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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Nov 21, 2022  
"With its excellent illustrations and well written (and researched) passages, this book should be in every therapist's library and every home library. Basically, just put this book in every library."

Read my book review on my blog for the children's self-help non-fiction book CONNECTED: DISCOVERING YOUR INNER GUIDES: A KID'S GUIDE TO NAVIGATING THEIR EMOTIONS by Seema Desai, and enter the giveaway for a chance to win a signed copy of the book - two winners!

https://alltheupsandowns.blogspot.com/2022/11/book-blog-tour-and-giveaway-connected.html

**BOOK SYNOPSIS**
Connected is all about teaching kids and their families how to navigate their emotions. It is a practical guide to understanding powerful concepts that alleviate the stress and challenge in tough situations. The book also includes tools and tips to help children become advocates for their mental and emotional well-being in productive ways, as well as thought-provoking questions to encourage young readers to think about how these tools would be uniquely relatable to them. Written to inspire children to become empathetic leaders and creative solution-seekers, Connected is a book that helps them not only understand themselves better, but also those around them.
      
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Merissa (12926 KP) rated Night of Ash (Odriel's Heirs #2.5) in Books

Feb 1, 2023  
Night of Ash (Odriel's Heirs #2.5)
Night of Ash (Odriel's Heirs #2.5)
Hayley Reese Chow | 2022 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
NIGHT OF ASH is book 2.5 in the Odriel's Heirs series and we catch up with Aza and co as they recover from the last battle but realise the war isn't yet over.

It's not a long book and you will definitely have to have read at least Idriel's Children before this one but, oh man, it packs a wallop! The writing is so good, I was crying over a character I hardly met! Samar Bhalla is there and gone but what an impact he had. And that, my dears, is how good this author's writing is!

Night of Ash bridges the gap between Idriel's Children and Time Orphan, which I honestly can't wait for. Novellas aren't usually my thing but this one makes no apologies. It is bold and full of action, killing me with emotion. Absolutely fantastic and HIGHLY recommended by me. Just make sure you read the whole series.

** same worded review will appear elsewhere **

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
  
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Lindsay (1760 KP) rated Brothers and Sisters in Books

Mar 15, 2022  
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters
Ariel Andrés Almada | 2022 | Children
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Are you looking for a warm-felt book for your child or children that shows the strong bond created between brothers and sisters? Well, this book “Brothers and Sisters” does just that. It shows it through the eyes of a little boy.

Your child can imagine themselves as the little boy with their siblings as Sisters having a bond with their brother and sister or just their sisters if that is what they have. Or just their brothers if that is all she has, or he has.

Parents will enjoy this book as it shows that siblings fight, but there is also that bond of love for every sibling as they get older. The picture is lovely. I enjoyed looking at the pictures and enjoying myself. I was able to see my cousins with their siblings being somewhat like this. I, at this point, did have some step-siblings and still cherish that.

This book is excellent for parents to have in the family home if they have quite a few children in their household. This book may help with what goes on with siblings, or you may have experience with siblings of your own.
  
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Yxita (3 KP) rated It in Books

Nov 2, 2017  
It
It
Stephen King | 1986 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror
8
8.8 (95 Ratings)
Book Rating
Solid characterisation (1 more)
Genuinely terrifying concept when you consider the metaphors
Occasional drawn out tangents (1 more)
"That scene"...
Worth 1100 pages!
As always, Stephen King is able to take an abstract concept and instil it with the purest kind of terror. The characterisation of these young children is really solid and only gets stronger as he distils the essence of their personalities in their adult selves. In the strangest way, it would still be an excellent novel without Pennywise, but the looming threat of this ethereal beast just adds to the mood.
  
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LucyB (47 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Books

Jul 23, 2017  
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling | 2014 | Children, Fiction & Poetry
9
9.1 (271 Ratings)
Book Rating
Wizards, spells and sinister goings on (0 more)
Ever so occasional inconsistencies... (0 more)
Rowling does it best!
Ah... I do love the Harry Potter books! I read this one when I was a teen, then recently re-read it to my own children - and it was every bit as great to read it now (as a thirty-something year old adult) as it was originally. That in itself is testament to Rowling's ability to spin a compelling yarn, and her characterisation is wonderful. No wonder we all love it so much...