Category Archives: News and Tips

Time for Father’s Day

Stumped on what to get Dad for Father’s Day? Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse Magazine has a plethora of craft, dinner, and dessert ideas for the occasion. Follow the link here: How about this for a gift idea? A barbecue kit! Clubhouse has both a recipe for barbecue seasoning and craft instructions to make aContinue reading “Time for Father’s Day”

Coloring Pages and Science Experiments!

Are you on summer vacation yet? If you don’t want your kids spending hours in front of the screen during the summer, there are many things you can do as a family. For starters, you can do science experiments at home! K.A. Cummins has compiled a package of science experiments based on her children’s bookContinue reading “Coloring Pages and Science Experiments!”

Psst! Mother’s Day is Next Sunday

Scrambling to find a gift for Mom or Grandma? M Liz Boyle has an idea for you. It’s a craft that’s so easy, a child can make it. Even a preschooler can team up with a parent to assemble it. Take it away, M Liz! Are you struggling to come up with something nice toContinue reading “Psst! Mother’s Day is Next Sunday”

Did You Know I Wrote Another Book Review?

To answer the title question, I did write a review that was posted last month on Story Warren. There you’ll read more about the historical novel for middle graders called The Bobtails Meet the Preacher’s Kid. But this is no ordinary preacher’s kid; this preacher’s kid is a troubled one. This book was written byContinue reading “Did You Know I Wrote Another Book Review?”

Sunday is Around the Corner

Happy Early Resurrection Day! In honor of this very special day, here’s a children’s book about how a little girl and her family impacted a man’s life. Thank you, Ms. D, for sharing The Flowering Cross with us. Note: This video was made three years ago, so that’s why she mentions social distancing. But theContinue reading “Sunday is Around the Corner”

Middle Grade Books on Dogs: Review Four

Here’s the last review for now. Hope you had fun reading my previous posts on dog books. Be ready for when I write more reviews on canine stories. Hachiko Waits by Lesléa Newman Hachiko Waits is a fictionalized story based on a true account. It takes place in Japan, starting with Hachiko’s puppyhood and hisContinue reading “Middle Grade Books on Dogs: Review Four”

Middle Grade Books on Dogs: Review Three

I hope you’re enjoying my reviews on dog books. I’ll post more middle grade books about canine animals in the future. For now, I’ll have one more review after this week. Here’s the book for today. Roverandom by J.R.R. Tolkien Roverandom is a dog who rips a wizard’s trousers, and that wizard turns him intoContinue reading “Middle Grade Books on Dogs: Review Three”

Middle Grade Books on Dogs: Review Two

Here’s another mini-review of a middle grade book. A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin It’s a fantastic story about a dog who lives most of her life as a stray. The dog, called Squirrel, tells her story in first person. Her mother is a stray herself, so Squirrel doesn’tContinue reading “Middle Grade Books on Dogs: Review Two”