Book Review

By Shannon Gurnee
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Feb 25th, 2010
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I LOVE Jane Yolen’s books!  Some of our favorite books belong to the “How Does A Dinosaur…” series (i.e. How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?).  Thanks to RAAB Associates, we had the opportunity to review a few of Yolen’s newer titles, including Come to the Fairies’ Ball, How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?, We enjoyed reading […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
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Feb 25th, 2010
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My family and I had the opportunity to review the book, Big Thoughts for Little People: ABC’s to Help You Grow.  The book was written by best-selling children’s book author, Kenneth N. Taylor.  It’s an adorable book that features the ABC’s matched with Bible themes, verses, and engaging art.  I love that the letters talk […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
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Feb 19th, 2010
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I love cookbooks and the new recipes that come along with them.  I received the cookbook called The Best of Chef at Home: Essential Recipes for Today’s Kitchen by Chef Michael Smith.  In The Best of Chef at Home, you can enjoy home cooking at its best as Food Network star Chef Michael Smith shares 120 […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
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Feb 19th, 2010
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I recently had the opportunity to review a book called, Making a Family Home, by Shannon Honeybloom.  I really enjoyed reading through it!  I love that Shannon invites us into her home and life and tells us how she has made (and how we can make) a house into our home.  I love that she […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
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Feb 19th, 2010
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When I attended the Smucker’s Event in November, I had the opportunity to hang out with Nicole Weston, blogger and author of The Baking Bites Cookbook.  I also briefly met her at the General Mills Eat and Greet in August of 2009.  She is so sweet and fun to hang out with.   Plus, she takes […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
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Feb 5th, 2010
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Potty training is NOT easy!  We’ve been trying to potty train my now 4 year old for the past 6 months and have not been successful yet.  I am always open to trying new ideas or reading him new potty books to get him excited.  I received 2 books (one I gave to a friend) […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
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Jan 13th, 2010
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I love Scholastic books and have discovered a wonderful set of books for children called Bob Books. I received a set of My First Bob Books from Scholastic and found them to be educational and adorable! There are two different sets making up the My First Bob Books Set, including Pre-Reading Skills and the Alphabet. In the […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Book Review
Dec 16th, 2009
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Are you a busy parent living on a budget? If so, I have a book you will be interested in checking out!  Dawn Welch, a proprietor of the historic Rock Café on Route 66 in Stroud, Oklahoma, has come up with a book that guides us family on making the most of every moment and […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
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Dec 16th, 2009
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I love Pasta and I love cookbooks.  I was really excited to have the opportunity to review The Silver Spoon Pasta (Silver Spoon Book).  There is tons of information in this book – including recipes, tips, and information about the different types of pastas!  I love that it has the pasta types divided into chapters.  […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Book Review
Dec 11th, 2009
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My 6 year old son is really into robots and lately and was super excited to try out the new Bristlebots with his dad and brother.  They had a blast putting together the Bristlebots, which are part toothbrush, part robot.  They even used the wires included to create a scorpion and a spider.  They had […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Book Review
Dec 11th, 2009
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I remember growing up with Scholastic books.  Do you remember the newspaper flyers you would go home with and choose the books you most wanted?  Or the book fairs at school?  I was actually just at one of the book fairs for my son who is in Kindergarten.  It may have been more fun for […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
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Nov 30th, 2009
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We love to read books in our family!  I discovered Shankman & O’Neill and had the opportunity to review 3 wonderful children’s books – I Met a Moose in Maine One Day, The Boston Balloonies, and The Cods of Cape Cod.  My boys loved the books and I enjoyed reading the books to them.  My […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
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Oct 31st, 2009
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I remember flipping through a small version of the Guinness World Records when I was younger.  It was a small book with black and white pictures.  I have to tell you that today, the book is much different!  I had the opportunity to review Guinness World Records 2010 Edition and found it amazing.  There were […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Book Review
Oct 29th, 2009
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I had the opportunity to review the children’s book called Me and You, written by Genevieve Cote.  It was an adorable story about a pig and a rabbit who are friends.  They wonder what it would be like if one had the other’s features, such as the pig with long ears or the rabbit with […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Book Review
Oct 29th, 2009
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Do you love Ninjas, Cowboys, and Bears?  If so, then you’ll love reading this book!  The Ninja, Cowboy, and Bear are friends, but all have different and unique talents.  As they compete against one another, they find that where one has weakness the other has strength and through their friendship, their strengths are enhanced!  Plus, […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Book Review
Oct 29th, 2009
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The Winter Season is just around the corner and many parts of the country will have snow, which means snowy sports!  I had the opportunity to review the children’s book, Snowy Sports: Ready, Set, Play, written by Per-Henrik Gurth.  It has cute illustrations and fun descriptions of the different kinds of snowy sports there are.  […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Book Review
Oct 29th, 2009
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My boys love to create things and so we enjoyed looking through 123 I Can Build, written by Irene Luxbacher.  There are several projects that are kid-friendly and encourage kids to use their imagination.  Included are step-by-step directions on how to complete the projects, along with pictures.  My favorites were the Mushroom Mansion, the Ice […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
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Oct 29th, 2009
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I love books that talk about our American history, particularly the Revolutionary War.  I had the opportunity to review 2 wonderful books called By the Sword and Upon Secrecy.  Both books were written by author Selene Castrovilla and were amazing stories.  My heart pounded in a few parts of the book, as if I was […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
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Oct 29th, 2009
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I recently received a copy of the book, Green Dragon Codex, written by R.D. Henham.  This book is the companion series to the New York Times best-selling A Practical Guide to Dragons.  If you love stories about dragons, adventures, surprise, you’ll love Green Dragon Codex. We all know that dragons are evil, but sometimes they […]...
By Shannon Gurnee
In Book Review
Oct 25th, 2009
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I love Chicken Soup for the Soul books and was recently sent a copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog, by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Amy Newmark.  As soon as I looked at this book, I immediately thought of a woman at church who has lots of dogs […]...
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