Wine Bottle Earring Holder

Wine bottles are one of those things that have a million ways to repurpose and reuse them. I personally love crafting with wine bottles, because even before I actually drank wine, I was fascinated by the beautiful bottles it came in. Now that I love sitting down with a splendid glass of wine (shout out…

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Help! I’m a Prisoner in the Library by Eth Clifford

3 stars Found this in a Little Free Library and was intrigued by the title.  Overall, this was an entertaining book. Obviously it is a bit outdated as pretty much all of the problems presented could have been solved with the incorporation of cellphones. Because of this, I think some young readers may have a…

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Hilda and the Stone Forest (Hilda #5) by Luke Pearson

5 stars Another fantastic, amazing, superb Hilda adventure. I loved this book. It was so good. I was immediately hooked by the concept. As with the other books, I loved the story, I loved the characters. Everything was just perfect. This one does have quite the cliffhanger at the end. I am going to be…

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The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel

4 stars I loved this collection. I recently wrote a review for a book, complaining that all the characters did was argue with one another. The characters in this book argue on nearly every page, yet it was somehow still fascinating. Apparently it’s the quality of the arguing that matters. A really interesting book that…

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Ten Terrible Dinosaurs by Paul Stickland

4 stars I work with a kid who loves numbers and dinosaurs. This book provided a perfect combination that he really enjoyed. This is a very cute book. Adorable way to countdown from ten with fun alliterations and rhymes. The illustrations are very fun and cute. I loved all of the different dinosaurs featured. The…

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DC Super Friends: The Secret of Shazam! by Christy Webster

3 stars Nice intro to Shazam’s character. This is a Step 2 book, recommended for preschool to grade 1 readers. The language used is very simple with some basic vocab and short sentences. This is just an intro book; there isn’t really a plot or story. It just goes through how Shazam got his powers…

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Lego Ninjago: Lloyd vs. Lord Garmadon by Kate Howard

4 stars Overall, I thought this book was well-written. It is a Level 2 book for grades 1-3 based on the Lego Ninjago TV series. I am way behind on the show so I haven’t made it to this episode yet, but the book was easy to follow. Even without knowing who everyone was, I…

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In the Books: DIY Scrapbook/Photo book/Portfolio

For the past few years, I have really gotten into scrapbooking. This is mostly because I am one of those people who hates throwing away concert tickets and wristbands. But what do you do with all of that memorabilia? Scrapbook is a great solution. However, those things are expensive. I usually wait until they are…

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