Disclosure: I do not own It Starts With Food CookBook: The Low Sugar Gluten-Free & Whole Food CookBook – 40 Delicious & Healthy Recipes Your Family Will Love. And I do not intend to purchase it — for two reasons. First and foremost, the book violates the copyright and trademarks of the Dallas and Melissa… Continue reading Whole30 Cookbook Fail
Category: Non-Fiction
Girl on Top
Maybe if I were younger, more sophisticated, or more trendy, Girl on Top would have resonated more with me. Part of it was the language … if you’re not accustomed to rough language, this book is going to hit you right between the eyes. And part of it was that the books is rife with… Continue reading Girl on Top
Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys
Wild Things is a fabulous manual for rearing boys. Authors James and Thomas first explain the fives stages of a boy’s development, and then detail how parents can help their sons grown through these stages to become strong, confident, capable men. Each section is replete with examples of how a boy may act in each… Continue reading Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys
I’m Outnumbered!
Laura Lee Groves celebrates all the reasons that boys — for all their wild, crazy, messy, rambunctious ways — are a wonderful blessing to parent. She does not gloss over the challenges, and her book is, in fact, full of excellent ideas for handling the challenges as they arise (and even for forestalling a few… Continue reading I’m Outnumbered!
Hands-On Engineering
This exciting project manual for grades 4-7 is well-designed and includes a variety of fascinating projects that will engage the interest of a diverse population of students. It would be an excellent adjunct for the homeschooling parent who wished to augment the regular science curriculum for a particularly gifted or scientifically-inclined child. Each project is… Continue reading Hands-On Engineering
A Woman’s Right to Rest
How do you explain a book that frees you from something you did not know you were enslaved to? How do you tell women that what they have been taught for centuries is — if not exactly a lie — is at least not the whole truth? How do you convince them that God has… Continue reading A Woman’s Right to Rest
The Aye-Aye and I: A Rescue Mission in Madagascar
For the animal lover and amateur naturalist, Gerald Durrell never disappoints. The Aye-Aye and I: A Rescue Mission in Madagascar, recounting Durrell’s trip to Madagascar to find the “beast with the magical finger,” is just as captivating as any of his others. Not only is it brimming with information about the rare and unusual creatures… Continue reading The Aye-Aye and I: A Rescue Mission in Madagascar
Cappyboppy
Capyboppy is the engaging and humourous story of the Peet family’s unusual pet — a capybara. When young Bill wanted a boa constrictor, the family objected strenuously, so a compromise was made and Bill got a capybara instead. The antics of Capyboppy in his younger days are hilarious, and his effect on the other family… Continue reading Cappyboppy
The Keto Cookbook: Innovative Delicious Meals for Staying on the Ketogenic Diet
I would love to give this book five stars. I really would. But I’m a professional editor, and whoever copyedited this book needs to give the publishers their money back. For example, in every single place where the author refers to the aisle of a supermarket, it’s an “isle.” And that’s not the only misspelling… Continue reading The Keto Cookbook: Innovative Delicious Meals for Staying on the Ketogenic Diet
Real Solutions for Busy Moms: Your Guide to Success and Sanity, by Kathy Ireland
While there is some good information in here, I really was expecting better, especially as a I am a fan of Kathy Ireland. Being widely read in the field of parenting literature, perhaps I am jaded — or overexposed. Perhaps for a new mom of a younger generation, this book would be useful as a… Continue reading Real Solutions for Busy Moms: Your Guide to Success and Sanity, by Kathy Ireland