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BOOK REVIEW: Bringing Back Beatrice! 1,108 Baby Names with Meaning, Character and a Little Bit of Attitude by Jennifer Griffin

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Bring Back Beatrice! 1,108 Baby Names with Meaning, Character and a Little Bit of Attitude. Written by Jennifer Griffin I am writing this review while in the midst of choosing names for my baby to be. It’s our first so the process of choosing a name is quite a new one. I enjoyed many aspects of “Bring Back Beatrice!” including its size. My first thought when I picked up the book was “wow, this book will fit in my purse!” (it is about 4x6x1 inches). I find looking at lists of names quite overwhelming so this book was a refreshing … Continue reading →

BOOK REVIEW: My Name is not Alexander by Jennifer Fosberry

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I loved Jennifer Fosberry’s book, My Name Is Not Isabella: Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream?! My daughter and I read it often. It is such a wonderful book for girls to be inspired by! She was so proud to have this book that she brought into her class for her teacher to share with her class! Jennifer Fosberry has a new book that follows a young boy on an imaginary trip through history as he pretends to be some of the innovative men who influenced and shaped our world. The men who are mentioned (and described in … Continue reading →

(closted) BOOK REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: Curly Girl The Handbook by Lorraine Massey with Michele Bender

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Congratulations to Commenter #38, RBM and #11, CJ for winning the books AND a big Congrats to commenter #32 leanne_mac for winning the Grand Prize of a book and product kit! Winners will be contacted shortly OR you can send an email with your full name and address to claim your prize. I used to have straight hair. Not poker straight, if I didn’t blow dry it, it did have a slight mind of it’s own, but by no means was it curly. Then I had kids! Oh yes, the pregnancy hormones played some games with my hair and it’s … Continue reading →

(closed) BOOK REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: Clutter Rehab by Laura Wittmann (orgjunkie.com)

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Congratulations to #91 Amy C, #85 Tabitha Pye, #29 CJ and #50 Tinatchick! With Spring here, are you feeling the itch to get organized, to clean and to purge like I am? The book Clutter Rehab by Laura Wittmann (orgjunkie.com) has helped me get started! I have been a HUGE fan of Laura Wittman for quite a few years now. She has inspired me to start and complete many different organizing projects in my house since my daughter has been born! She writes and an amazing blog, orgjunkie.com and she has now decided to write a book which I just … Continue reading →

(closed) BOOK REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: Rocket Town by Bob Logan

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Congratulations to Commenter #55, missbobloblaw! Rocket Town by Bob Logan, Published by Sourcebooks Inc. The book Rocket Town by Bob Logan is a unique Retro looking board book for young children all about rockets. It is about an astronaut and his dog going on an adventure through a town looking for their perfect rocket. On their adventure, they see MANY different rockets. Each page is filled with many different, VERY unique looking retro rocketships! Rocket Town certainly gets a young child’s imagination going. There are so many things to look at on each page and the illustrations are very interesting … Continue reading →

(closed ) REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: The Crabby Cook Cookbook

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Congratulations to commenter #80, Christine and #28, CJ! This wonderful cookbook was just released this January by Jessica Harper! It has 135 simple recipes along with tips and humour filled anecdotes along the way. I really enjoyed reading through this cookbook! This is definitely one of those cookbooks is much more that just recipes! Are you a Mom who is surrounded by picky little eaters? Little people who complain about almost anything new that you stick in front of them? Are you a Mom who dreads meal planning and cooking meals for your family? If so, this cookbook is for … Continue reading →

BOOK REVIEW: The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick by Gene Stone

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What an interesting read! This book, The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick by Gene Stone is jam packed full of all kinds of interesting tid bits of information! Each chapter is dedicated to a different “secret”. I’m going to share with you some of the “secrets” because the secrets themselves aren’t enough information and I just know that they will leave you wanting to know more–just like I did! Here they are…..brewer’s yeast, cold showers, eating dirt, hydrogen peroxide, napping, pH balance, probiotics, stresslessness, vitamin C and yoga among many more! Each chapter is rather short but goes … Continue reading →

BOOK REVIEW: A Royal Little Pest Mine! and A Royal Little Pest by Anita Reynolds MacArthur

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We received two books for review written by Anita Reynolds MacArthur called A Royal Little Pest and A Royal Little Pest Mine! The main character, Prince Hayden MacCheeky, is a little boy who doesn’t like to share anything and he loves to annoy and irritate his siblings. A Royal Little PestPrince Hayden MacCheeky is a REAL little prince who learns that playing with his royal siblings is WAY more fun than imitating and irritating them. He lives in a royal castle with royal parents, royal siblings and even a royal dog named Goober. This story is written in a way … Continue reading →

(closed) BOOK REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: “Dance First. Think Later” by Kathryn & Ross Petras

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CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMENT #32 susansmoaks! “Dance First. Think Later. 618 Rules to Live By by Kathryn & Ross Petras (March 2011–Workman Publishing) is a cute (size and actual book) book full of quotes about living life in the moment. This little book would make the perfect gift for recent graduates, newlyweds, new home owners or anyone looking for a little uplift an direction in life! One of my favourite quotes in the book is Rule No. 7 by Julia Child, “If you’re alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who’s going … Continue reading →

(closed) BOOK REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: Saving Women’s Hearts by Martha Gulati and Sherry Torkos

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Winner was randomly selected using RandomNumber.org! Congratulations, Jim #26! The book Saving Women’s Hearts is written by two highly qualified individuals: Martha Gulati–a cardiologist, specializing in cardiac disease prevention in women and Sherry Torkos–a pharmacist with training in both conventional and complementary medicine. The book is so detailed! It walks you through the scientific details of the heart along with all of the many risk factors the are placed on womens’ hearts. It then goes on to talk about different screening and tests that are commonly used to screen for heart disease. I like Chapter 5 about Heart Medications that … Continue reading →