Raising teens and tweens to become healthy, loving, and independent individuals is a process filled with pitfalls and challenges — from bullying, drugs, sex, and peer pressures to unrelenting societal demands, endless technology challenges, and negative parental or school influences. Award-winning educator Douglas Haddad, who has helped thousands of middle school students transition from being […]
Category: Children
ALMOST A MINYAN by LORI S. KLINE ARTWORK BY SUSAN SIMON  Genre: Picture Book / Jewish Traditions Publisher: Sociosights Press Facebook Date of Publication: April 5, 2017 Number of Pages: 40 Scroll down for Giveaway! Will she be the one to take Grandfather’s place? According to Jewish tradition, a quorum of ten adults is […]
Written by Holly L. Niner, Illustrated by Isabella Ongaro April 2017, Hardcover, 32 color pages, ages 4–8, $17.95 US/CAN ISBN 9781936261895 Published by Flashlight Press Distributed by IPG Synopsis While Dad tucks her in, a little girl named Grace calmly recounts her day—which was anything but calm. She had a tantrum (because of some injustices […]
Synopsis Math City is a place within a Math book, and the pages of the book are the streets of Math City. In this City, Monster Number was grossly overweight and had a shaggy body, like a mammoth. In the beginning, Monster Number could not walk very well. Though he swayed a little, tottering and often […]
Excerpt – The Ugly Teapot by Fred Holmes @FLouisHolmes #YA #Sci-Fi
December 31, 2016
Synopsis Fourteen-year-old Hannah Bradbury loved her father so much that she worried about him constantly. After all, he was a photographer who traveled to the most dangerous places in the world. To allay her fears, each time he came home he brought her silly gifts, each one with supposed magical powers: the Seal of Solomon, […]
Colors of the Sun & Moon by Talia Aikens-Nunez Colors of the Sun and Moon is an English/Spanish STEM book which featuring an inquisitive young girl and her grandmother. The bright illustrations engage children and illuminate the science of the horizon with vibrant colors. An inquisitive young girl questions her grandmother about […]
The Charming Life of Izzy Malone by Jenny Lundquist Izzy Malone isn’t your typical sixth grader. She wears camouflage combat boots and tie dye skirts; the Big Dipper and Orion are her two best friends; and she’d rather climb trees or shoot hoops than talk about boys and makeup. And after only a month of […]
SIR KAYE THE BOY KNIGHT BOOK 3  LEGEND OF THE FOREST BEAST by  Don M. Winn Genre: Children’s / Chapter Book / Medieval Publisher: Progressive Rising Phoenix Press Date of Publication: July 8, 2016 Number of Pages: 178 Scroll down for Giveaway! The beloved tutor Alchir has vanished! And a dangerous criminal with […]
Spotlight & #Giveaway – Three by Tia Perkins #childrensbook #preschool
September 14, 2016
Three by Tia Perkins “Three!” is a funny little rhyming book about what it’s like to spend a day with a preschooler – from getting themselves dressed to making a big mess! With beautiful illustrations (complete with dinosaurs, trains and superheroes) and a catchy story that both parents and kids can enjoy again and again, […]
Blog Tour – $5 Family Fun by Meggan Spicer #crafts #activities
August 12, 2016
Synopsis Doing fun activities with the family gets expensive, but now with Meggan’s $5 Family Fun, you can make, bake, and do incredibly fun things with your young family for under $5. Using dollar store finds, free local services, generic bands, and common household items, you can make every day an adventure. Gather your […]