Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs

10/19/2020

Is it too early to start anticipating a new Masterpiece production in January 2021? I can't wait for this new adaption of All Creatures Great and Small, which launches January 10 in the U.S. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/all-creatures-great-and-small/
That date also happens to be the 50th anniversary for Masterpiece, which has 62 Primetime Emmy Awards,
16 Peabody Awards, six Golden Globes and two Academy Award nominations.

James Herriot’s adventures as a veterinarian in 1930’s Yorkshire get a glorious new adaptation in a seven-part series based on his beloved books.

01/12/2020

I am giving away a really cute picture book called This Book is Gray by Lindsay Ward. To read my review and comment for a chance to win, visit the post on my website: https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2019/12/book-giveaway-review-this-book-is-gray-by-lindsay-ward/

Giveaway: I have one copy of This Book Is Gray to give away courtesy of Two Lions (U.S. addresses only, please). For a chance to win, just leave a comment about your favorite gray thing in life. Mi…

01/12/2020

Football player Jalen Hurts is trying to boost his friend list on GoodReads, because he has a sponsor donating books to his hometown school district library for each new friend he gets. His goal is 500 and he's almost there. I added my name to his friend list. If you want to, here's his profile link: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/107185620-jalen-hurts

Jalen Hurts has 222 books on Goodreads, and is currently reading Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life by Tony Dungy,...

02/21/2019

Most parents who read out loud to their kids do it because it's fun, but it's nice to know science supports the other benefits.

The best thing is that it’s completely free, it takes just 10-15 minutes a day, and anyone can do it.

06/19/2018

Love this idea from Talbots, which is hosting a summer book club on the concept, bring a book get a book in their stores. Want to do some shopping while you browse the books? I am giving away a $250 gift certificate to Talbots along with four Random House new release titles. Enter by commenting on my blog post, and tell us the four books you are most looking forward to reading this summer. https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2018/06/talbots-summer-book-club-win-a-250-gift-card-and-books/

When I heard about Talbots Summer Book Club, I knew I would write a post about it. Combining shopping for clothing at Talbots with finding something to read? Sounds like a winning combination. I wa…

07/28/2017

There's still time to get your name in for a chance to win a one-year subscription to one title in the Cricket Magazine family. Here's the link for the post where you need to leave a comment. The giveaway ends tonight at midnight (PDT). https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/07/subscription-giveaway-for-cricket-media-family-of-magazines/

Today I’m featuring the Cricket Media family of magazines, award-winning publications from a company that’s been providing content for kids since the early 1970s. And I’m thrilled…

12/12/2016

This book really sparks creativity for kids or adults.

12/02/2016

Sometimes kids working through mental health issues and gender identity questions need to see characters like them in a book. Donna Gephart handles both issues sensitively and in a way that can help friends and family understand what their loved ones are experiencing.

For all of Timothy McGrother’s life the world has seen him as a boy. But inside Tim knows she’s a girl born with boy parts. Her best friend encourages her to introduce the world to Lily Jo McGrothe…

12/02/2016

I'm not a vegan, but I found several tasty recipes in this cookbook. When you're looking for a way to satisfy several types of eaters for an event, you can find lots of ideas here.

Even in a time when finding tasty dishes for vegans is getting easier, it can still be a challenge to convince family members to embrace vegan foods. Usually, meat eaters or even vegetarians are mo…

11/22/2016

This sweet story about a boy setting off to find a wish tree is perfect to read while you're bundled up warm and sipping hot cocoa.

One day a boy named Charles sets off with his sled named Boggan to find a wish tree. His sister and brother say there’s no such thing, but he’s certain it exists. As Charles sets off on…

11/21/2016

I loved this story (based on a real-life camp in Texas for German prisoners of war during WWII) about a young girl who practices magic tricks and tries to make friends when her military dad is posted in a new place. The bonus: instructions to simple magic tricks kids can learn to do themselves.

What happens when you take a true story of German prisoners held at a camp in Texas in 1944 and add in an 11-year-old girl magician? The result is Abrakapow, a wholly entertaining novel for young r…

11/21/2016

This cute picture book will have kids turning the book sideways and upside down to follow the path of this bunny as he skis downhill.

Bunny Slopes by Claudia Rueda is a playful picture book about a white bunny with a red scarf skiing downhill. Before he can get started though, he needs the reader to shake the book to make snow. A…

11/11/2016

Something to boost your spirits.

“I hope you are touched by the smallest gesture of friendship.” “I hope it feels like your muscles are singing when you exercise.” “I hope you learn the difference bet…

11/04/2016

This picture book about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gives young readers background info on a young girl then a woman who speaks up for justice.

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark, written by Debbie Levy, looks at some of the early events that helped form young Ruth's sense of justices.