Besides Half the Sky, which I have discussed several times on here (this book is about more than just human trafficking, but includes chapters on it), I decided to provide more resources about the subject. As the founders of The Emancipation Network, which I wrote about yesterday, can attest to, hearing or reading about actual [...]

An example of the jewelry for sale on The Emancipation Network The Emancipation Network, which can be found at www.madebysurvivors.com (the same organization I talked about yesterday), was started by Sarah Symons and John Berger in 2005. Sarah saw a film titled The Day My God Died by Andrew Levine, which was about child sex [...]

Today’s post is going to be rather short, as I am on my way back from a trip to Mexico with some friends to celebrate a 40th birthday, and have a full day of traveling. Anyway, I want to tell you about an awesome place where you can find gifts for your loved ones and [...]

photo by photos8 www.flickr.com I am happy to introduce to you Irene Roth, who is a guest blogger today. See her bio information after this great post about a terrific book for kids! It’s Not What You’ve Got: Lessons for Kids for Money and Abundance (Written by: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer ) (Illustrated by: Stacey [...]

photo by DeusXFlorida www.flickr.com *Nonfiction picture book about baseball *Rating: Baseball From A to Z presents a creative way to teach children baseball vocabulary with fun illustrations. Your baseball nuts will love it! Short, short summary: Michael P. Spradin takes each letter of the alphabet and finds a baseball vocabulary word to go with it. [...]

photo by aka Kath www.flickr.com Before I get to the topic of today’s post, “Being a Safety Nut,” I wanted to announce the winner of Gogo’s Dream: Swaziland Discovered. And the winner is. . .LuAnn Morgan. Congratulations to LuAnn. Thank you to everyone who left a comment. You can still go to Monday’s or yesterday’s [...]

Gogo Ida’s house in Swaziland Yesterday, I introduced you to author Linda Rhinehart Neas and her poetry book, Gogo’s Dream: Swaziland Discovered. There’s still time to leave a comment or question for Linda and a chance to win her book. One of the things she talked about was the non-profit organization, Possible Dreams International. The [...]

I am so happy to welcome, Linda M. Rhinehart Neas, on her WOW! blog tour. Linda has written the amazing poetry book, Gogo’s Dream: Swaziland Discovered. This book of poetry is inspired by the people of Swaziland and the work of Dr. Maithri Goonetilleke, an Australian physician and poet who spends time working with the [...]

*Picture book, contemporary fiction *Young boy as main character *Rating: A cute book that will help kids who are anxious about their first day of school–preschool or kindergarten. Short, short summary: A little boy gets all ready for school, but then he decides he doesn’t want to go. He is afraid that his stuffed animal, [...]

*Middle-grade novel, contemporary fiction *Eleven-year-old girl as main character Rating: I fell in love with Eleven by Lauren Myracle when I listened to the audio book. All 11-year-old girls (or anyone who was ever 11) will be able to relate! Short, short summary: Winnie is 11. The book starts with her birthday party and how [...]