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If you are a parent, you might consider reading the book “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk” by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. If you read this book you will learn effective ways to work and listen with your children. If you are constantly yelling and harping at…
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Gateway Drugs
From “The Triumph of the Readers” (Wall Street Journal, January 16, 2009): Whether you’re in the life of Wilbur the pig, or Greg Heffley, the wimpy kid, or that little blonde prince in the desert, you’ve stepped outside of yourself for awhile, something that is beneficial to every child. Even if you’re stepping into “Valley…
When the Fly Flew in
Lisa Westberg Peters did a wonderful job on the book “When the Fly Flew In”. Pictures in the book are by Brad Sneed. A child can not clean his room because the dog is dreaming, a cat is snoozing and the hamster is napping in his shoe while the parakeet whistled on the bedpost. But…
If you Give a Moose a Muffin
“If you give a moose a muffin” is by Laura Joffe Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond. It is a wonderful children’s book. The book goes through what would happen if you offered a moose a muffin. Or course he wants jam to go with it. But if you give him jam, then he will…
What a Scare Jesse Bear
I love the book “What a Scare Jesse Bear” by Nancy White Carlstrom and illustrated by Bruce Degen. It has wonderful picutres that are bright and colorful. The first thing you notice about this book is that it is rhyming. I love that because as you read the flow really goes. Jesse Bear is off…
The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits
Rosemary Ellen Guiley wrote the book “The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits”. The 430 page book was published by Facts on File, Inc. I like this book because it is full of great facts. You learn about world wide paranormal activity, such as poltergeists, demons, spirits, and screaming skulls. There are over 400 entries of…
Encyclopedia of Urban Legends
I love looking at the book The Encyclopedia of Urban Legends by Jan Harold Brunvand. It is a very interesting book. The over 500 page book is full of Urban Legends, such as “The Contaminated Comforter”, “The Gerber’s Settlement Hoax”, “The Phantom Coachman”, and “The Solid- Cement Cadilllac”. The book is in alpabetical order for…
The Wicca Handbook
I have become very interested in Wiccian ways, and the Wicca Handbook by Eileen Holland has been much help. The 310 page book is a great resource book. First of all the book tells you how to become a witch. It tells you where modern Wicca started and debates over whether Wicca is a new…
The Witch Book
Raymond Buckland did a great job on the book “The Witch Book: The Encyclopedia of Withccraft, Wicca and Neo-paganism. Buckland is a high priest of the Wiccan community. The book includes over 500 topics, such as Devil’s mark, Hexagram, flying ointment, magic squares, names of power, Isis, and other people or items that are important…
Writers Guide to Places
If you are a writer, then you have to have the book “Writers Guide to Places”. This book is by Jack Heffron and Don Prues and is over 400 pages. The book covers all 50 states, plus 51 cities within those states. There are also 10 Canadian Provinces included. THis makes an awesome reference book….