Review: Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids

My daughter absolutely loves knock knock jokes. So of course I knew she would love this book and I was right. She immediately started telling me a ton of silly jokes from the books pages and sometimes couldn't stop laughing enough to get the whole joke out. She thought they were very funny and really clever. I loved seeing her smile so big and hearing her wonderful laugh while going through this book together. It is easy for young readers to read and comprehend and the jokes are good for children grades 2-5 to enjoy. I really liked that the jokes were not crude or vulgar ( you'd be surprised how many kids joke books include those things ) but clean and fun. It was also neat that they had the jokes divided into a few different types and that there were some bonus riddles and Q&A jokes included as well. I know we will continue to enjoy reading this book for quite sometime and am really happy that we came across it. 

** I received this book from BookLook Bloggers in exchange for my honest review

Review & giveaway: French Kiss For Hire Episode One

Sensitive and sexy Frenchman, Luc Du’mont, is living the American dream. He’s spent the last four years at university on an acting scholarship. Now, with graduation behind him, he’s ready to make his big Hollywood splash. 

The catch? His debut has to happen before his student visa expires in two months. Otherwise, he’ll be shipped home to France, and all of his acting opportunities will sail with him. 

Most important, he’ll lose any chance at winning blond-bombshell Serena Dawson’s heart. As the sister of his roommate, she is strictly off limits. But when Serena approaches Luc for kissing advice, what can Luc do other than pucker up?

The kiss leads to much more than Luc ever imagined. When word gets out about Luc’s lip-locking skills and his unemployment leaves him desperate, Luc finds himself with a new career path: French Kiss for Hire.

Except the only client he wants is the one girl he can’t have.

1-click episode 1 here:

Amazon US: bit.ly/FrenchKiss1

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Apple: http://apple.co/1Qz4eIE 

My Review:

French Kiss For Hire Episode One is the first installment in a multi-author set of serials that I can't wait to finish! This first installment was just enough to whet my appetite and now I'm ravenous for more! I think it is so fun that each episode is wrote by a different author!

Luc is so dreamy with a french accent and described as looking like Channing Tatum ( Yes, Please! ). But he is also a gentlemen. It is rare to find gentlemen in today's literature and especially one who is the main love interest and also described as being sexy. I love that about this story and it breaking the typical alpha male role. Although the story was short and light hearted it did a tremendous job at getting me to really connect with Luc and feel like I already care about him and his life. I didn't really get much chance to connect to the other characters just yet but I like what has been set forth so far and cannot wait to get to know them better. Plus I want to read more about this handsome frenchman with such great kissing skills ;-) . This would be perfect for when you need a quick romantic read and I hope you'll pick it up soon and help me root for Serena to dump that jerky boyfriend soon!  

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review of The ICB, Princess Bible, Hardcover, Purple International Children's Bible

ICB, Princess Bible, Hardcover, PurpleInternational Children's Bible

When I saw this bible I knew instantly that I wanted to get it for my daughter! :-)

The Princess Bible is not only very lovely with it's appealing purple/pink cover and faux pearl/glitter finishes but also a hardcover ( a must for most children ) and written on a third grade reading level. I know my daughter has expressed interest in reading the bible by herself but at times would have a hard time because of the hard to understand wording. I feel like the ICB Princess Bible will help her to be able to read more on her own and to understand what she is reading. She was very excited upon seeing the beautiful cover and immediately started checking out the inside features. She really liked all the bible help pages with titles like Bible Verses to Know and How Do I Pray. It was easy to find these pages since they were made a little thicker and sleeker than the paper pages and had the purple glittery border. The key verse highlights and concordance were also a couple of wonderful features worth mentioning. She started reading from her new bible to us and seemed to really enjoy herself. She kept showing me all the "cool " things she was finding like maps and such and told me how much she loved her new bible. Overall I don't think we could be any more pleased with this ICB version Princess Bible and am very glad that I came across it. I will be sure to recommend this bible to anyone who knows a little girl who would enjoy reading this beautiful bible while getting to know God's word. Love it! 

* I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers <http://booklookbloggers.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.*

Review: Cats in Paris ( A Magical Coloring Book )

Cats in Paris is an absolutely stunning coloring book aimed toward adults. My daughter would disagree with that statement and say that it is perfect for her as well. I really love this one because of the gorgeous variety of cats illustrated within as well as a couple of cool Paris backgrounds too. One feature I thought extra cool were the pages with the depictions of different types of cats and the name of what type they are. Of course it also has thick pages good for coloring with any type of product, as well as a removable cover jacket that reveals colorable images on the front and back of the book. Kitties sitting looking cute, cats swimming or batting at objects, this book has it all. Which I thought was super fun. In fact the only thing I didn't like about this coloring book was one single page that was of a cat graveyard. I found that a bit morbid and depressing. I guess it was supposed to express the love for cats even after they have passed on. I don't know. But other than that this was a homerun and definitely something I would think about purchasing for any of my cat loving friends. 

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review: A Seal's Touch by Tawny Weber

 A Seal's Touch is a quick read with a friends to lovers theme that I really enjoyed. This is the first book that I have read by Tawny Weber but I have a few of her other books ready on my kindle as I type this that I can't wait to read now. Although these books can be read as standalones I believe I am going to go back and start from the beginning now that I know what I have been missing out on.

 Weber's writing although quick and pleasurable also has a little more depth than just romps in bed and flirting, while still managing to stay fun despite touching on some more serious topics. It has just the right amount of angst to keep it from being too fluffy while still maintaining that light new romance feel. Plus I always love when I am reading a story that makes me say " Yes, These two are perfect for each other!" and that's exactly how I felt about Taylor and Cat. The alternating points of view made things interesting and gratifying. I found it especially delightful hearing Taylor's thoughts on wrapping his mind around Cat evolving into this beautiful woman to him from the tomboy girl that he always thought of her as. His descriptions of her and how beautiful he finds her was very sweet and made me smile. I can't wait to try out more books not only from this series but from Weber's other series as well!


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Review: Grumpy Cat Volume 1

 

Grumpy Cat meme's have become one of my personal favorites. I just love the cute grumpy faces paired with the hilarious sayings. Needless to say when I saw this on Netgalley I just had to check it out! While the images are cute and I loved Pokey's youthful optimism and naivety I didn't seem to connect so well with my beloved Grumpy Cat on the pages. Instead of the witty one liners and snappy comebacks I was expecting, I felt that that this was too reminiscent of Garfield playing tricks on Odie. In fact I seemed to keep hearing Garfield's voice in my head as I was reading Grumpy Cat's narrative. I did think some of the stories were cute if not exactly what I expected and although I can't say I loved this as much as I was hoping, I also can't say that it was bad. I can however say that I thought the illustration was great and that I think others would definitely enjoy this book especially those who may not go into it with predetermined expectations such as I had. If your a  fan of Garfield and his trickery then you may enjoy The Misadventures of Grumpy Cat and Pokey ( Grumpy Cat Volume 1 ).

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Review: Every Little Thing A FLAT VERNACULAR COLORING BOOK By PAYTON COSELL TURNER

I absolutely adore the eclectic style of this coloring book! It has such cool pictures, the adorable animals among my favorites to color. There was a neat mirror or kaleidoscope effect going on that I thought was really unique and something I hadn't seen in any other coloring pages before. I also liked that the images weren't quite as small as some of the other adult coloring books. The charming images would appeal to those of many ages in my opinion, especially considering my daughter thought this one was fabulous! I think it will be fun for us to color some of the pages together. One of the major bonuses of these coloring books are the thick pages. You can color with pencil, crayons, markers, whatever! and it doesn't bleed through. I especially liked this feature since markers are super fun! :-) This also mean these would make excellent gifts as they are beautiful and very sturdy. So what are you waiting for? Get one of these beauties and get to coloring! 

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