Barefoot Books: Ruby’s School Walk

Barefoot Books has the most colorful, imaginative collection of stories for children’s imaginations to soar with.  Ruby’s School Walk, by Kathyrn White, is another wonderful story for children who are going into kindergarten for the first time.

As Ruby and her mom walk to school for her first day of kindergarten, Ruby’s imagination takes over, as [...]

Vintage Remedies for Girls

Vintage Remedies for Girls is a book that reaches out to tween girls, ages 7-13.  It teaches them all about having a healthy, natural lifestyle.  This can be quite the challenge for tweens today, so this book is actually a great resource to have, in my opinion.  True education comes through understanding….if they don’t understand [...]

P.S. I Hate It Here! Kids’ Letters from Camp

Oh my goodness, I found myself laughing through the better part of this book.  P.S. I Hate It Here!, Selected and edited by Diane Falanga, is a book filled with kids’ letters from camp. It’s not only a hilarious read, but it’s a book that brings back so many memories of days gone [...]

My First Best Friend Book Review

My First Best Friend: Thirty Stories, Lifetime Memories, by Nancy Lindemeyer, is another great read from Abrams Books.  It’s filled with memorable stories of how best friends came to be and even in some stories, where they are now.  These women share some of their most memorable times together, and just reading this book brings [...]

Legends in the Kitchen: Celebrity Recipes for a Cause

Legends in the Kitchen: Celebrity Recipes for a Cause, compiled by Mrs. Howard Keel & Linda F. Radke, is a fun, down to earth cookbook with recipes from some of my favorite stars down through the years.  This cookbook really took me back in the day, featuring stars I remember from my childhood; we watched [...]

Winners of Where Do We Go Books

We have 3 winners for the Where Do We Go? book giveaways!  They are….

Maja Meza, Erma, and Susan!  Congratulations!

Thank you all for entering!  Be sure to check out our other great giveaways going on right now here on MamaBuzz!  Have a wonderful day!

Little Skiff Books

Mel’s Thoughts:
The boys and I had the opportunity to review the Little Skiff Books, written by Dany Pierard-Deviche, published by Five Star Publications.  Written in part from the author’s life experiences, as well as from her dog, Skiff’s, real-life experiences, these books are a great addition to any children’s bookshelf.

Skiff is a Shelty dog, and [...]

Where Do We Go? Book Review & Giveaway

Mel’s Thoughts:

Where Do We Go?, by James F. Weinsier, illustrated by Cliff Beaman, is a book about the subject of death.  Death can be a difficult subject to discuss with children….they have so many valid questions and concerns.  This book doesn’t necessarily give all of the answers, but it sparks a child’s imagination and even [...]

TOS Crew: CBH Ministries- Seasons of Faith Series

CBH Ministries, also known as Children’s Bible Hour, is a ministry for kids. CBH reaches out to kids, mainly ages 6-12, through books, devotionals called Keys for Kids, radio shows, etc. Jacob receives Keys for Kids every month, and we enjoy reading some of the devotionals in them together. I really didn’t [...]

TOS Crew: Homeschool Library Builder

Homeschool Library Builder is an online bookstore run by two homeschool families.

They stock new and used books in many different categories, and their purpose is more than just providing access to educational, enriching books. In addition to books recommended by highly-respected and widely used homeschool curriculums, we offer titles specifically chosen to supplement unit [...]

TOS Crew: Kregel Publications- Bertie’s War

Mel participated in this review with the TOS Homeschool Crew.

Bertie’s War, by Barbara Tifft Blakey, is a story that takes place back in the turbulent time of the 1960’s, when the threat of nuclear missiles was real.  Roberta, or Bertie, is entering that time between childhood and young adulthood, picking her way through the “traumatic” [...]

TOS Crew: Maverick Books- Hank the Cowdog

Mel reviewed this product for the TOS Crew.

Recently, thanks to the Crew, my family and I were introduced to Hank the Cowdog.

Oh my goodness, I have laughed and laughed, listening to Hank and reading the book. We received the 8th book in John R. Erickson’s Hank the Cowdog series, The Case of the One-Eyed Killer [...]