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Review of ‘Man Shoes, The Journey to Becoming a Better Man, Husband & Father’
Even though I normally only review books for children or young adults, I jumped at the chance to read and review Tom Watson’s new book, ‘Man Shoes, The Journey to Becoming a Better Man, Husband and...
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Get your kids an awesome, one-of-a-kind gift!
Looking for something to get your kids that they will love and can keep for years? An author signed picture book is a gift that is personal, exciting and fun for kids. Most kids are thrilled to know...
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“Sasha and the Magic Pen” Children’s Book Review
I’m sure you have all read reviews that claim a book’s characters truly ‘come to life before your eyes’, well, I can say that literally happens in this book! “Sasha and the Magic Pen” is an illustrated...
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Review of “Bob Beetle Book Bug” Picture Book
Today I am excited to have the pleasure of discussing a book that carries a great message and supports a wonderful cause. “Bob Beetle Book Bug” is a picture book written by my fellow Mirror Publishing...
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“The Fish Who Swam Too Far” picture book review
As a fellow scaredy-cat, I must admit that I really related to Harry, the main character of the new picture book “The Fish Who Swam Too Far”. Written by Danielle Kirrane, this little tale is about a...
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“Ode to Icky” featured on Storytime with Starfish!
If you have thought about buying my funny picture book “Ode to Icky”, but wanted to hear the story first, please feel free click on the following link and watch Storytime with Starfish read the entire...
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Book Review of “The Adoptive & Foster Parent Guide”
Although I normally only review children’s books, I do occasionally make an exception for a book that I can really relate to, and I can definitely relate to “The Adoptive & Foster Parent Guide”...
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Release of new children’s short story, “Vinny & Violet, The Unwanted Kittens”
This is just a quick post to let all my readers and fans know that I just published another short story ebook! This ebook, titled “Vinny & Violet, The Unwanted Kittens”, is a heartwarming tale...
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To spank or not to spank – what kind of discipline actually works?
It’s been awhile since I have written a blog post related to foster parenting, but something has been weighing heavily on my mind and I would like to share it and allow others to share their own...
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Drugs are Scary
Recently, my husband and I went to a special class about street drug use among youth. The only reason we really went was to earn some of our foster parent educational credit hours, but I must say that...
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Life Update: Jobs, Kids, Writing & Bernie Sanders!
“YOLO” collage on paper by Maranda Russell Hello everyone! I’m sorry that I’ve been neglecting my blog lately. I hope to start remedying that now. Here is a short list of some of the things that have...
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New Video about My New Children’s Book Release!
Hi everyone! I am excited to share my newest children’s middle grade book release with you all! I have been working on this book for a while now and am definitely proud of the results! “Creepy, Funny...
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“Mini Myths”, Kids Board Books Based on Greek Mythology
I love children’s books. I collect many different kinds of books for kids and honestly probably have more books geared towards children in my library than I have books geared for adults. Recently I...
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I Got My Reborn Baby Doll!
I got my first reborn baby doll in the mail yesterday! Now, as I mentioned in my first post about buying the doll, I didn’t buy one of the ones that is hundreds of dollars, so it isn’t as lifelike as...
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Baby Doll, Toy, and Book Thrift Store Shopping Haul
This weekend I did some thrift store shopping! I found a few cute outfits for my new reborn doll (whom I decided to name Amelia after a character in a YA book I read recently called “A Tragic Kind of...
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I got a new reborn doll that I absolutely love! I thought I would share the video of her in case anyone is interested in that type of thing! I feel like I really bonded with her immediately. Getting...
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I Published a New Children’s Ebook on Kindle!!!
I just published a new children’s ebook on Amazon! I originally wrote this silly little book back in 2012, but never published it because I wasn’t happy with all the photos I had at the time for use....
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“The Fish Who Swam Too Far” picture book review
As a fellow scaredy-cat, I must admit that I really related to Harry, the main character of the new picture book “The Fish Who Swam Too Far”. Written by Danielle Kirrane, this little tale is about a...
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“Ode to Icky” featured on Storytime with Starfish!
If you have thought about buying my funny picture book “Ode to Icky”, but wanted to hear the story first, please feel free click on the following link and watch Storytime with Starfish read the entire...
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Book Review of “The Adoptive & Foster Parent Guide”
Although I normally only review children’s books, I do occasionally make an exception for a book that I can really relate to, and I can definitely relate to “The Adoptive & Foster Parent Guide”...
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