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Millie Fierce Blog Tour

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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 .

Children’s Book Review- Filthy Frannie

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Filthy Frannie
by Cara Long
Paperback, 32pages
Published:  April 29, 2011
by Publisher: Alphabet Publishing
ISBN-10: 0976732785
ISBN-13: 978-0976732785
Book Source: LDSBA Convention
5 stars

Book Description: “Filthy Frannie” is a messy girl that finds out keeping things organized pays off in the end with a treat with mom at bedtime.

Mary’s Review: Filthy Frannie is a cute and colorful paperback book written in rhyme style.  Frannie cannot find anything because she leaves her belongings laying around everywhere.  One day she can’t find what she needs to go out to play.  She realizes she must do something to solve her problem.  When she realizes what she must do and does it, she also discovers an added special treat.

My granddaughters love it and I can hear them singing the song their aunt has taught them as they pick up their toys…”time to clean up, clean up, clean up”.

I love this little book and the illustrations are so colorful and cute.

I recommend this book for children 2-6.

About The Author: Cara Long is a mother to 9 children, grandmother to 3 and an aunt/great aunt to 80 plus. She has adopted 3 of her nine children and has been a foster parent for many years. She finds joy in helping children feel loved and believes in helping them to realize their own potential for creating their own lives. She is a firm believer that children teach us so much as we watch them live. She is married and resides with her husband in Ketchikan, Alaska. She hopes you enjoy your journey through the characters she has discovered through the children in her life. Find out more at http://caralongwrites.com/

Children’s 99 Cent Ebook Review- A Fun Day At the Beach

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A Fun Day At the Beach
by Sharlene Alexander
Kindle Edition, 14 pages
Published:  August 2, 2012
by SS Alexander
ASIN: B008SGDMP8
Book Source: Bought
5 stars
Book Description:  Follow Ella on an exciting adventure at the beach. Ella is faced with many surprises throughout the story, but then…Well you’ll just have to read it to find out what happens.
The gorgeous colorful pictures and fun story is sure to captivate any child’s imagination and bring them back to read it over again and again.
Mary’s Review:  Sharlene Alexander has done it again with A Fun Day At the Beach. In this rhyming book, Ella and her family spend a fun filled day at the beach enjoying family time together swimming, building sandcastles, picnicking, of course napping.  At the end of the day in rolls the rain and sends them packing but that doesn’t spoil Ella’s day.  She has had a wonderful day.

The illustrations are terrific.

I recommend this book for ages 4-8.
About The Author: Sharlene Alexander is a published author. Published credits of Sharlene Alexander include The Dog Dance (A Fun Interactive Children’s Picture Book Story), 10 Fun Beginning Reader Books:Helps Children Practice Reading (Learning to Read Series-Level 1), and Ahhh Ahhh Choooooo!: A Silly Sneezing Adventure (Perfect for Bedtime & Young Readers) (+INCLUDES FREE GAMES & Fun Sneezing Facts).