I am so impressed with the Mommy bloggers I have met online. Alyson from 3psmamasays.blogspot.com is certainly one of them! She read Lilly Badilly with her 3 cuter-than-you-can-imagine girls, who by the way all have names that begin with he letter “P.” How darling is that? Thus the aptly named blog?

Alyson did an amazing job describing the book.

“…the colorful artwork is immediately eye-catching. Having hand-drawn characters gives the characters a friendly, personable feeling from the very beginning. Debbie provides maps of both North/Central America, showing where Miami is in correlation to Costa Rica and a map of Costa Rica itself, marking the main cities and a couple of points of reference for the story. This is such a great way to help teach geography. Throughout the story, the illustrations help to move the story along, showing feelings, thoughts and other incidental information. The factual information woven through the story is done in such a way as to go unnoticed by most kids and simply enjoyed – the perfect way to learn…while you do not realize you are!

The characters in the story are an amusing bunch and trust me, they appeal to boys and girls alike. The kids can relate to Lilly herself and some of her concerns like being afraid of the dark and being afraid of spiders while her Grandma helps keep the story and Lilly moving along with her sage advice and learned wisdom. Then of course, there is Grandpa. He introduces the levity all children so enjoy with his jokes, his calling Lilly ‘Silly Badilly’ and of course, his ‘ploofs’.

The CD is a great-attention holder. Having the music actually written by a child has really helped to keep it on their wave-length – simple, energetic, and fun. Since it goes right along with the story, it helps to reinforce reading skills as well as reaching learners of different ages and reading abilities. My kids especially liked it because then they did not have to listen to their Mom try to make up the tunes as she went!”

Thank you Alyson!

Alyson’s 2nd website, threepsinapod.blogspot.com is a must read for parents, and particularly those who: 1) are moms 2) are or want to be entrepreneurs 3) have or want to adopt a child. Alyson refers to her children lovingly as P1, P2 and P3 (2 were adopted) and writes a nice variety of articles and entries. She offers great insight into China since she traveled there to adopt her youngest, P3. And she blogs about her life and a whole lot more. Her writing style is concise and really gets your attention. I’m hooked!

Alyson has a ton of phenomenal giveaways and provides well researched reviews of a nice collection of different products from books and toys to beauty products and school supplies. She shares her favorite websites with you and links as well. Please check it all out today. If you have a product of your own that would appeal to parents, Alyson would be the right person to give it an honest, well written review.

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