August 30, 2021

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Book Review: The Triumphant Tails of Rescue Dogs: Punk's Plight

Book Tile: The Triumphant Tails of Rescue Dogs: Punk's Plight
Author: Hope A. Walter, EdD
Genre: Children, Dogs, Animals, Fiction, Picture Book, Rescue, Pets,Social Issues, Illness
Series: The Triumphant Tails of Rescue Dogs #1
Publisher: Mascot Books
Publisher date: August 3, 2021 (38 Pages, Hardcover)
ISBN: 9781645439264
Punk is an eight-year-old petite English Bulldog who has had a hard life. Things are great right now, but they haven’t always been that way! Join Punk as she tells her story of neglect, her rescue and recovery, and her journey of learning to trust and heal. Punk’s Plight helps educators, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other allies teach children about the topic of neglect. Punk’s story shows that while neglect may change you forever, it does not have to stop you from living your best life.
Disclaimer: I received this book free from the publisher for an honest review.
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I have found a book about neglect. It's about a dog that gets mistreated. This book talks about a topic that is hard to bring up. This book explains well to children. Yes, this is about a dog, but it could be for children.

This book was a bit heartbroken at first. Though it does help with making children and adults understand about being mistreated. Please, if you see neglect, please help, whether it's children or dogs. This book is about a rescue dog.

He tells his story of being mistreated and how he recovered. Here is an excellent book to have on your bookshelves, and it is unique. What will happen to Punk? Will he ever learn to trust again? If you have a rescue dog, please let them know you love them but let them know. Let them come to you when they are ready.

Children will learn about some life lessons and rescue dogs. They will learn about how to take care and be in love and be patient. We all need to know this same lesson sometime. We remember we do learn how to take care of and love a rescue dog. This book is suitable for children to know that children and dogs can be loved, healed, and overcome neglect and mistreatment. There are some resources in the back of this book for help. Great for classrooms and bookshelves.

 
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August 28, 2021

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Book Review: Colton's Time Machine: Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin

Book Tile: Colton's Time Machine: Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin
Author: Rebecca Massey
Genre: Children, American History, Animals, Fiction, Picture Book, Historical Fiction, Dragons, Time Travel
Series: Colton's Time Machine (Book 3)
Publisher: Hancock Press
Publisher date: May 15, 2019 (62 Pages, Paperback)
ISBN:9781948000420
As Colton was going to sit down, he looked at the map on the wall. "That's it! I'm going to visit Jefferson, Franklin, and Adams from our first visit, when we sat in on the making of the 'Declaration of Independence.'" He sat down in the chair, picked up the history book, and flipped through the pages until he found 'Thomas Jefferson. He read his biography then said, "We have a lot in common, he's an inventor like me." Then, he turned some more pages until he found John Adams. "Lets see: Adams was a farmer, lawyer and he spent several years in France. I bet he has some freat stories to tell us." Then,he turned the page to Benjamin Franklin, who was another inventory and few a kite in an electrical storm. Colton got up and went over to the map on the wall. he traded the green pins for red ones and put green ones on Charlottesville, Virginia, for Thomas Jefferson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for John Adams, and another on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Benjamin Franklin. Then he left the tree house and went into his house for the night.
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Are you a history fan? Do you want a fun and enjoyable way to teach history lessons to your children or even your students? Well, Colton's Time Machine will help you with this. I have read and checked out "Colton's Time Machine: Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin" by Rebecca Massey.

Colton and his friends go on adventures to meet three historical figures. Each one is detailed and done well. Children will learn a bit of history about Thomas Jefferson, John Adam, and Benjamin Franklin. The way Colton deals with some of the antics the dragons do. It is enjoyable and teachable to any child or children. Children will be smiling and learning history lessons through the book; Not all but some American critical historical events.

Each chapter is separated for each prominent historical figure. The pictures are bright and fun to look at. It seems like Colton is teaching some dragons about sharing and asking to use things. There seem to be some life lessons through the book as well as some history.

Teachers and parents alike will want to add this series to their classroom or even their child or children's bookshelves. This series is a spin-off to Colton's Pocket Dragons. Suitable for children to learn about American history and the importance of democracy.

 
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August 24, 2021

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Book Review: Peggy Parsley and the Buzzy Bumbles of Honeycomb Cottage

Book Tile:Peggy Parsley and the Buzzy Bumbles of Honeycomb Cottage
Author: W.J. Bixby
Genre: Children, Picture Books, Nature, Friendship, bees
Publisher: Gillian Wall
Publisher date: August 5, 2021 (60 Pages, E-Book)
ISBN: 1802271678
Let me introduce you to the BUMBLE FAMILY This is a tale of the Bumblebees. My aim is to help children understand the importance of our bees and help the wildlife. To engage and hold their attention as well as stirring curiosity for more adventures both factual as ample fantasy. In this story it is about an elderly couple who cares for their garden, providing food for the Bumbles. Their young granddaughter comes to visit for the Summer and befriends a young Bumblebee called Blue Bell. Is it a dream young Peggy Parsley is having....?

Disclaimer: I received this book free from the publisher for an honest review.
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Are some parents looking for a book for their child or children to read about bees? Are your child or children in nature or bees. This book is for them, “Peggy Parsley and the Buzzy Bumbles of Honeycomb Cottage” by W.J. Bixby. It is also suitable for intermediate and advanced readers for children.

This story tells a story about the bubble family and also about their littlest bee. Her name is Bluebell. Children will learn about bees and how important they are. It’s a bit of a fantasy, but it tells us how to take care of bees and wildlife around us.

Do you know how important it keeps flowers and gardens around? They will keep bees happy and feed. How you take care of your gardens or flower gardens will keep bees around and healthy and safe. This book does it through the eyes of a little girl named Peggy.

Peggy seems to learn about bees and gardens through this book. I wonder what will happen next time. Will she make Bluebell her friend safe and better? She is spending the summer with her grandma and grandpa. It a rating of 4.5.


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August 23, 2021

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Book Review: Bottle and Stick

Book Tile: Bottle and Stick
Author: Jennifer Stephens
Genre: Children, Picture Books, School, Glue, Friendship
Publisher: Mascot Books
Publisher date: April 6, 2021 (113 Pages, Hardcover)
ISBN: 9781645436393
Starting school can sometimes be scary. Especially after Pencil, Eraser, and Scissors warn Bottle and Stick about being squeezed, twisted, dried up, and wasted! Will these two ordinary school supplies approach their first day of school with fear, or will Bottle and Stick decide to be brave and stick together? After all, anything is possible when you have a friend by your side!

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Bottle and Stick is a cute tale about glue. Children will enjoy this as a way to learn about the two different kinds of glue. This tale tells about how to use glue. The things that Bottle and Stick know through their new friends from the night before school starts. This book also can prepare your child or children for school as the first of school can be scary. Just see what happens to Bottle and Stick when they start school for the first time.

They are put out and worried about what might happen to them. Maybe this will help teach children about the glue rules and perhaps even make all things better. Doing things together and sticking together may be an excellent way to help a friend out.

This book is a unique way to show how the glue implies made for some crafts and what the other glue stick implies made for simple crafts. Both work well for arts and crafts. Children of all ages enjoy playing with glue. This book is good for the classroom and your child or children's bookshelves.

Parents could use this to help teach youngsters about the glue rule of how to use the glue. They could also prepare them for the school with the way Bottle glue and glue sticks are for different things. I do enjoy the fact that this is shown through the eyes of glue.


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August 22, 2021

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Book Review: Magic Magnifying Glass: Night of Nonsense

Book Tile: Night of Nonsense
Author: Wendy Ann Mattox
Genre: Children, Mystery, Adventures, Animals, Middle Grade, Chapter Books, Christian
Series: Magic Magnifying Glass #3
Publisher: Blue Tulip Publishing INC
Publisher date: April 14, 2021 (113 Pages, Paperback)
ISBN: 9781946061812
Join me (Finley James Carter) in this fast-paced and unpredictable adventure where I ask: - Will the Great Horned Owl be my enemy or my friend? - Who is Bella the Bat and can she help solve this case? -Can I save Elliott from a cunning fox or will she eat him as her snack? Life gets wild and crazy when I shrink to be only an inch tall. But I quickly learn that God is always with me no matter where I go or what happens to me. As I work with my forest friends, we discover we are stronger when we work together! Will I be able to solve the diary dilemma for my cousins? Even if I am only the size of a pebble?

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The third book in this series of Magic Magnifying Glass is called "Night of Nonsense." It seems like we will meet two more creatures of the night. We meet that Fin has got a new baby sister. Between this and now, his cousins come to visit. He shows off a unique present to these cousins. All because he got a new baby sister.

What adventures will Fin find himself in? He seems to need a few of these new forest friends; We seem to meet a Horned Owl and a Bat named Bella. We seem to run into Perry. What is Perry doing near the lake?

Does Fin seem to be pulled into a mystery of finding his cousin's diary? Will his cousin Dennis get blamed for the missing journal. While they are on the beach enjoying themselves. There seem to be mix-ups as Fin's mom is looking for his baby sister's diaper bag for either diapers or wet wipes. What happens to Justina's diary?

Dennis comes to Fin, and he gets pulled into solving the mystery of a missing diary and clearing this cousin Dennis's name. Will Fin be able to solve the mystery? This adventure started when Fin gets trapped in his sister's playpen and finds a pink ribbon. Does Fin seem to have to help his friend Elliott when they get into a bit of ruffle play with a fox? Will the fox be friendly or not. Fin and Elliott seem to meet a Horn Owl, and who is this horned owl, and will he be nice or not?

Children will learn about bats and owls, and foxes in this book. We met up with a few other forest friends. I love how these adventures are clean and educational for children to learn about nature and animal facts. This book takes you on an adventure with Fin during the night. You will meet a few night creatures and learn about them.

Parents can talk with the children and help them learn more about these lovely animals that come out at night. Maybe you can spend an evening outdoors with your child or children, and they can try and spot these night creatures or name them if they see them.

I can't wait to see the next adventure Fin and his friend Elliott get up to and what other friends Fin meets along the way.


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August 19, 2021

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Monthly Wrap up: July 2021 (Fourth of July Edition)


July was a decent month until the end. I got busy at the beginning of the month with a wedding and then a baby shower at the end of July. I have read a total of 5 books. I was dealing with the heat so now we are in August. I hope August is a bit better.  My recommendation page is still a work in progress but there are more books on the page, if you want purchase some of these lovely books. It looks better and cleaned up and organized. Check it out if you want to shop one of the books that been reviewed on my blog. I still need to still add some of the older book tour books and other older reviews to the list but I am working on it. How was your 4 of July?

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Books Read in July:
  1. The Scarlet Pen by Jennifer Uhlarik 
  2. Rambee Boo's Halloween by Reena Korde Pagnoni
  3. The Red Fence by Ed Damiano
  4. Smile and Say Hi by Mary Jo Hazard
  5. Lost Locket by Wendy Ann Mattox
My books really fell in 3 different genres for this month. They are in 3 different media categories I believe as well. They will be shown below.

Books by Genre:
  1. Children - 3 Books
  2. Historical - 1 Book
  3. Middle Grade - 1 Book
Books by Media Categories:
  1. Hard Cover - 2 Books
  2. Paperback - 1 Books
  3. E-Book - 2 Book
I have read a total of 466 Pages, for the month of July. I am finally back to reading around what I think I can for a month.  The total for 2021 is 3,737 Pages and 0.00 Hours of Listening.

Books by Pages Total:
  1. The Scarlet Pen - 256 Pages 
  2. Rambee Boo's Halloween - 26 Pages
  3. The Red Fence - 38 Pages
  4. Smile and Say Hi - 38 Pages
  5. Lost Locket - 108 Pages
Total Pages by Month:
  1. January - 371 Pages
  2. February - 90 Pages
  3. March - 1,344 Pages
  4. April - 534 Pages
  5. May - 522 Pages
  6. June - 412 Pages
  7. July - 466 Pages

Total books by Month:

  1. January - 12 Books
  2. February - 3 Books
  3. March - 6 Books
  4. April - 4 Books
  5. May - 11 Books
  6. June - 6 Books
  7. July - 5 Books
   
Favorite Book of the Month:
 My Review for Rambee Boo's Halloween!
It's almost Halloween and RAMBEE BOO doesn't have a costume! Rock has an idea, but he needs Rambee Boo and Sock to help. Will the crew be able to make Rambee Boo a costume in time for Halloween?
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Here is everything that been posted for the year. Some things have been will be posted later then when I read the book or reviewed it. Most cases this is when a book is on tour with me. The book review may be posted later or a month or so done the line. I will gladly mark these when I read the book so you know.




My Wrap Ups for the Year:

  1. January
  2. February
  3. March
  4. April
  5. May
  6. June
What are your Reading this Month?
 
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August 13, 2021

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Book Tour: The Red Fence

Book Tile: The Red Fence
Author: Ed Damiano
Genre: Children, Picture Books, Difference, Educational, Diverse
Publisher: Mascot Books
Publisher date: July 6, 2021 (38 Pages, Hardcover)
ISBN: 9781645436263
In the uniform town of Vanderloo,
Everyone, everywhere has the same view.
What happens when Astred, tiny Todd, and Ned
Decide to paint their white fence red?
Children's author and Mom's Choice Award winner Ed Damiano delivers a poignant message about community and creativity in The Red Fence.
Content Rating: G
Disclaimer: I received this book free from IReadBookTours for an honest review and for a book tour
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I found an excellent book that gives off the vibe of Dr. Seuss. The town in this book reminds me of Whoville in the sense of what is on the cover. Children will love this book as it is funny and enjoyable. I have a feeling that the author has got his inspiration from Dr. Seuss.

There is a message about community. It also teaches moments like colors and the same and different. This book will have you chuckling when you read this to your child. If your child or children are reading this, you may hear some chuckles.

The story is about a message of a community but also learning to accept who you are. The way this book goes about it is fun. It also will teach children colors, or at least they can learn about different colors, not how they get created.

We meet Little Todd, Ned, and Astred, when they come to live at Vanderloo; what will happen when they decide to change their white fence to red. This book also teaches about creativity. What will happen when Vanderloo town folks see a different color fence? Will they succeed in having to go back, or will Ned and his family have success?

Sometimes doing something different does not mean that it will affect someone else; I believe this does not matter as long as it does not harm someone. The pictures are colorful; the images tell the story.


Prize: Enter to win a signed copy of THE RED FENCE! (one winner/USA only) (ends Aug 27)
 
 
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Damiano has a passion for creativity, and his stories always contain a positive message. He also wrote The Christmas Blanket, which earned him a Mom’s Choice Award. In The Christmas Blanket, his character EJ realizes the true meaning of Christmas, which is not about getting presents, but about giving back to others.

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BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE: 
July 26 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review / giveaway
July 27 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book review / author interview / giveaway
July 27 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review /guest post / giveaway
July 28 – Cheryl's Book Nook – book review / giveaway
July 29 – A Mama's Corner of the World – book review
July 29 - Bound 4 Escape – book review / giveaway
July 30 – Splashes of Joy – book review / author interview / giveaway
July 30 - Sandra's Book Club – book review
Aug 2 – Books for Books – book review
Aug 3 – Westveil Publishing – book review / guest post / giveaway
Aug 3 - icefairy's Treasure Chest - book review / giveaway
Aug 4 - I Read What You Write – book review / guest post giveaway
Aug 4 – Carpinello's Writing Pages – book spotlight / author interview
Aug 5 –Because I said so -- and other adventures in Parenting – book review / guest post / giveaway
Aug 6 – Lisa's Reading – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 9 – @twilight_reader – book review
Aug 10 – Kam's Place – book review
Aug 11 – The Avid Reader – book review / guest post / giveaway
Aug 12 – Reading is My Passion – book review
Aug 13 – Nighttime Reading Center – book review / giveaway
Aug 16 – Literary Flits – book spotlight / giveaway
Aug 16 - Writer with Wanderlust - book review / guest post / giveaway
Aug 17 – Jazzy Book Reviews – book review / guest post / giveaway
Aug 18 – Locks, Hooks and Books – book review / giveaway
Aug 18 - She Just Loves Books – book review / giveaway
Aug 18 - Pause for Tales - book review / giveaway
Aug 19 – Laura's Interests – book review / guest post / giveaway
Aug 20 – The Phantom Paragrapher – book review

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August 8, 2021

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Book Review: Magic Magnifying Glass: Possum Problems

Book Tile: Possum Problems
Author: Wendy Ann Mattox
Genre: Children, Mystery, Adventures, Animals, Middle Grade, Chapter Books, Christian
Series: Magic Magnifying Glass #1
Publisher: Blue Tulip Publishing INC
Publisher date: November 17, 2020 (122 Pages, Paperback)
ISBN: 1946061638
Join me and Elliott in this exciting outdoor adventure, where my DETECTIVE brain is (once again) exploding with questions!
Who ruined Martin’s lucky baseball?
Was it Perry the Possum?
Will we get eaten by a snake?
And why is there a new Bible Verse on my magnifying glass? 🔍
Things get wild and crazy and I quickly learn that God loves me and is always with me! And as I trust Him and work with my forest friends, we discover that we are stronger when we work together.
Will I be able to solve these new mysteries even though I’m only the size of a quarter?

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The second book in this series of Magic Magnifying Glass is called “Possum Problems.” It seems like we met Perry, and he is a little possum. He seems to have got lost and decided to jump into Fins’ backpack.

What adventures will Fin and Perry get into along with Elliott? There seems to be a baseball mystery for Fin to solve along with two other puzzles. This book reminds me of my experience with a possum for the first time. I met my first ever possum through an incident in my backroom when I checked on my cats. I found him in a wastebasket; it is beyond me how it got in the backroom or the wastebasket. My first words when I told my mom about this strange creature; I called it “Big Fat Rat” though it was not a rat. Though that is what it looked like to me. To this day, we get a laugh out of me calling my first experience with a possum a Big Fat Rat. He ended up back outside once mom came home, and we got it outside on the porch.

I was not scared of the thing. I was more startled and wondering what and how it got into the house. Not so much that it was scary, so this book teaches you what a possum is, and we get an adventure with one. We finally meet Mr. Mole as well. Now snakes are not a favorite of mine, But will Bart learn to be kind or not? Snakes do like mice, I believe. So we meet a snake for the first time in this book. Will Martin’s baseball mystery get solved.

Children will learn about nature and animals in nature. We also see how having friends and asking for help is good. Will James leans to lean on God’s trust. What does the new bible verse mean that shows up on the magnifying glass lens? What trouble will Fin and Perry find when looking for Perry’s family? Does Martin seem to think that a possum might have ruined this baseball? Did he or not. Children will enjoy reading a clean read and learning about wildlife animals. Animal facts are an excellent way to learn about through a book, and children will love them.

I can’t wait to see what the next adventure Fin and his friend Elliott get up to and what other friends Fin meets along the way.

 
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August 5, 2021

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Book Haul #13: (July 2021) - Fourth of July Edition


July has flown on by. It becoming end of summer and parents are getting ready to send their children back to school. Hope you are all safe and well and enjoying the summer with your family. Here are some amazing books that all arrived this month. I want to say Thank you to all of the authors and publishers and new one for all these lovely books that arrived this past month. They are on my TBR List to read. Some are New releases for next month. If they have not already been read and reviewed during this month.


Here are the books I received from several different publishers.Thank you to some authors as well. Thank you to those Book Tours as well. Most are review books. I want to say Thank you all. I bought three of these books
  • Rambee Boo Halloween by Reena Korde Pagnoni (Review)
  • A Fortune Most Deadly by May B. Bridges
  • The Triumphant Tails of Rescue Dogs: Punk's Plight by Hope A. Walter, EdD
  • Travels with Parky Pigeon: On the Waterfront by Timothy E. Becker
  • The Walnut Creek Wish by Wanda E. Brunstetter
  • Pretty Purple Piggy Bank by Ron Ryan
  • Peggy Parsley and the Buzzy Bumbles of Honeycomb Cottage by W J Bixby
  • Henry the Sleuth by Patricia Cruzan
  • My Way West: Real Young People and the Journey Overland by Elizabeth Goss
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All are on my radar to read. I hope to read these books soon. This is my book haul for this month.What are you reading this or recieved this past month?

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