Since I was a young child I have been entranced by the written word. I devoured every book set in my path and always saw myself someday creating my own books. It wasn’t until recently that I finally found the motivation and inspiration to achieve those dreams. I had left a successful career in graphic [CONTINUE READING]
Sep 192011
Aug 222011
Mailbox Monday is where other bloggers write about the books they received the previous week. The Mailbox Monday is now going on a blog tour with the host for the month of July being Life In The Thumb. Visit her blog to see what books made it her way and check out the others who [CONTINUE READING]
Jul 282011
The kids and I loved Chris Grabenstein‘s books The Crossroads and The Hanging Hill. When I posted on Facebook how much we loved the series, Chris himself replied back and offered to send them a copy of book three in his Haunted Mysteries series, The Smokey Corridor to add to their collection. We are very [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 072011
Yep, I admitted it. Hard work. That’s what it is. You have to think like a child, put yourself in a child’s place and always be aware of the child within yourself. That’s the tricky bit. And then, of course, once you’ve decided on a wonderful, fun and thought-provoking plot, one that thousands of kids [CONTINUE READING]
Aug 302010
Mailbox Monday is where other bloggers write about the books they received the previous week. The Mailbox Monday is now going on a blog tour with the host this month being Chick Loves Lit. Visit her blog to see what books made it her way and check out the others who are participating like me [CONTINUE READING]
TITLES: Flippy and Toadpole, On the Flippy Side, Through Flippy’s Eyes, Flippy Goes on a Road Trippy AUTHORS: John Mese and Dawn Kelsey ILLUSTRATOR: Chanler Holden PUBLISHER: Moss Covered Gumbo Barn PUBLICATION DATES: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 GENRE: Children’s Board Books, Children’s Books AUTHOR GUEST POST…In 2002 my girlfriend, (now, my wife), and I were [CONTINUE READING]
Dixie Phillips has delivered another delightful tale in One Noble Journey. Two cultures collide in the tiny village of Westbury. An orphan girl from the lowlands, the daughter of a Count from the highlands and a baby raccoon will entertain the hearts of children of all ages. One Noble Journey is guaranteed to help shape [CONTINUE READING]
While Little Skink hunts yummy ants for breakfast, she is suddenly attacked by a crow! But she has a trick to escape – she snaps off her tail, and it keeps on wiggling! Little Skink is happy to be alive, but she misses her bright blue tail. Little Skink’s Tail follows Little Skink as she [CONTINUE READING]
