Archives for August 2012
Children’s Free Ebook Review-Mommy Might Snap
Mommy Might Snap
by Xavier Finkley
Kindle Edition, 16 pages
Published March 31, 2012
by Xavier Finkley
ASIN: B007QGMIO2
Book Source: Bought
4 1/2 stars
Book Description: Mommy Might Snap! is a picture book that both moms and children can enjoy. It captures the familiar – and stressful life of a mom’s typical day with two young children. Written by award winning children’s book author Xavier Finkley, this book is sure to have you laughing and sympathizing with the frustrated mom and groaning as the kids create one disaster after another!
Mommy Might Snap! makes a great gift for any mom who’s having a bad day!
Mary’s Review: Hey mom have you ever had one of those days where your children have really made it rough for you? Where they have done everything under the sun to drive you crazy? From the baby taking her poopy diaper off, to tipping over a display in the grocery store? Then Judy when you think you can’t take any more, just when you think you might SNAP, it’s nap time!?
You will love this little book by Xavier Finkley with delightful, colorful and very amusing illustrations. Every mommy deserves one to brighten her otherwise busy and sometimes frustrating day. Children will love it to.
I recommend this book for ages 4 and up.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: Xavier Finkley is an award winning children’s book author from Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Xavier works with a team of illustrators that offer a wide variety of artistic styles. Xavier is the first children’s author to incorporate the use of different illustrators for each of his books. Rather than be restricted to one artistic style, Xavier writes each book and then uses the best suited illustrator for each particular story.
Some of Mr. Finkley’s bestselling children’s books include A is for Ketchup, Randy the Rhino-saur, If Your Brother Stinks, Epic Tails, Emily Owl’s Cupcake Surprise and Poop! There it is!
Millie Fierce Blog Tour
Fire and Ice is today’s stop on the official Millie Fierce blog tour hosted by TLC Blog Tours.
Millie Fierce
by Jane Manning
Hardcover: 32 pages
Published: (August 16, 2012
by Philomel Books
ISBN-10: 0399256423
ISBN-13: 978-0399256424
Book Source: Bought
4.5 stars
Book Description: Millie is quiet. Millie is sweet. Millie is mild. But the kids at school don’t listen to her. And she never gets a piece of birthday cake with a flower on it. And some girls from her class walk right on top of her chalk drawing and smudge it. And they don’t even say they’re sorry!
So that’s when Millie decides she wants to be fierce! She frizzes out her hair, sharpens her nails and runs around like a wild thing. But she soon realizes that being fierce isn’t the best way to get noticed either, especially when it makes you turn mean. So Millie decides to be nice–but to keep a little of that fierce backbone hidden inside her. In case she ever needs it again.
With bright art and an adorable character, it’s easy to empathize with Millie. Because everyone has a bad day, once in a while.
Mary’s Review: Millie Fierce didn’t like not being noticed. No one noticed her. No one.
Then one day someone did something to make her mad. She decided people were going to notice her now and so she set out to do all the mean things she could think of to everyone until she realizes how much hurt she has caused. She what she does to make up for all she has done.
The illustrations are fierce and colorful. Great job Jane Manning.
I recommend this book for ages 5 and up.
About The Author/Illustrator: Jane Manning is the illustrator of The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches by Alice Low, and Drip, Drop by Sarah Weeks, among others. She lives in Deep Water, Connecticut. Learn more on the author’s website, which is http://www.milliefierce.com/ and be sure to check out the whole blog tour schedule .