Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site Author: Sherri Duskey Rinker Illustrator: Tom Lichtenheld Publisher: Chronicle Books © 2013 Genre: Children’s Books Subgenre: Construction, Family Life Reviewer: Sara Review: The end of the day at the construction site means rest and bedtime for all the machinery working there. Each type of equipment finishes the last of…
Steam Train, Dream Train Author: Sherri Duskey Rinker Illustrator: Tom Lichtenheld Publisher: Chronicle Books © 2013 Genre: Children’s Books Subgenre: Trains, Stories in Verse, Family Life & Sleep Reviewer: Sara Review: It’s past bedtime and the magic of a steam train carrying tasty snacks and toys abounds. Animals are matched to loads and cars, packing…
Every night we let our oldest son pick out two books to read before bed, one that I will read and one for my husband. He recently picked out “Love You Forever” by Robert Munsch and asked me to read it. He snuggled close and we rocked, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth…
My Sister’s Keeper Author: Jodi Picoult Publisher: Washington Square Press, of Simon & Schuster, © 2004. First paperback publication: February 2005. Genre: Fiction; Subgenre: Women’s fiction, contemporary fiction, family life, domestic life. Synopsis: The Fitzgerald family has a history of dealing with facing life and death situations. The eldest child, Kate, was diagnosed with a rare…
Saturday ended on a high note. Family and friends had come over for a wine tasting, then a potluck dinner. The kids were bathed and in bed. There were a few hours before we planned to call it a night. Then came the cries. The husband running up the stairs ahead of me. The husband hollering for me when…
For the last two weeks I have been participating in Blogging 101, courtesy of WordPress. The Day 9 assignment is to write a new blog post, inspired by a fellow blogger. MumMuddlingThrough is one I discovered through the Blogging 101 Community Board and have since started following. She was inspired to consider who she is as a “Mum” and write her…
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