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The experts put much stock in the early years. Supposedly, it is a period rife with rapid and crucial development, from the intellectual to the kinesthetic, from the social to the emotional, etc. Parents and early childhood care professionals have [Keep Reading]

Writing Wild: Forming a Creative Partnership with Nature by Tina Welling This is one of my favourite quotes from this book . . . “Few of us have role models in our lives for writing, so naturally, few of us are completely convinced that we should [Keep Reading]

Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child by Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons. It’s tough being a teacher these days. I see so many students who don’t seem to care about anything. I have no idea [Keep Reading]

The Walking Dead: Volume 15 – We Find Ourselves In the last volume of this on-going series, Rick had an epiphany. He realized that fighting to survive wasn’t enough. Rebuilding society by creating a close-knit community was the only way [Keep Reading]

Allegiant by Veronica Roth The first book of this series was absolutely incredible. I loved every minute of the page-turner and didn’t want to put it down.  I looked forward to reading more.  The second book wasn’t as good, in my [Keep Reading]

The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop by Dan Charnas I’ve wanted to write a book about hip-hop history for some time now. This is the book that I wanted to write. It’s simply brilliant. It’s captivating. And [Keep Reading]

The Walking Dead: Volume 8 – Made to Suffer The Governor launches an all-out war against the small band of survivors who have built themselves a home and safe community in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. The band manages to hold their own [Keep Reading]

A + X = Awesome This is a crossover book that tells several short stories. Each story pairs up a member of The Avengers with one of the X-Men. There are twelve different adventures in this trade paperback that team up the likes of Wolverine and [Keep Reading]

Seriously . . . I’m Kidding by Ellen Degeneres I wasn’t sure what to expect with this book. All I knew was that I enjoyed watching Ellen on television and thought I’d give it a try. The book was a lot like her stand-up routine. You [Keep Reading]

Authorpreneur in Pajamas: Building Your Author’s Platform Without Leaving Your Home by Geraldine Solon An author cannot simply write a book and then rest on his or her laurels. We live in a digital age, and as such, are expected to be online [Keep Reading]