Wednesdays with Gammy - The Anticipation

Childhood memories can be wonderful, so when Karen sits each night on her children's bed, the stories she tells of her Gammy fills their ears with excitement and their hearts with love.

Wednesdays With Gammy; The Anticipation by Karen Joy Palmerini is a wonderful tale of the author's own memories of time spent with her Grandmother.  She also shares the interactions she had with her siblings and holds nothing back about how she felt having to share Gammy's attention with her younger sister and brother.

This book is a heart-felt and wonderful adventure exploring a simple example of quality time.  The author also shares an actual photo of the apartment building she grew up in and where her memories take place - so fun!

About the Author:

 Karen Joy Palmerini is a literacy coach and a reading specialist for a school district on Long Island. As a career educator with more than twenty-five years of teaching experience, Palmerini’s on-going dream is to be able to share her books with many different cultures to show how sharing stories is essential for both children’s literacy growth and developing lasting relationships and memories with loved ones. Karen Joy Palmerini currently lives in Mount Sinai, New York with her husband Nazz, and two daughters, Alexa and Alana. Wednesdays with Gammy: The Anticipation (published by CreateSpace, RRP $7.99) is available from Amazon and can be ordered from all good bookstores.

E is for Ethics - Book Review/Giveaway

How to Talk to Kids About Morals, Values, and What Matters Most by Ian James Corlett

I thought this great little book would be a perfect fit to continue on with 'Back-to-School' week, after all kids are confronted on a daily basis with making the right or wrong choices.  And when you're not around to guide them, the lines can become blurred.

E is for Ethics by Ian James Corlett is a perfect sit down book to help teach and direct kids through the lessons of life.  Elliot and Lucy are your children's guide through 26 important and valuable situations.  For example will Elliot be "honest" enough to give back the five dollars he finds on the ground after he hears the woman at the cash register deparately searching for it?  Or will Lucy lesson about "graditute" lighten her bad mood?

Each ethic's lesson is short and written to appeal to children's sense of adventure.  At the end of each tale, there's questions to ask your child to further prompt a conversation  - "What would you do if...?"  As well as quotes from famous people and simple illustrations to keep your child engaged throughout the chapter.

Dad and author Iam James Corlett encourages us to carve out a specific time every week to go through one of the lessons in "E is for Ethics" and if you stick to this schedule you will cover the entire book twice in a year.

To order 'E is for Ethics' click here to visit the Simon & Schuster site.

Want to win your own copy of "E is for Ethics?"  All you have to do is leave me a comment in this blog spot and I will do a random draw on Sunday September 20th - (please leave me some contact info as well).

Good Luck =)