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Non Book Gifts for Avid Readers
If you know someone that loves to curl up with a good book, chances are you've wondered what to get them as a gift other than a book. I mean,…
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Reasons Why You Should Read to Your Children #TheStoryStartsHere
This was post was created in partnership for Scholastic’s “The Story Starts Here” in effort to inspire a lifelong love of reading starting on day one. All opinions are my…
The Dark Monk- eBook Review
The Dark Monk is the second book in The Hangman’s Daughter tales by Oliver Pötzsch. As I mentioned in my review of The Hangman’s Daughter, I thoroughly enjoyed the first…
The Hangman’s Daughter- eBook Review
The Hangman’s Daughter is an historical novel, penned by Oliver Pötzsch, that begins in seventeenth century Germany (1660, to be exact) when a boy, who had been savagely beaten and…
Cows Can’t Jump Review plus Giveaway (7/11)
As you know, my kids love story time. We (by we, I mean I) try to read several stories to them each day. Any time I have an opportunity to…
The Fourth Fisherman
Every once in a while, a story comes along that just grabs you. The Fourth Fisherman is just such a story. Back in 2006, three Mexican fisherman were rescued by…
Beckon- A Book Giveaway (4/29)
I recently read Beckon, by Tom Pawlik, which I received from Tyndale and shared my review here. 
As I said in my review, it was my first Pawlik novel, and despite the heebie jeebies that spider like creatures gave me, I simply could NOT put it down. The book was pure literary adrenaline, and convinced me that I should read more Pawlik.
More frequently than not, when I post a review of a book I receive from one of the book blogging networks, that is the end of said review. Imagine my surprise, then, when I received an email from Mr. Tom Pawlik himself, thanking me for my review.
(not to mention my surprise that he was familiar with Hay Wells Syndrome!!!)
Anyway! He graciously offered four signed soft-cover copies of Beckon for giveaway. Squee! I think that’s awesome!
About Beckon… Some things are better left undiscovered. Three people—an ex-cop investigating the mysterious disappearance of her cousin; a business genius looking to retire AND looking for a miracle cure; an anthropologist researching a legend in hopes of finding closure—all find themselves in Beckon, a small town in Wyoming. All three discover, one by one, that the town they hoped held their answers has a ghastly secret that the residents will protect at all costs… will any of them survive?
See for yourself…
The 5 Love Languages of Children
A years ago, my Mother-in-Law blessed me with a copy of The 5 Love Languages of Children. She knows that one of my all time favorite non-fiction books is The…
Beckon by Tom Pawlik
I don’t typically read horror thriller type novels. However, when I first saw the cover of Beckon, by Tom Pawlik, I was immediately intrigued and requested a review copy through…
The Adventures of Jimmy and Charlie (3/8)
My children suffer from an apparent hereditary malady… They are insatiable bibliophiles.
It’s a good thing the treatment for said malady is pretty simple… more books.
I recently received The Adventures of Jimmy and Charlie, by Rodney Mack, for review and added it to my arsenal against childhood boredom.
About The Adventures of Jimmy and Charlie… “Jimmy and Charlie used to be orphaned cats with no place to call home. Until one day when the brothers find a home on a farm! The Adventures of Jimmy and Charlie is a collection of three short stories of excitement and adventure following the two cats as they explore their new world and make lifelong friends. This is the perfect book for young readers to learn, along with Jimmy and Charlie, important lessons about God’s faithfulness, his good purpose, and the importance of obeying your parents.”
Mister and Sister both really enjoyed reading about Jimmy and Charlie, albeit Sister is more the animal lover and enjoyed the stories more. The stories are told from Jimmy’s point of view, and induced lots of questions. Like, “what’s an opossum?” and “why do dogs have to protect cows from coyotes?” and “why do cats chase frogs?” and “why can’t I hear cats talking?” and “what does adventure mean?”
I had to chuckle at the names of the neighbors cats, Smith and Wesson. I also appreciated that the book pointed out the importance of obedience, as well as reinforcing that God loves us.
The Adventures of Jimmy and Charlie is available in print and digital format from Amazon.