Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Oct 27, 2009, 7:19 am
Get in Front of Top YA Editors and Agents with ONLY the First 250 Words of Your YA Novel! Have a young adult novel—or a YA novel idea—tucked away for a rainy day? Are you putting off pitching you...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Oct 14, 2009, 5:18 pm
One lucky winner will win a $50 bundle of Halloween downloads. The bundle includes the following e-books: Fancy Filled Tutu with Bonus 40 Tutu "Recipes" Pumpkin Polly Patterns Paper Piecing Proje...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Oct 13, 2009, 5:00 am
Stars: **** Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (September 2009) 978-1402230967 Ages 4-8 32 pages Everyone loves the 12 Days of Christmas well here is the 13 Days of Halloween. For each of the first 12 days th...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Oct 13, 2009, 5:00 am
Release Date: October 13, 2009 Rating: Not Rated Total Running Time: 81 minutes From Shout Factory and Hasbro Story Summary: All the ponies can't wait for the Winter Wishes Festival where the Wis...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Oct 9, 2009, 5:00 am
Stars: ***** Summary: An illustrated version of Jim Arnosky's "I'm a Turkey" song which he has popularized in school performances all around the U.S. If you loved Gobble It Up, you will love ...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Oct 8, 2009, 5:00 am
Amazon.com customers will be wishing big this fall as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the much-loved Amazon Wish List with 10 lavish sweepstakes. Each week, starting this week, customers will ...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Oct 7, 2009, 1:20 pm
I just heard about an online contest called the Pillsbury Baking Challenge. It offers a great way for the creative Canadian baker to win for their art! The Grand Prize winner will walk away with a dre...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Oct 7, 2009, 12:43 pm
This post is by Scott Gale, author of Your Family Constitution: Is my family out-of-control? Are my kids more challenging, my circumstances more difficult, or my mental wiring more loose than my neigh...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Oct 7, 2009, 5:00 am
Stars: ***** Summary: When Jesse O'Rourke gets picked for a "documentary" being filmed at her school in the Hamptons she's tempted to turn down the offer. But there's a tuition check atta...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Oct 6, 2009, 5:00 pm
I was surfing the web and found these... Gather No Dust: Libraries, Management & Technology - a blog of interest to those into libraries, especially American ones 100 Awesome Bookhacks for Students ...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Oct 6, 2009, 5:00 am
Stars: **** Subtitle: A Modern Approach to Family Values and Household Structure Summary: Your Family Constitution guides the reader through a personalized journey of introspection, visioning, hous...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Oct 5, 2009, 5:00 am
Tim Whitney is the author of Thanksgiving At the Inn. More details after the story. Back in the spring of 1983 I was a 'typical' cocky high school senior, counting the days until I could esc...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Oct 4, 2009, 6:23 pm
Pornography Appreciation? South Park and Political Correctness, Oprah Winfrey: The Tycoon (a history class)? Check out this list.
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Oct 1, 2009, 9:00 am
Horrid Henry's Underpants by Francesca Simon Stars: **** Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter by Francesca Simon Stars: **** Back in June I reviewed the first four Horrid Henry books to come to Am...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Sep 28, 2009, 7:00 am
(l-r) Eden Sher as Sue, Neil Fynn as Mike, Atticus Shaffer as Brick, Patricia Heaton as Frankie, Charlie McDermott as Axl (Photo: Warner Bros. Television Entertainment/Richard Foreman) Warner Bros....
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Sep 20, 2009, 2:28 pm
I don't like doing this because I feel I owe a full review to those who sent me books to review but I read these all months ago and got behind on reviews and I just don't remember enough about...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Sep 19, 2009, 12:41 pm
Happy Rosh Hashanah to everyone. Happy New Year. It's 5770 by the Jewish Calendar! I'm going out to a dinner tonight to celebrate with my family and I thought I'd just share some links, e...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Sep 18, 2009, 10:06 am
All this week I've been reviewing the books in The Coping Series, great picture books for children with learning disabilities or for kids wanting to learn more about them, either in schoolrooms or...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Sep 17, 2009, 9:03 am
Stars: ***1/2 Children's Picture Book Verbal Images Press (Sept. 2009) ISBN: 978-0-9821982-2-3 32 pages Ages 7-9 Summary: Animal-loving Ben feels sad and guilty when he loses his beloved hamster...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Sep 15, 2009, 8:06 pm
Stars: **** Children's Picture Book Verbal Images Press (Sept. 2009) ISBN: 978-0-9821982-1-6 32 pages Ages 7-9 Summary: Ben is fascinated with nature, but his ADD causes trouble at home and at s...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Sep 15, 2009, 5:00 am
Stars: ***1/2 Children's Picture Book Verbal Images Press (Sept 2009) ISBN: 978-0-9821982-0-9 32 pages Children 7-9 Summary: Alex wants a cookie. If he could just read the directions on his mot...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Sep 14, 2009, 5:00 am
Note from Callista: The three books mentioned below will be reviewed here at SMS Book Reviews this week. Back to School with ADHD by Jeanne Gehret, M.A. September 13-20 is Attention Deficit...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Sep 11, 2009, 5:00 am
Indigo Testing As the Indigo adults begin to identify themselves based on lists of characteristics found on the Internet and in some printed texts, where can they go to get validation for their suppo...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Sep 10, 2009, 5:00 am
This review is part of a book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotion. Tomorrow SMS Book Reviews will be featuring a Guest Post by the author! Stars: **** Summary: Dr. Janine Talty, today a successf...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Sep 1, 2009, 5:00 am
Stars: ***1/2 This review is a part of the Bran Hambric Book Blog Tour. Summary: Bran Hambric was found locked in a bank vault at six years old in a city where magic is banned, with no memory of hi...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Aug 25, 2009, 5:00 am
Stars: ***** Change the Universe Press (May 2009) 978-0-615-21144-2 Illustrations by Barbara Mendes Picture Book 32 pages I received this book from KSB Promotions for review. I'll be honest, I d...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Aug 23, 2009, 6:27 pm
I missed last week so this is a large list. As always, titles, author, summary and where it came from below. I skipped the amazon links this time because I don't have enough time but if you want ...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Aug 23, 2009, 5:36 pm
Sorry for seemingly disappearing on everyone. I'm still around, I've just been dealing with some personal stuff and I've got a wedding to attend this Labour Day weekend so I've been bu...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Aug 19, 2009, 5:00 am
Stars: **** Dieppe: Canada's Darkest Day of World War II 978-0-545-99420-0 Scholastic Canada (July 2009) Ages 9 and up Summary: On the night of August 19, 1942, a force of five thousand Canadian...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Aug 11, 2009, 1:49 pm

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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Aug 10, 2009, 10:30 am
This week I received 6 books, all of which are for children, which is rare. The 6 books are also only from 3 different sources. First I'll list titles, authors, where it came from and quick summ...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Aug 9, 2009, 6:00 pm
Stars: **** 978-0-88776-900-9 Tundra Books (March 10, 2009) Juvenile Nonfiction Ages 2-5 32 pages I received this book from Tundra Books for review. Arlene Alda is indeed the wife of Alan Alda, you ...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Aug 9, 2009, 1:45 pm
Stars: ***** I received this book from Tundra Books for review. It and another book, Mom and Me by Marla Stewart Konrad are the first two books in the new World Vision Canada Early Readers Series. A...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Aug 2, 2009, 7:40 pm
It's Monday again and I got some more mail this week. Go to The Printed Page to see what others got in the mail this week. Book titles, authors, descriptions and where I got it from are below. T...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Jul 28, 2009, 5:00 am

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Kathleen G. posted an article on SMS Book Reviews - Jul 27, 2009, 5:19 pm
Well I'm late in posting again but I'm back from camp and when I got back there was a large pile of mail for me to go through! Yippee!! I also had two more come in since I got back from camp. ...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Jul 27, 2009, 5:00 am
This contest is open worldwide. Did you see my review of Stiletto Woman Magazine? Read Carefully: I have an e-version of the magazine to giveaway. You must understand that it is for personal use on...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Jul 22, 2009, 5:00 am
*This post is by Sarah at Puss Reboots - check out her great book reviews!* If you live in California and want a low cost adventure for your family, try taking the train. Different routes run special...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Jul 20, 2009, 5:00 am
I'll just quote from the MeeWee Website: "MeeWee is fun, exciting, and uplifting Hip-Hop music for elementary school age children. Through the years, nearly all Hip-Hop music and culture has been ...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Jul 19, 2009, 5:00 am
I'm a leader and I'll be leaving today and gone till Saturday the 25th. I have a few posts set to post automatically throughout the week so be sure to check back! Have a great week!
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Jul 18, 2009, 5:00 am
Stiletto Woman Magazine, published by Stiletto Woman, Inc. (www.StilettoWoman.com), is a publication that celebrates the accomplishments of women who have a presence on the web, and are doing amazing ...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Jul 12, 2009, 1:43 pm
My July article is up at Root & Sprout and it's all about playgroups! Check out The Benefits of Playgroups! <--- One of my daughters at playgroup
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Jul 10, 2009, 7:35 am
Trident gum’s A Little Piece of Happy campaign encourages people to keep a pack of Trident with them so that they can enjoy a little piece of happy wherever they are. Even through these tough ti...
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Kathleen G. posted an article on Callista's Ramblings - Jul 3, 2009, 4:27 pm
*News from Girl Guides of Canada* In 2010, Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada (GGC) is celebrating our 100th anniversary of giving girls the tools and resources they need to achieve greatness. ...
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