Tween Parenting Blog
*CONTEST ENDED. WINNER ANNOUNCED.* I was a bit concerned that reading a book about young people who have cancer would be depressing, but I was totally wrong. Perseverance by Carolyn Rubenstein inspired me and helped me to think differently about my life. Learning how people who were still in the process of believing that nothing [...]
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Table Manners by Mia King is actually the second in a series about her characters Deidre McIntosh and Kevin Johnson. I was able to read and enjoy this book though without reading Good Things , but being such a fan on Mia King’s writing, I’ll be on the look out for it next. From Amazon.com: [...]
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*CONTEST ENDED. WINNER ANNOUNCE SOON.* Innocent War by Susan Violante chronicles the life of a boy, Nino, who lived in the Italian Colonies of Libya during WWII. Written by Nino’s daughter, it is based on historical facts with some fictional anecdotes added. Nino saw his father drafted into the war which he and his family [...]
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*COMMENTS CLOSED. WINNER ANNOUNCED.* Love Equals Sacrifice, The Journey Of Loyalty And Service is written by Michael Stidham and is an autobiographical story about his years caring for his father who had Alzheimer’s. The time spent as a caregiver became a major turning point in Mr. Stidham’s life. He learned about being a hard worker [...]
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Dudley’s Solo is a children’s book that teaches about how children are different but can get along. Dudley is a boy who is deaf but does everything that his friends do. One of his favorite hobbies is being in his church choir. He is accepted by the choir leader, the other children and his church. [...]
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I grew up in the Bronx, but it was a long time ago. It was when you could go outside and play without being locked inside a gate or having your mother watch over you like a hawk. If you did something wrong, your parents heard about it because your neighbors told them. You could [...]
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*CONTEST ENDED. WINNER ANNOUNCED.* You don’t need to be a dog lover to fall in love with this book, believe me. I hate to admit that I’m a cat person but not so hot about dogs. But no matter, the photos and stories featured in Dirty Bow Wow: A Tribute to Dogs and the Objects [...]
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We went to a Reading Festival on Saturday. Peanut got to meet author, Bruce Hale who has written a series of children’s books. We bought one of his books and Mr. Hale autographed it for Peanut. Pirates of Underwhere (Underwhere Series) Submitted to Wordless Wednesday.
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I’m a list maker. I make to do lists, shopping lists, lists of questions to ask doctors, teachers, family members when I call them, and lists of bills to pay. A book of lists? I’m in heaven! Baby Lists by Elaine Farber helps to get ready for the arrival of your new baby. There are [...]
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When Peanut turned 10 in December, I gave her a plain notebook to be used as a journal or diary. It was decorated with butterflies. She was thrilled with it as she said that she wanted to start writing every day. It sits on her desk right now, without a word written in it. When [...]
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We had a scare about 6 months ago were we thought that Peanut would need to have her tonsils removed. Thankfully it turned out that it wasn’t necessary. But we were very worried as you can imagine. If this surgery was to take place, I would want to have this book, The “O, MY” in [...]
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Peanut is so excited about going to school tomorrow (wait did I just write that?). She’s chosen her book and her blanket for reading time tomorrow, a school-wide project where all students spend part of the day with a book of their choice, chillaxing on a blanket on the floor. Books and a Blanket is [...]
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