by Nicole Etolen | Nov 30, 2011 | Books
Title: Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoes Author: Larry Peterson Publisher: TB Press Image is often everything to a kid. Jacob was concerned about what others thought of him when he was only about 4 years old, and it just gets harder as he gets older. I try...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 29, 2011 | Books
Title: The Jinx Autor: D. F. Lamont Genre: Middle Grade Have you ever had one of those days where it seems like everything is falling apart around you? Like everything you touch just turns to dust? You walk by a display case in the grocery store, and every can comes...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 26, 2011 | Books
When I first got my Kindle, I bought a really cheap cover to go with it because I didn’t have the extra money to spend on a decent one. It lasted less than a week before the magnet that closes it fell out, and a few months later the whole thing started coming...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 19, 2011 | Books
Title: Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns Too Much of a Good Thing Is Bad Author: Howard Binkow Publisher: We Do Listen Foundation That lovable bunny, Howard B. Wigglebottom, is once again learning a valuable life lesson in the most entertaining way in Howard B....
by Audrey | Nov 18, 2011 | Books
I had the good fortune of being born to an adventurous, brave woman who was not afraid of…anything it seems. My mother is the oldest of seven sisters, born among the lush forests and by the banks of the Korana River in former Yugoslavia. A descendant of peasants,...
by Audrey | Nov 15, 2011 | Books
Our Real Love Is Poetry One of the most frequent questions people ask me is this: “How do you make your poetry so approachable?” Before I answer, let me tell you a little bit about me. I was born and raised in France and am a former English major. I spent six years at...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 11, 2011 | Books, Gift Ideas
Title: The Night After Christmas Author: Michael Hebler Format: Paperback Once upon a time, I had strict rules about not watching, listening to, or reading anything that had to do with Christmas until the day after Thanksgiving. I couldn’t avoid the early...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 7, 2011 | Books
In The Magi, by Kevin Turner, Elijah Hawk thought the worst thing he was going to have to worry about during his last year of junior high was the fact that he wasn’t nearly as buff as he hoped he’d be. His last normal memory involved sitting around the...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 6, 2011 | Books
Title: Purple Leaves, Red Cherries Authors: Tania Elfersy & Andrea Katzman Publisher: Flower Cap Press About two months ago, I did a giveaway and featured post on Purple Leaves, Red Cherries. I received the book shortly after that, but just realized that I never...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 1, 2011 | Books
Brave Rooney by Gerry Renert is an iOS app that can be used on both the Apple iPhone and the iPad, but since I don’t have any of those devices (someone please pick me to win an iPad already!), my review is based on the story itself, which the author was kind...
