From The Heart of Africa Collected by Eric Walters

From The Heart of Africa: a Book of Wisdom Collected by Eric Walters Stars: **** Penguin Random House (Tundra) 2018 Juvenile Nonfiction Summary: Aphorisms are universal. They give guidance, context and instruction for life’s issues, and they help us understand each other and the world around us. We use them every day, yet never think… Read More »

I Love Chocolate by Davide Calì

Stars: ***** I recieved this book for review from Tundra Books. Could this book be any more appropriate for me? I love chocolate! This is a picture book designed for ages 2-5 about loving chocolate. I’ve read it to my 21 month old and 3 year old many times and they BOTH love it. Of… Read More »

Working Like A Dog by Gena K. Gorrell

Stars: ***** Children’s Non-Fiction 160 pages Tundra Books – Sept 2003 I received a copy of this book for review from Tundra Books. This book is aimed at ages 10 and up however it’s got so much information that it would work as adult non-fiction too! I loved it! I enjoy reading books about dogs… Read More »

The Princess Who Had Almost Everything by Mireille Levent

Stars: ****1/2 I received this book for review from Tundra Books. Summary: Princess Alicia had almost everything: a splendid castle, mountains of desserts, and loving parents who did everything possible to ensure her happiness. But despite all their efforts, Princess Alicia found boredom wherever she went. Nothing could hold her interest for very long. That… Read More »

Time is When by Beth Gleick

Stars: **** I received this book for review from Tundra Books. Summary: Nearly fifty years ago, author Beth Gleick’s three-year-old son, James, asked her, “What is time?” The question prompted her to reply in a picture book for preschoolers, using simple language and familiar scenes: “In one second, you can bounce a ball, or jump,… Read More »

Dear Toni by Cyndi Sand-Eveland

Stars: **** I received this book for review from Tundra Books. I read it during the Read-a-Thon. I’m also counting it towards the 2nd Canadian Book Challenge. Summary: When sixth-grader Gene Tucks moves south, she dreads being the new kid at school and almost everything else about her life as a “nobody.” But what she… Read More »

Little Lions, Bull Baiter & Hunting Hounds by Jeff Crosby and Shelley Ann Jackson

Stars: **** Subtitle: A History of Dog Breeds I received this book for review from Tundra Books. I’m also counting it towards the Non-Fiction Five, What an Animal challenge and What’s in a Name Challenge (animal). Anyone who really knows me, knows I love dogs. So when I saw this book I couldn’t pass up… Read More »