Julie’s Review: is a book that teaches kids perseverance and the power of the pause when emotions get heavy. Mila loves to build puzzles and she even has a system for how to break it into steps, including sorting pieces. But when she receives her first 200 piece puzzle, it seems to get the best […]
Self Made Book Promo from SSWYF on Vimeo. >> Buy Self Made Here << Julie’s Review: Self Made is a handbook for young and new adults on how to do adulting. It reads more like a series of personal accounts/blog posts with lessons learned than a traditional book. I will say I was a […]
Julie’s Review: The Purple Haze was an interesting fantasy novel where there are several kingdoms/queendoms and animals can speak. This makes for some hilarious characters, fun banter, and silly rules. Characters: I really liked the characters, both human and animal, because they all had their quirks and their charm. The Latino singing horse might […]
Julie’s Review: I read Let’s Talk about Body Boundaries first and then gave it to my son to read, so we can discuss it. I’ll start by saying this book and topic are a must for all families. Body boundaries and body safety are so important to teach to little ones early. I liked how […]
Steggie Belle & the Dream Warriors Audiobook is available! Published by candlelight—surrounded by chanting Druids—at midnight on Summer Solstice back in 2020, this is Elias Pell’s debut novel. A semi-autobiographical Fantasy which delves behind the world we know, or like to tell ourselves we know. Now, on the Autumnal Equinox—September 23rd, 2023—the unabridged Audiobook read […]
Julie’s Review: Fotinoula and the Christmas Goblin is a great middle grade horror story and it is so much more than that. It opens as a story within a story, where this tale is passed through two people of different countries, languages, and ages. It is a story showing a glimpse into the lovely […]
Raven Howell’s WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR OF Santa’s Slip Up Julie’s Review: How cute is this picture book. I mean you already probably know how much I love Halloween and all the fun costumes and creatures. And here we have a fun story sharing all the different Halloween creatures and oops, Santa too! […]
BONUS*** The book contains a QR code linked to a FREE audiobook version of the story read by actor Marina Squerciati, a fun activity and a soothing meditation from Lynn Sparrow Christy. Julie’s Review: I love a kids story about facing fears with the help of friends and wanting to be kind to others. […]
“This is my debut book as a teacher-author. It tells the coming-of-age tale of a young elephant who finds his place in the world. The themes of celebrating differences and working together to overcome challenges are highlighted by the dynamic illustrations that bring to life the vast diversity of the African savanna and all it […]
Julie’s Review: Lost and Found was such as sweet read. I read it with my 8 year old son and he loved it. He absolutely loved the rhymes the most, being more and more intrigued as the rhyming continued. I agree, it is beautifully written and the words are lyrical ad lovely. As are […]