🧁 Happy National Cupcake Day!!! 🧁 Review: Cupcake Class: 50 Fun Themes & Totally Amazing Designs for Kids to Make and Share by Joy Howard and Deanna F. Cook Thank you Storey Publishing for the gifted copy! My daughter and I really enjoyed Tiana’s Cookbook by Joy Howard. So I was excited to check out […]
Okay so this book is awesome!!! As a Black gardener, I love the representation this book, Akeem Keeps Bees!: A Close-up Look at the Honey Makers and Pollinators of Sankofa Farms by Kamal E. Bell and Akeem Bell, illustrated by Darnell Johnson gives to young Black children who might want to grow up to be […]
Review: Plant Pets by Beatrice Boggs Allen and Belle Boggs 🪴 Special thanks to @storeypub for the gifted copy of Plant Pets!I love gardening outside in my backyard. With the help of the good Lord, He and I keep the veggies alive because as a busy mom I often forget to water my plants for […]
The Magical Science of Feelings by Jen Daily Thank you to @storeypub for the gifted copy! I love this book! It’s a great one to pair with watching Inside Out 1 and 2. It explains how your brain plays a role in your feelings and reactions to situations. It also has an engaging narrative style […]
Beach season has begun! If you have a trip to the beach planned then you will want to check out Julia Rothman’s Ocean Anatomy Activity Book for Curious Kids. It’s got tons of fun activities and reading to engage your kid. I love this series! If you haven’t checked out Julia Rothman’s Anatomy book series […]
Are you interested in learning about foraging? Maybe you have a yard that backs to the woods and are interested in being able to identify edible plants versus those you should stay away from. If so, check out this journal, How to Forage for Wild Foods Without Dying Journal by Ellen Zachos. Depending on where […]
Review: Herbal Remedies for Sleep: How to Use Healing Herbs and Natural Therapies to Ease Stress, Promote Relaxation, and Encourage Healthy Sleep Habits by Maria Noël Groves I have a lot of herb books, but this new one, Herbal Remedies for Sleep: How to Use Healing Herbs and Natural Therapies to Ease Stress, Promote Relaxation, […]
May is planting month for many Northern and Mid-Atlantic regions. Mother’s Day Weekend happens to be the sweet spot in my gardening zone 7B to plant summer veggies. Or it was…climate change has made the area warmer, earlier. So I thought it would be a greats opportunity to share this new book that I love, […]
Before I began book blogging, my main hobby was gardening. Over the years I have evolved from a tomato-only small plot gardener to a I’ll-try-almost-any-veggie-once kitchen gardener. I’ve tried square-foot gardening and plant-what-you-want-wherever-you-want gardening. I’ve rotated veggies and I’ve also kept them in the same space and refreshed the soil. It’s a fun hobby that […]