by Site Owner | Apr 22, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
A Festive Free-Standing Cookbook By Nancy Lambert Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., $9.99, 96 pages A free-standing countertop cookbook, Christmas Sweet Treats offers a wide variety of holiday recipes to brighten your kitchen. With 38 festive...
by Site Owner | Apr 16, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
One Delicious Holiday Story By Kristin Kladstrup, Illustrated by Matt Tavares Candlewick Press, $16.99, 32 pages On Christmas Eve, Jim and his mom decide to make cookies for Santa Claus. Jim loves pirates and so they make a gingerbread pirate crew. What...
by Site Owner | Apr 16, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
A Bright Look at Combining Traditions By Selina Alko Knopf, $16.99, 32 pages, 3.5 stars Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mama is a vivid and colorful book about the blending of two holiday traditions within the same family. The main character, Sadie, is...
by michaeld | Dec 12, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Socially Conscious Santa By Clement C. Moore, Illustrated by Elena Almazova & Vitaly Shvarov Grafton & Scratch Publishers, $16.95, 32 pages This familiar verse gets a socially conscious update. Young readers are spared the image of...
by michaeld | Nov 4, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Crafts & Hobbies
Get started early By Arne & Carlos Trafalger Square Books 24.95 143 pages Featuring the unique designs of Scandinavian duo Arne and Carlos, this book features one basic pattern, instructions on how to knit a ball shape, and then 55 variations or...