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4th of July Books for History Buffs

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Here are a list of books that are good reading for those who are interested in history and also want to read something with an Independence Day theme. These are all available at the major book retailers on Sunshine Rewards or one of the book clubs at Sunshine Rewards. You can go through SR and […]

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Tags: Fiction Reviews · Non-Fiction

4th of July Books for Children

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Since Friday is Independence Day I thought it would be good to give you guys some children’s books that you can use to help teach your children what the holiday is all about. Enjoy!

1. A is for America by Devin Scillian, Pam Carroll and Pamela Carroll
2. The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh, Marie Nonnast
3. […]

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Tags: Fiction Reviews · Non-Fiction · Children's Books

PS, I love You! I think

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

I have been trying for months now to get in to this book. I kept finding excuses not to read it. I would read a few pages and then pick up another book. I finally ran out of books to read and decided that I was going to force myself to get at least to […]

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Tags: Fiction Reviews

American Girl Movies on Hallmark Channel

June 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I wrote a post the other day about the release of an American Girl movie based on the doll Kitt Kittredge. Well it seems that this is not the first movie that has been made. Today, Saturday June 28th, Hallmark Channel is playing the American Girl Movies. They just finished one called Samantha, An American Girl […]

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Tags: Books made to movies · Fiction Reviews · Children's Books

Fairy Tale Origins Part 2: Sleeping Beauty

June 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I went in search of a story. The story of Sleeping Beauty and where it began. What I found I did not like. This story like Snow White began with Basile in 1634. Most of us know the beginning of Sleeping Beauty as it has been told by Disney. However this story actually has a […]

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Tags: Disney · Fiction Reviews · Children's Books