Life just never slows down, does it? If you had a crazy week and missed some of our blogs here in Media Reviews, here’s your chance to get caught up.
We started off the week with a closer look at virtual book tours with a chat with Jean Hackensmith, an author who has done quite a bit of virtual touring and found success in this new way to market. We then took at look at popular author Jan Brett’s website, which has over four thousand activities, including drawing lessons, coloring pages, and a concentration game.
Does one of your children badly want a pet you badly don’t want them to have? You’ll identify with the children’s picture book “I Wanna Iguana,” a fun story about a boy who wants an iguana and the many ways in which his mother tries to talk him out of it.
Julianne Hough, champion of “Dancing with the Stars,” released her new country album this week, and we took a look at the nondenominational book “Trust in the Lord” which reminds us all of the importance of turning to the Lord when we feel despair.
We read “Kaleidoscope,” a fun cozy mystery by popular author Dorothy Gilman, and we also read “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” Wow, that really does sound like a bad day!
“35 Miles from Shore” is the true story of a plane that was forced to make a water landing, and the subsequent rescue. “Sadie-in-Waiting” is a fun Christian novel about a woman who discovers her true self while taking care of a cemetery and going on a road trip with her sisters to find her free-spirited father, who has wandered away from home.
“Return to Pooh Corner” is a sentimental and touching CD by artist Kenny Loggins, and Lauri reviews it for us here. We finished out the week with a look at the podcast, “Just Vocabulary,” which is a great way to increase your knowledge of the English language.
We hope you enjoyed this week in review and that you’ll be able to join us again here in Media Reviews!