It’s another week of “what came in our mailboxes” with Mailbox Monday. See what we received, and check out the other Mailbox Monday participants at The Printed Page. But beware: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles, and humongous wish lists. LAUREN The whole 5 Minutes for Books team got a wonderful shipment…
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Picture Books for America’s Birthday
I don’t know about you guys but I had SUCH a hard time finding books pertaining to America’s Birthday. I hunted all over the place for a book through which I could introduce my son to the Fourth of July. Maybe I was looking in the wrong places, but it was hard to find something!…
Summer at Tiffany
As I mentioned, I received a copy of Summer at Tiffany in our bags that we were given at the Book Blogger Conference in New York. The cover art captured my attention right away and when I flipped the book over to read the back cover, I was sold! Set in New York City in…
Children’s Classics Mystery Challenge – June
Well, it’s finally here! It’s the end of the Children’s Classics Mystery Challenge. What did you think? Did you have fun with it? I know I had a great time re-reading some old friends of mine and I’m glad to have spent a little time in my past. Children’s Classic mysteries really encouraged me to…
Life With Maisy
We’ve talked about our love of Maisy Mouse around here before. In our house, we love this simple, yet bold little creature and have enjoyed reading many of her stories. My son began enjoying Maisy when he was just around two years old and we still enjoy a good visit with Maisy every now and…
Mailbox Monday – the BEA edition!
As I think most of you know, Jennifer and I attended the Book Expo and Book Blogger Convention in New York City this past week. When we were in New York, hobnobbing with other book bloggers, we discovered a wonderful meme called Mailbox Monday which is hosted by The Printed Page which we thought would…
Radical Homemakers
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! What didn’t I love and enjoy about Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture!?! This book was penned from my heart and I didn’t even know it! I was pulled into this book on reclaiming the art of homemaking from the get-go: “Ordinarily a calm public speaker, my hands shook…
Learning Your Library with Upstart Books!
It’s hard to imagine trying to teach a youngster how to use the library in the good old fashioned way, what with the advent of computers. The library system seem so easy to navigate nowadays! With a click of the button we can find almost anything we need to. However, it is still a good…
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