When life hands you lemons, made lemonade, as the saying goes! Hear about a few people who know how to do just that in Chicken Soup for the Soul's latest book, From Lemons to Lemonade! Chicken Soup for the Soul: From Lemons to Lemonade 101 Positive, Practical, and Powerful Stories about Making the Best of a Bad Situation When life hands you lemons... make lemonade! This collection is full of inspiring true stories from others who did just that, and will help you make the best of any bad … [Read more...]
Chicken Soup for the Soul ~ From Lemons to Lemonade {Giveaway}
The Pocket Mommy
It's back-to-school time, and for people who have little ones just starting school (or even in elementary school who are nervous!) Random House has a great little book to help them cope with the changes and being away from parents all day. This is year is a hard one for me as I put my last baby boy on the school bus and send him off to Junior Kindergarten. I thought putting the first boy on the bus was hard, let me tell ya mamas, it doesn't get any easier!! While I'm waiting for someone to … [Read more...]
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Reader’s Choice 20th Anniversary Edition
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Reader's Choice 20th Anniversary Edition The Chicken Soup for the Soul Stories that Changed Your Lives Twenty years later, Chicken Soup for the Soul and its stories are still changing lives! This special twentieth anniversary collection celebrates the power of storytelling. Readers share their personal, inspiring stories about how a Chicken Soup for the Soul story made a difference in their lives, paired with the life-changing story itself. It's a double dose of … [Read more...]
Tips to Keep your Boys Reading this Summer
Girls love to read don't they? I spent hours flipping through books when I was little, and never went on a road trip with the family without an Archie comic! We usually traveled with my BFF's family and we would both read one on the way to our destination and then switch when we got there so we could have a new read for the trip home! But boys are a whole other breed, my oldest loved books when he was very young, but around age 5 I could already see it fading and by age 6, he was giving … [Read more...]
Chicken Soup for the Soul 20th Anniversary Edition
Can you believe it's been 20 years!! Chicken Soup for the Soul 20th Anniversary Edition All Your Favorite Original Stories Plus 20 Bonus Stories for the Next 20 Years Twenty years later, Chicken Soup for the Soul continues to open the heart and rekindle the spirit. Celebrate the twentieth anniversary with the classic book that inspired millions — reinvigorated with bonus stories of inspiration! You will find hope and inspiration in these 101 heartwarming stories about counting … [Read more...]
Summer Reads with Scholastic Canada
Oh those lazy days of Summer, it's so nice to slow down and relax until someone yells "Mom, I'm bored" lol One of our favourite lazy Summer activities to curb those boring afternoons is to head outside under the tree with a big blanket and old pillows. Sometimes we even all pile into the empty blow up pool with some pillows too and of course a pile of books! Summer Reading with Scholastic Canada! The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf By Mark Teague I recognized the … [Read more...]