Cocoa Ice by Diana Karter Appelbaum and Illustrated by Holly Meade

How is chocolate made? Where does it come from?  Does it grow on trees? Find answers in this book Cocoa Ice

 This story is on the 3rd or 4th gr. Level...but children of all ages should read or have this read to them.. It is a story of connection to our neighbors, how chocolate is made as well as where it comes from. The trees bloom all year long on the Island of always Summer! My personal dream come true!

Our summer Reading list Classics and New Arrivals

Children/Family

The Borrowers 

Charlotte's Web

The Secret Garden

10 Great Multicultural Must Read Children Books

These are all the books on that list I'm interested in...Along with my everlasting favorite Author/ Illustrators list...

Bud Not Buddy
Tar Beach
My Name is Maria
The Composition
Lon Po Po!

Jerry Pinkney and the Pinkney Family
Ezra Jack Keats
Tana Hoban and her Daughter to name a few...
Then I have to encourage you to seek out Picture books..here are some of my favorites!

My Daddy is a yoga Pretzel

LOOK...!    
"My Daddy is a Yoga Pretzel."  Our family had been introduced to Yoga Pretzels in the form of large index cards. You can pick a card and practice with a family member or on your own but quite a few of the cards are for partners to practice together. You can focus on what you want..examples are  trust,  courage, patience etc. So i want to check out the book in the next few days or so, from the library. I'm really looking forward to it. I'll come back here and Good reads and share my thoughts on this book and I'd appreciate if your comments on Yoga Pretzels if you have read or used the index cards too!

Lasagna Gardening 101

I thought it would be good to put web sites or blogs I read to learn or research on.


 This site is very fasinating  for a amateur gardener like me...but I have to go and read again!
http://ourgardengang.tripod.com/lasagna_gardening.htm

Miss Rumphius

Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I can't count how many times I've read this book! I'm in love with this book...I find it very inspiring and simplistic. My children always remember this book too. Did I say i love this book...I can say enough good about it. It's so sweet.



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The Gardening Book

The Gardening Book by Jane Bull

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


we loved this book the project with the tiny top gardens were fun. I want to own this one so we can have a chance to complete other projects in it.



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What am I reading

Sort of a what's in your wallet question. lol  I'm reading Michael Beckwith's "Spiritual Liberation". It's a lot to chew on I'll say that. I have a time putting it down.  I've wanted to learn more about what he has to say or what he thinks and this book is it.  I saw and heard him first on the Secret. When he said ...so many things...  "You can begin to think real thoughts" "You can feel love even if noone is loving toward you at the time" and "Greater is the power in you than the power in the world"! There was a time I wouldn't read or even want to know about people that write books on spiritual things unless it came from a small circle of  religious organizations that I knew...very exclusive.  Anyway this is what I'm reading now and I'm very happy, my dear husband of 23yrs was very thoughtful to get it for me.  I'm very thankful for this book and for my husband and our family.