Monthly Archives: June 2019

One Dark and Scary Night

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: One Dark and Scary Night Author: Bill Cosby Illustrator: Varnette P. Honeywood Publisher: Scholastic Cartwheel Books, 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0590514767 ISBN-10: 0590514768 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or … Continue reading

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Next Door Daddy

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Next Door Daddy Author: Debra Clopton Publisher: Steeple Hill, 2008 ISBN-13: 978-0373874644 ISBN-10: 0373874642 Related website(s): http://www.debraclopton.com (author), http://www.SteepleHill.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; … Continue reading

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The Essential Handbook of Denominations and Ministries

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Essential Handbook of Denominations and Ministries Authors: by George Thomas Kurian and Sarah Claudine Day, Editors Cover Designer: Heather Brewer Publisher: Baker Books, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-0801013249 ISBN-10: 0801013240 Related website(s): http://www.bakerbooks.com (publisher) Language level: … Continue reading

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Amanda’s Fall: A Story for Children About Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Amanda’s Fall: A Story for Children About Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Author: Kelly Bouldin Darmofal Illustrator: Bijan Samaddar Publisher: Loving Healing Press, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-1615994519 Hardcover ISBN-10: 1615994513 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1615994502 Paperback ISBN-10: 1615994505 Paperback … Continue reading

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Don’t Tell Me It Can’t Be Done: An Autobiography

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Don’t Tell Me It Can’t Be Done: An Autobiography Author: Robert Raymond Barnett Publisher:  Ray Barnett, republished 2019 ISBN-13: 978-1999489014 Hardcover ISBN-10: 1999489012 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1999489007 Paperback ISBN-10: 1999489004 Paperback Related website(s): http://www.raybarnett.com (author and … Continue reading

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The Ugly Dachshund

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Ugly Dachshund Author: Gladys Bronwyn (G. B.) Stern Illustrator: Kathleen Frances Barker Publisher: J. N. Townsend Publishing, new edition 1998 ISBN-13: 978-1880158159 ISBN-10: 1880158159 Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang … Continue reading

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Rumpelstiltskin: From the German of the Brothers Grimm

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Rumpelstiltskin: From the German of the Brothers Grimm Author: and Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky Publisher: Puffin Books, reprinted 1996 ISBN-13: 978-0140558647 ISBN-10: 0140558640 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some … Continue reading

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Better Nate Than Ever

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Better Nate Than Ever Author: Tim Federle Cover Illustrator: Scott M. Fischer Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, reprinted 2014) ISBN-13: 978-1442446892 Hardcover ISBN-10: 1442446897 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1442446915 Paperback ISBN-10: 1442446919 Paperback Related … Continue reading

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Answering Islam: The Crescent in Light of the Cross, Updated and Revised

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Answering Islam: The Crescent in Light of the Cross, Updated and Revised Authors: Norman L. Geisler, Abdul Saleeb Publisher: Baker Books, 2nd edition 2002 ISBN-13: 978-0801064302 ISBN-10: 0801064309 Related website(s):  http://www.bakerbooks.com (publisher) Language level: 1 … Continue reading

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Full Moon, Half a Heart

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Full Moon, Half a Heart Author: Vila Gingerich Publisher: Plain Day Press, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-0999544617 ISBN-10: 0999544616 Related website(s): http://www.vilagingerich.com (author) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or … Continue reading

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