Books for Children

Yes, it is time to buy Christmas gifts for those special people in your life.  I for one believe that you could do no better in choosing your gifts than if you get a book for your friends and loved ones.  There are so many options when it comes to books.  It is never difficult […]

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 I wrote Part I of Raise a Reader on February 25, 2010 on this website.  Being a reader, and knowing how important reading is, I decided to write “Raise a Reader! Part II.” Reading is something I enjoy and is something I feel good about.  When I am relaxed and at ease, there is nothing […]

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Tags: Children and Reading, Kids and Reading, Reading

 
Written as a letter to his daughter’s, Malia and Sasha, the forty-forth president of the United States Barack Obama’s new book, of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters is a wonderful way to introduce children to a few of the great individuals who have helped shape our country.  With a target audience of 4 […]

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All of a sudden it is mid-November!  Thanksgiving Day is a week away.  So where has the fall gone?  It seems that just a couple of weeks ago we were at my son’s back to school event, “Shamrock Showcase.”  We were getting into the fall routine, which I tend to love, even though our temperatures here […]

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I have always found it fun in my search for books at yard sales, thrift stores or book sales to come across books that have been signed by the author.  And I have always enjoyed attending book signing events at book stores or other places, such as book festivals.  When I was manager of a […]

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“The Boy Who Changed the World” written by author and corporate speaker Andy Andrews and illustrated by British illustrator Philip Hurst, is a recently released children’s inspirational & motivational book.
“The Boy Who Changed the World“  uses an interesting, yet easy to understand, method of weaving together several lives to tell how each of the characters […]

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With whomever your political interest lie, you can usually find books about them or by them.  Amazon.com’s books Top 100 bestseller list, which is updated hourly, at this writing has 3 books with President Barack Obama’s name in the title.  Sitting near the top of the list is Bob Woodward’s upcoming release (September 27, 2010), “Obama’s Wars“.   The book examines […]

Continue Reading Bestsellers from Those Ever Popular (?) Political Stars

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Health care has definitely been in the news lately.  It has definitely been THE most controversial item in the news.  And it has certainly been a hot topic with my fellow “Facebookers” in the last few days as well.
As a booklover, I found a very interesting item related to our President, Barack Obama, and a speech he […]

Continue Reading Books, Health Care, & President Obama

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I picked up my local newspaper (The State, Columbia,SC) and was happy to see a headline on the front of one of the sections that read “Raising a Reader”.  Reading has been such an important part of my life, and I’ve enjoyed it so much, that it is very important to me that my 7 […]

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Tags: NEA, Read Across America Day, RIF

I recently came across a great little book for people who love books.  It is titled “The World Almanac and Book of Facts for Booklovers” and, while it is only 96 pages long, it is chock-full of information on books, authors, award winning books, libraries, bookstores, etc.  The book was published in 2005, so it […]

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