Category: Book Reviews
Literary Titan reviews From Depression to Contentment by Bob Rich
Review by April Pulliam Assistant Editor Literary Titan From Depression to Contentment: A Self-Therapy Guide, by Bob Rich, is an enlightening and approachable book that tackles the complex topic of depression. Rich’s book is not just a clinical discourse but a practical guide filled with empathy that draws from the…
Midwest Book Review on Harvey the Hippo Meets Mickey Mandarin by Abby Pete and Leslie Pontz
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 on “The Perfect Gift” by Lauren Persons
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…
Reader Views reviews Beachcombers by Kyle Torke
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,…
Midwest Book Review on Grateful to be Grace
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…
Midwest Book Review on 101 Tips for Better And More Healthy Sleep
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…
Reader Views reviews Practicing Mindfulness: Emma Lou the Yorkie Poo’s Activity and Coloring Book for Kids
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…
Reader Views reviews Sound Advice: How to Help Your Child with SPD, Autism and ADHD from the Inside Out
Reader Views on Life Skills: Improve the Quality of Your Life with Applied Metapsychology, 2nd Ed
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…
Quotidian Tales reviews Harvey the Hippo
Quotidian Tales reviews Power Down & Parent Up
Midwest Book Review on “What Happened to Chester?”
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…
RTS reviews My Grief is Like the Ocean
Midwest Book Review on “You Are So Much More”
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…
San Francisco Book Review on “The Joy Thief” by Sean McCallum
The Joy Thief is an inspirational tale about overcoming one’s fears. The author, a firefighter and crisis intervention specialist, tells a story about a girl who becomes traumatized by a seemingly ordinary experience. The terrifying day began with a spider jumping on the little girl’s face. When the girl reacted…
Beck Valley Books reviews “The Joy Thief” by Sean McCallum
The Joy Thief! is a story that helps children and adults to discover more about a subject that is often difficult to understand. Demonstrating the subjectivity of trauma, The Joy Thief! highlights how a seemingly ordinary occurrence can have a significant impact upon the wellbeing of a child, particularly if…
SF Book Review on Serena Tejpar’s “You Are So Much More”
Reader Views on 101 Tips to Lighten Your Burden by Jennifer Bonn
MBR reviews Simple Serenity by Nancy Oelklaus
Reviewer’s Bookwatch: April 2022 Carolyn Wilhelm’s Bookshelf I didn’t think I needed any more finding joy books, so started reading thinking it would be the same old. The author suggested writing, drawing, painting, or other activities to help process the book. Not just read it through? Well, it seems I…
Literary Titan reviews From Depression to Contentment by Bob Rich
Review by April Pulliam Assistant Editor Literary Titan From Depression to Contentment: A Self-Therapy Guide, by Bob Rich, is an enlightening and approachable book that tackles the complex topic of depression. Rich’s book is not just a clinical discourse but a practical guide filled with empathy that draws from the…
Midwest Book Review on Harvey the Hippo Meets Mickey Mandarin by Abby Pete and Leslie Pontz
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 on “The Perfect Gift” by Lauren Persons
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…
Reader Views reviews Beachcombers by Kyle Torke
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,…
Midwest Book Review on Grateful to be Grace
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…
Midwest Book Review on 101 Tips for Better And More Healthy Sleep
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…
Reader Views reviews Practicing Mindfulness: Emma Lou the Yorkie Poo’s Activity and Coloring Book for Kids
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…
Reader Views reviews Sound Advice: How to Help Your Child with SPD, Autism and ADHD from the Inside Out
Reader Views on Life Skills: Improve the Quality of Your Life with Applied Metapsychology, 2nd Ed
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…
Quotidian Tales reviews Harvey the Hippo
Quotidian Tales reviews Power Down & Parent Up
Midwest Book Review on “What Happened to Chester?”
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…
RTS reviews My Grief is Like the Ocean
Midwest Book Review on “You Are So Much More”
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…
San Francisco Book Review on “The Joy Thief” by Sean McCallum
The Joy Thief is an inspirational tale about overcoming one’s fears. The author, a firefighter and crisis intervention specialist, tells a story about a girl who becomes traumatized by a seemingly ordinary experience. The terrifying day began with a spider jumping on the little girl’s face. When the girl reacted…
Beck Valley Books reviews “The Joy Thief” by Sean McCallum
The Joy Thief! is a story that helps children and adults to discover more about a subject that is often difficult to understand. Demonstrating the subjectivity of trauma, The Joy Thief! highlights how a seemingly ordinary occurrence can have a significant impact upon the wellbeing of a child, particularly if…
SF Book Review on Serena Tejpar’s “You Are So Much More”
Reader Views on 101 Tips to Lighten Your Burden by Jennifer Bonn
MBR reviews Simple Serenity by Nancy Oelklaus
Reviewer’s Bookwatch: April 2022 Carolyn Wilhelm’s Bookshelf I didn’t think I needed any more finding joy books, so started reading thinking it would be the same old. The author suggested writing, drawing, painting, or other activities to help process the book. Not just read it through? Well, it seems I…