutralize [...]

Holiday Gift Idea – Gracie’s Gift – With Giveaway

Gracie’s Gift Author: Andrea Trosclair Illustrator: Sean Gautreaux Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Pick Tales, Inc. November 15, 2011) Language: English Genre: Children’s fiction ISBN: 978-0-99838367-0-4 SMRP: $16.95 Gracie’s Gift touched my heart. It is the perfect present for a little girl growing up and finding herself. I am wrapping it up with a special bow [...]

The 2012 World Almanac And Book Of Facts Review And Giveaway

The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2012 Senior Editor: Sarah Janssen Paperback: 1,008 pages Publisher: World Almanac, an Infobase Learning Company (November 22, 2011) Language: English ISBN: 978-1-60057-148-0 SMRP: $12.99 Some books are meant for reading; others for reference.  The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2012 can be both.  Highlights include: Top 10 News [...]

Curious Critters Review And Giveaway

Curious Critters Author and Photographer: David FitzSimmons Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Wild Iris Publishing (November 7, 2011) Language: English Genre: Juvenile nonfiction (ages 4-8) ISBN-13: 978-193660769 SMRP: $19.95 I love animals–big and small, domesticated and wild. I love kids–my on and the world’s. I love books–words educate and open minds. For these reasons, I love [...]