As kids grow, their tastes evolve and they begin to develop interests beyond those of their younger years. I am always searching for travel options for teens and tweens. As kids grow, their tastes evolve and they begin to develop interests beyond the sandcastles, amusement parks and french fries of … [Read more...]
Kids In The Kitchen
Every time cookbooks show up in Scholastic flyers, I recommend them. I always tell you about how good they are for kids. So I know this is not news, but cookery for kids? Good stuff, and this book is also pretty interesting in its approach. Starting From Scratch, by Sarah Elton OwlKids, ISBN: … [Read more...]
Little Creatures Lost
Little creatures have NO sense of direction! In both of these cute books, they find themselves far from home – though you can be assured, it will all work out. The Bear's Song, by Benjamin Chaud Chronicle Kids, ISBN: 978 1 452 11424 8 A little bear is not tired when it's time to hibernate, … [Read more...]
What I’m Reading: “We Were Liars”
It's simple enough to pinpoint when reading Young Adult fiction became socially acceptable. "The Hunger Games" trilogy, marketed originally to the teen set in Scholastic fliers, spread like wildfire to the adult population. The caliber of the writing and the quality storyline meant mass appeal and … [Read more...]
Melvin Burgess Does It Again
The Hit, by Melvin Burgess Chicken House, ISBN: 978 0 545 55699 6 Adam and Lizzie were at the concert that started it all — the one where Jimmy Earle died onstage. After taking the drug Death, Jimmy lived one amazing week, but in true Death fashion, he died after his seven days were up. The … [Read more...]
Spa Review: Zen Out At The Shizen Spa, Cosmopolitan Hotel
I can hear the water streaming in the background and the quiet whispers of enchanting music. It's hard to believe that this spa is in the core of the city just mere steps from many offices. It's an urban escape if only for a few hours out of my busy schedule. I let the soothing voices take me away … [Read more...]
Heading South To The Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Resort And Spa In Jamaica!
With the divorce rate still sadly skyrocketing, many families these days fall in the realm of untraditional. Many of us are parenting our kids, at least part of the time, solo. A couple of years ago, I went to book my son and I into an all-inclusive and realized that at the majority of resorts, we … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: May 2014 Edition
May! Spring! Asian Heritage Month! Mothers' Day! All in this month's flyers... Elf Diary of a Bug pack - Imagined diaries of insects make up a series of three silly stories from the same author as Click Clack Moo – who knows from funny. These are a little more sophisticated, but grades 1 to 3 quite … [Read more...]
Teach And Giggle
These two new picture books introduce some things to think about wrapped in fun and funny - spoonfuls of sugar, you might say. The Race, by Edouard Manceau OwlKids, ISBN: 978 1 77147 055 1 A group of creatures have assembled for a race. Things quickly become a little different from a real … [Read more...]
Game Review: Yoshi’s New Island
We saw a trailer for the Yoshi's New Island game at the movie theatre recently and my son put it on his "wishlist" immediately!! Yoshi was introduced by Nintendo the early 1990s as a support character in the Mario series but it was only a matter of time before he had top billing with his own series … [Read more...]
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