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My Interview with Biologist/Children’s Book Author Sophie Webb

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:57:05 +0000

Please take a few minutes to read my interview on Good Reads with Ronna. Sophie Webb is a biologist and orinthologist who travels the world via ship to do research and brings along her camera and her watercolors to capture the wildlife. She turned her life’s work and passion into several high quality children’s books that I highly recommend. Both you and your children will be interested in what she had to say about life at sea.

Happy National Reading Day!

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:34:38 +0000

Celebrate National Reading Day with the children in your life, and read, read, read!

Here’s a great way to start! Check out this adorable and entertaining book!

Read the review here on Good Reads with Ronna.

Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr.

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:01:00 +0000

On this special American holiday, we celebrate the vision and courage of American Civil Rights leader and Nobel Prize winner, Martin Luther King, Jr. Every year on this day, I read his “I Have a Dream” speech, which I have on the wall in my office. And every year I think about how there’s really nothing that could be done to improve that speech.

Today I was privileged to review an extraordinary picture book, My Uncle Martin’s Words for America. You’ve got to read it yourself. Both the story and the illustrations are wonderful.

Books, Books Galore!

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:25:01 +0000

Check out these fabulous children’s books I have recently reviewed:

Two books about the library: Max and Zoe at the Library and Homer the Library Cat.

11 Experiments that Failed

A Book to Get You in the Christmas Spirit

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:53:39 +0000

Read my review on Good Reads with Ronna of The Littlest Evergreen by author/illustrator Henry Cole. It is a darling children’s book and is a perfect gift for the little person in your life!

Some Good Books Out There for Kids!

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:33:19 +0000

Check out my latest reviews:

2 Halloween Books – The 13 Nights of Halloween and Hampire (Ages 4-8)

Survivor Kid (Middle Readers)

Women Heroes of Word War II (Young Adult)

Inside the Mind of a Marvelous Children’s Book Author

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:39:47 +0000

Please read my interview with award-winning, non-fiction children’s book author, Kerrie Logan Hollihan on Good Reads with Ronna. If you ever thought about writing non-fiction for kids – or adults – you can learn all about the lengthy process here! Kerrie’s books for middle school readers are so impressive, and parents love them too.

Cute, Darling, Adorable Picture Book!

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:20:26 +0000

Read my review of Stuck by Oliver Jeffers, on the Good Reads with Ronna blog. This book will be released in November, and it’s worth reserving a copy now!

A Most Unusual Book Teaches Kids About 2 Very Different Cultures

admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 02:44:47 +0000

Visit Good Reads with Ronna to check out my review of Mirror by author/illustrator Jeannie Baker.

A Great Book for Kids Who Love Britain’s Royal Family

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:52:42 +0000

Check out my review of Queen Elizabeth I, The People’s Queen – a Chicago Press Review book for kids on Good Reads with Ronna. This is a great read!