I’ve long been a fan of Sylvan Dell and have talked about them a time or two over at Reading to Know. However, today I am delighted to bring them to your attention at 5 Minutes for Books and offer you an opportunity to win one of their titles. Sylvan Dell is taking a unique…
Category Archives: Carrie
College in a Nutskull
I probably shouldn’t be laughing about this book but it really is quite funny. College in a Nutskull was put together by Anders Henriksson who is a Professor of History at Shepherd University. He had previously released a book entitled Ignorance is Blitz which was well received, prompting him to collect information from professors from…
Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs
Last year I read If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name, by Heather Lende. (Click on the title to read my review of it.) So when I saw that she had another book out, Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs: Family, Friendships, and Faith in Small-Town Alaska I was all in!…
New York, New York!
You caught on that Jennifer and I will be attending the big Book Expo in NYC at the end of May, didn’t you? We’re also planning to be at the Book Bloggers Convention so we can see and be seen. (Is that the point? Maybe not. We’re going to learn about the industry and meet…
Create Your Own Books
My eldest son loves to read and I want to encourage that any way I can. That said, he’s really not into art or create anything on his own. When I came across Creativity for Kids: Create Your Own Books I thought that this might be the perfect blend of art and love of reading….
Sylvia Long’s Thumbelina
Sylvia Long’s Thumbelina is a breathtakingly beautiful piece of work. From start to finish, I was positively enthralled and delighted, both by this traditional telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s story, but by the way that Long painted Thumbelina into life. Sylvia Long’s Thumbelina uses jewel-toned paintings to depict scenes from this fairy tale. Most of…
Warriors in the Crossfire
When I was asked if I’d like to participate in a book tour for Warriors in the Crossfire, by Nancy Bo Flood, I couldn’t help but say ‘YES!’ This is a novel set in World War II on the island of Saipan. Although this is a work of fiction, it is based on events and…
Questions Adoptees Are Asking
As an adoptive mother, my curiosity was definitely piqued when I saw Questions Adoptees Are Asking being offered by Moody Publishers. This book is written by Sherrie Eldridge who was adopted herself. Therefore it has the perspective of being written by someone who has the questions that are being asked in this book. Adoption being…
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