Midwest Book Review — The Picturebook Shelf Synopsis: “Harvey the Hippo Meets Mickey Mandarin: A Story of Non-Binary Friends” by author/storyteller Abby Pete and artist/illustrator Leslie Pontz is a picture book story of gender binary and non-binary new friends making introductions, learning a little background about each other and finding…
Midwest Book Review — The Activity Shelf Synopsis: While doing a recycling workshop with a group of three and four-year-olds, Lauren Persons asked what they thought would make a perfect world. Their answers (ice cream, pizza and chocolate) made sense to Lauren. Then they tackled harder problems by coming up…
Meet Emma Lou, the Yorkie Poo – a little dog with big worries. She loves playing with her best friend, Pearl, but Pearl doesn’t always pay attention to Emma Lou’s worries. With the help of some new friends, Caleb the Calico cat, Patrick the pig and Gigi the ginormous giraffe,…
Beachcombers Kyle Torke Loving Healing Press (2022) ISBN 978-1615997060 Reviewed by Leigh Kimberly Zoby for Reader Views (05/2023) Beachcombers: A Clementine the Rescue Dog Story by Kyle Torke is the third book in a series of children’s books featuring a loveable adventurous mutt named Clementine. In this adventure, Clementine, Talis,…
Children’s Bookwatch: April 2023 Synopsis: Grace is a little girl who complains about “having to” clean her room, wash her hands and do her chores. She doesn’t realize that, by learning to think differently, she can change her perspective from negative to positive. “Grateful to be Grace: Developing A Practice…
The Health/Medicine Shelf Synopsis: All of your physical and mental health are founded upon getting a good night’s sleep. We all love waking up without an alarm, feeling rested and refreshed, right? Unfortunately, many people don’t sleep enough or sleep well, or both. It may feel like your sleep is…
All of your physical and mental health depends on getting a good night’s sleep. We all love waking up without an alarm, feeling rested and refreshed, right? Unfortunately, many people don’t sleep enough or sleep well, or both. It may feel like your sleep is a combination lock and you…
Practicing Mindfulness: Emma Lou the Yorkie Poo’s Activity and Coloring Book for Kids Kim Larkins Loving Healing Press (2022) ISBN: 978-1615996988 Reviewed by Diana Coyle for Reader Views (4/2023) In “Practicing Mindfulness: Emma Lou the Yorkie Poo’s Activity and Coloring Book for Kids,” author Kim Larkins explains to children that…
To millions of people struggling to find restful sleep, the Loving Healing Press brings a quick solution by health and self-help author Alan E. Smith in his new book 101 Tips for Better And More Healthy Sleep published in January 2023. Image @ Loving Healing Press What’s In 101 Tips…
Sound Advice: How to Help Your Child with SPD, Autism and ADHD from the Inside Out Even though I am deaf, I chose Sound Advice by Robin Abbott to review because I was curious about the claim it espoused on how sound could help someone who was struggling with SPD,…
Loving Healing Press author Nancy Wesson has won the 2022 Moritz Thomsen Peace Corps Experience Award Winner for her book I Miss the Rain in Africa. Initiated in 1992, the Moritz Thomsen Peace Corps Experience Award has been presented annually to a Peace Corps Volunteer or staff member, past or…
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (1/2023) 5 Stars — Relieving pain from past traumatic events and moving into a more fulfilling life. “Life Skills: Improve the Quality of Your Life with Applied Metapsychology, 2nd Edition,” is part of the Explorations in Metapsychology five book series. In this updated…
The tale of an adorable floating Hippo who eventually make good food choices. This book, its illustrations, and the story are a sheer joy to young readers! Have you not had this conversation with your kids and asked them to make good food habits? That whole conversation becomes easy when…
The book “Power Down & Parent Up,” by Holli Kenley – says it is all about cyberbullying, screen dependence, and raising tech-healthy children. That reminds me of what my six-year-old had asked Santa as his last year’s Christmas present – a tablet. Santa might give her a tablet this Christmas,…
This episode on “Healing Childhood Trauma” was previously recorded on November 29th of this year. However, I decided to hold its release until the right time. Because so many people face their darkest demons this time of year, now is the perfect time to hear Robin’s story, journey, wisdom, and…
The Social Issues Shelf Synopsis: Rory, an adventurous, take-charge young girl, meets her match in Hobblety Wobblety Chester McDeer. She soon learns that her friend can jump over any obstacle, despite his disability, and make a big difference to family and friends. Colorful, fun illustrations by the artistic team of…
Two mental health experts have teamed up to create a children’s book with great therapeutic value for kids and families scarred by suicide. My Grief is Like the Ocean (Loving Healing Press, 2022) by Jessica Biles and Jillian Kelly-Wavering is a story for children who lost a parent to suicide;…
Lauren Persons, author of the children’s book What Happened to Chester? by Loving Healing Press, will be holding a reading and book signing event on October 16. The event, which is for kids and the young of hearts, will be held at the Loganberry Books in Shaker Heights, Ohio on…
Synopsis: Research has shown that building resilience in the face of adversity or challenges helps children and young people develop effective coping strategies and improve long-term outcomes across a spectrum of illnesses. “You Are So Much More: An Inspiration for Children Healing from Illness or Injury” by author Serena Tejpar…
by Dr Bob Rich Somewhere on this planet, there is a young person who has constant, irrational feelings of guilt, shame and worthlessness. S/he has progressed from self-bashing to asking me this question. Here is my answer: Learning to love yourself is an excellent project. As you know, I am…
