The Gold Medal Mess by David A. Kelly Just in time for the Olympics, here’s a great book series for your kids! From the author of the Ballpark Mysteries, David A. Kelly, comes another series, MVP Most Valuable Players. With the winning combination of sports and mysteries, Kelly has brought us another fun series for… Continue reading The Gold Medal Mess by David A. Kelly
Tag: summer reading
Get Your Kids Reading This Summer – Pt. 5 Start a Book Club
Are you looking for some summer reading ideas for your kids? How about a Kids Book Club?? You, or at least someone you know, are probably in a book club. The popularity of book clubs in America (and maybe around the world?) is pretty amazing. It would be interesting to know why people join book… Continue reading Get Your Kids Reading This Summer – Pt. 5 Start a Book Club
Travel Intentionally ~ 5 surprising reasons you’ll want to try it!
Over the past several years, our family has traveled quite a bit. And, it’s been an intentional decision! Not just, hey let’s go on vacation, but wow, we’ve only got our kids for a few more years – let’s make them count! Hence the idea of intentional travel! For me, it hit me when… Continue reading Travel Intentionally ~ 5 surprising reasons you’ll want to try it!
The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler – Book Review
The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg I read The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler for the first time when I was in college taking a Children’s Literature class. I enjoyed the story line then and enjoyed it now. But I have to say that re-reading it as… Continue reading The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler – Book Review
Dinosaur Cove Attack of the Tyrannosaurus – Book Review
Dinosaur Cove: Attack of the Tyrannosaurus If you have a young dinosaur lover in your house, this book series is a must-read! Children enjoy reading Attack of the Tyrannosaurus because it is a fun, exciting, and fast-paced book. This is the story of Jamie, who has just moved to Dinosaur Cove, and Tom. Because they are young boys and similar,… Continue reading Dinosaur Cove Attack of the Tyrannosaurus – Book Review
How to Get Your Kids Reading This Summer
Like probably everyone else, summer is one of my favorite times of year! I really enjoy having my kids out of school and to be able to do fun things with them. Of course, now they pretty much have their own schedules (being teens), but we still really enjoy our summers. Reading probably isn’t on… Continue reading How to Get Your Kids Reading This Summer
Magic Marks the Spot – A Fun Pirate Tale
If you are looking for an adventurous, swashbuckling pirate tale then Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson might just be what you’re looking for! Magic Marks the Spot is a fun, silly tale of a young girl, Hillary, who wants to become a pirate. Her father, the Admiral, wants her to go to finishing school and… Continue reading Magic Marks the Spot – A Fun Pirate Tale
NO TV Summer?! Unexpected Reasons You’ll Want to Turn the TV Off!
What? No TV? Are you kidding? That was pretty much the conversation in our house the first time I introduced the idea to my kids (and husband) that we turn the TV off for the summer. They were fairly young (my kids), probably 3rd & 5th grade at the time. Nickelodeon and Disney were very popular… Continue reading NO TV Summer?! Unexpected Reasons You’ll Want to Turn the TV Off!
Coming Soon to a Theater Near You ~ Your Favorite Book!
Get your kids reading this summer! How, you might ask? Here’s how… Coming soon to a theater near you ~ your favorite book! Every summer it seems like there are a whole lot of great blockbuster hitting the big screen. What a golden opportunity for reading. At least a few of these movies were probably… Continue reading Coming Soon to a Theater Near You ~ Your Favorite Book!
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children ~ Book Review
When reading Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, I almost put it down, several times, because I thought it was going to be really creepy! The photographs, the beginning chapters all pointed to a creepy, horror story. This book might even be categorized as a horror story. I was compelled, though, to continue reading, and I’m glad I did!… Continue reading Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children ~ Book Review