"Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow!" -- Norman Vincent Peale ……………………………………………………………………Sweetest Day is 18th October Here are some creative ideas for gifts … Box of chocolates? Yawn. A dozen red roses? Been there. This Sweetest Day, go the extra smile and surprise a loved one with a custom crafted gift. […]
: A Look at Top Shelf Productions’ Comics for Kids Top Shelf Productions, an independent publisher known for putting out high quality graphic novels with an individual flair, has been steadily rolling out a growing number of titles for children. Differing widely in style and content, these unique books demonstrate the vast potential for children’s […]
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Bestseller Graeme Base harks back to his classic New York Times bestselling solve-the-mystery story The Eleventh Hour in an all-new book that will “puzzle” and entice young readers. more ...
"A human being is a part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our […]
One of the easiest ways to save money on food is to stop throwing it away. It's easy to forget that the most expensive food you buy is food you don't eat. The typical American family throws away 14 percent of all groceries brought into the house, according to a University of Arizona study. It […]
Louise. The Adventures of a chicken She longed for adventure. So she left her home and ventured out into the wide world. The pleasures and perils she met proved plentiful: marauding pirates on the majestic seas, a ferocious lion under the bright lights of the big top, a mysterious stranger in an exotic and […]
"To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it." Wilson Mizner ……………………………………………………………………Resource for the Week How to make someone's day Extraordinary! Learn how to create Unique and Original Gift Boxes in minutes (& Stand out from the crowd!) Click here to read more.
Bill Tancer, author of Click (Hyperion), was the featured speaker at Wednesday's CBC annual meeting. In the 2008 annual meeting of the Children’s Book Council, held on Wednesday, September 24, executive director Robin Adelson called the CBC “dynamic,” noting the increased activity during the previous year is “a sign of things to come.” The […]
by Cathleen Fillmore This book is not for beginners. It’s not filled with tips on how to be an effective speaker. It has nothing to do with how to project your voice, how to organize a speech, or how to overcome shyness. This book is for the public speaker ready to take it to […]
