When I noticed the sign in the hotel bathroom on that first night in Dominican Republic, I knew this trip was going to be full of surprises. Seduced in my hotel room within minutes of arrival. Dominican Republic was about to show me a side I hadn't expected. The invitation to explore the cultural … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: December 2013 Edition
December, omg. I don't know about you, but I'm up to my eyebrows in holiday stuff and still finishing up projects from the fall and hitting the wall with homework and and and... Ready for school break yet? Before we get there, one more set of book club flyers! Elf The Polar Express - This … [Read more...]
Top Five Toys for Your Holiday Shopping List
Christmas is fast approaching and while some domestic divas have already completed all their holiday shopping, I know I'm not alone in admitting that I have yet to get up the nerve to brave the mall parking lots and (even worse) cash register lineups! Now, I'm not exactly the type to avoid a mall … [Read more...]
Theatre Review: ONCE holds you tight and doesn’t let go.
You know those cozy do nothing kind of Sunday afternoons? When you feel like staying in your pajamas curled up with a cup of hot chocolate sitting by the fireplace and blissfully enjoy an afternoon of having nothing planned. No schedule. No hurrying... just to be calm listening to music that soothes … [Read more...]
Ghostly Good
I haven't been much on the whole paranormal thing, but these two new teen books are deliciously good - and full of ghosts and demons. Unbreakable: The Legion, book 1; by Kami Garcia Little, Brown; ISBN: 978 0 316 21017 1 This first book in a new series introduces Kennedy to The Legion, a … [Read more...]
Persistence
Lessons without preachiness are worth their weight in gold when you can find them in kids' books. And I have not one but two about the value of persistence! Anything Is Possible, by Giulia Belloni & Marco Trevisan OwlKids, ISBN: 978 1 92697 391 3 Just in time for next month's Wright … [Read more...]
Mad Scientist School
This new series is the perfect starting place for getting your kids into inventing and experimenting - don't say I didn't warn you! Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab by "Science Bob" Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith Quirk Books, ISBN: 978 1 59474 648 2 When siblings Nick and … [Read more...]
After the War
There are many, many excellent books written about the war experience, about the Holocaust, and even about the children of the Kindertransport - but what about the aftermath of the war? Two new novels for teens introduce something we don't always hear about - what happened after the treaties were … [Read more...]
Global Resort Homes – Your Central Florida Home Base
I have the good fortune of doing a lot of travelling. Wherever I end up I usually spend my vacation time in a hotel or resort. Most of the time these experiences are amazing. But I have to admit that a week away sharing a room with young kids and eating out for every meal has its challenges. Plus, … [Read more...]
Safe Away From Here
This year is the 75th anniversary of the Kindertransport, one of the stories of the Second World War that is as sweet as it is bitter. Two new books commemorate the evacuation of young children and introduce this lesser-known piece of history to a new generation of children and teens. Rescuing … [Read more...]
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