I will be getting this for Charlie!!

So if you have children in your home you should as well. Or order them and donate them to a local Doctors office, Dentist or School in your area.

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Witches Protection Program.

Witches Protection Program by Michael Phillip Cash

Wes Rockville, a disgraced law enforcement agent, is given one last chance to prove himself and save his career when he's reassigned to a 232 year old secret government organization. The Witches Protection Program. His first assignment: uncover a billion-dollar Cosmetics company’s diabolical plan of using witchcraft for global domination, while protecting its heiress Morgan Pendragon from her aunt’s evil deeds. Reluctantly paired with veteran witch protector, Alastair Verne, Wes must learn to believe in both witches and himself. Filled with adventure, suspense and a rousing good time, Michael Phillip Cash creates a tongue-in-cheek alternate reality where witches cast spells and wreak havoc in modern day New York City.http://www.michaelphillipcash.com/home

Pages: 238

Cost: $10.59 

Read 5 star reviews at @amazon and goodreads

Blog: http://www.michaelphillipcash-officialblog.com/

Check out Michael's other books:

Stillwell: A Haunting on Long Island,

The Flip,

The After House,

Brood X: A Firsthand Account of the Great Cicada Invasion,

The Battle for Darracia: Books I, II. III Anthology,

The Hanging Tree.

Coming Soon: Pokergeist

About the Author: Born and raised on Long Island, Michael has always had a fascination with horror writing and found footage films. He wanted to incorporate both with his debut novel, Brood X. Earning a degree in English and an MBA, he has worked various jobs before settling into being a full-time author. He currently resides on Long Island with his wife and children.

 Glenda, Charlie and David Cates 

Summer of Love and It's Raining Men!!

As a young lady in high school I became hooked on reading and some of the books I always would read was Harlequin as they did not have anything bad in it that my parents would not want me to read. But then I became tired of them for some reason. Which lead me to novels. But over the years I have watched Harlequin add more and more lines and Authors to there books that I am sure one day I will go back to reading them. As I always find new ones that look interesting.

So today if you have not read a Harlequin I would like to share 4 new books they have out with you. As each of them looks like a fun Summer read. If you do read Harlequin come and share with me what you like about the books. If you do not read them come and let us know why not



                         

The Billionaire's Innocent                                                    
by Caitlin Crews                                                                                                  Used-to-Be Lovers
                                                                                                                by Linda Lael Miller and Janice Maynard

                                 

Outlawed                                                                                        Easy Target

by B.J. Daniels                                                                                                         by Kay Thomas

Shall we play a game? We know everyone's got a type…and we've got plenty of stories about each one! When you're done, we'll recommend a surefire romance series—whatever you're into! Find the series that's right for you

Hot (topless) man alert! Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at a steamy Harlequin Blaze cover shoot for Vicki Lewis Thompson's Thunder Mountain Brotherhood. All in a hard day's work… Go Behind the Scenes

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Laughing Giraffe Books

Christmas is right around the corner and I wanted to remind everyone to check out one of
Mommies Point of Views Christmas Gift Guide Sponsors Please. it is Laughing Giraffe Books.

If you have not heard of them I hope you will check them out at http://www.laughinggiraffebooks.com  Here is the set I would like to see if Charlies grandparents would get for him as they could split the price and we would have plenty of books to use in our homeschool. 

A TREASURY FOR TODDLERS
A Treasury for Toddlers features a lovable cast of characters cherished by preschoolers far and wide. Meet a hungry caterpillar, big red dog, cookie eating mouse, rocket building bear, and funny sounding dog as you read through these perennial favorites.

THE DELUXE BOOK SET FEATURES:
♦ 12 high quality, hand-selected books
♦ A specially designed Search and Find game based on 
   the content of the included books
♦ Melissa & Doug's Safari Chunky Puzzle. This prize will
   be sent upon completion of the game
♦ Free gift wrapping and shipping

INCLUDED BOOKS:
I Am A Bunny by Ole Rison (Board Book) • The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Board Book) • Clifford, The Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell (Paperback) • Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton (Board Book) • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff (Hardcover) • In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming (Paperback) • Mooncake by Frank Asch (Paperback) • A Good Day by Kevin Henkes (Board Book) • Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino (Paperback) • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault (Paperback) • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr. (Board Book) • Bark, George by Jules Feiffer (Hardcover)

This book set is available for delivery as either a GIFT SET or as a BOOK OF THE MONTH. What is this?

KU

GRP-55

Weight

8.0 lb

Delivery Options

BASIC BOOK SET with GIFT SET delivery ($120.00) BASIC BOOK SET with BOOK OF THE MONTH delivery ($144.00) DELUXE BOOK SET with GIFT SET delivery ($142.00) DELUXE BOOK SET with BOOK OF THE MONTH delivery ($166.00) The Basic Book Set includes the 12 featured books, gift wrapping and free shipping. The Deluxe Book Set includes the 12 featured books, engaging Search & Find game, prize, gift wrapping and free shipping.

Alphabet Zoo is a personalized book I received for a review.

If you have not had a chance to check out the site called  Little Heroes at  http://www.littleheroes.com/ and you have small children or you are a teacher you should as the books they carry are awesome. I was sent Alphabet Zoo from them and I must tell you it has become one of Charlies favorite books as it has not only him inside it but his Aunt Debbie and Cousin David. These are 2 of his most favorite people in the world and so I knew this would make a nice Gift for Charlie. Once it arrived I sat down and read it to both Charlie and David and they both where surprised to find out that it had them both in it. When I was reading it I noticed at the top of every page the letter we would be learning so the next time I read it to Charlie I am going to point the letters out and have him right them at the same tine as it will be good practice for him. Showing him his name in the book has helped him with learning to spell. This has made teaching him easier and I would use these books with anyone I home schooled as it not only teaches reading but also writing. When we where reading Alphabet Zoo there was animals in here I did not know and so David and I as well as Charlie took the time to look them up on the internet. Which was fun as we where all able to learn things together. So even though this is a children's book it taught David and I both something. Here is where you can check out there line of personalized preschool learning books 
Alphabet Zoo book link: (http://www.littleheroes.com/personalized-preschool-learning-books-toddlers/)
If you are still looking for items for the children on your Christmas Gift list Please check out there site at:
personalized ABC books for toddlers : (http://www.littleheroes.com/personalized-preschool-learning-books-toddlers/) as it will help you teach the children if your life there alphabet.  

We take literacy very seriously and believe the earlier you start, the better. So we created a new book series covering the ABC, numbers and colors for the youngest generation of Little Heroes. Alphabet Zoo is the first of our new three-book series for toddlers. What's the story? When a Little Hero takes a trip to the zoo, he finds himself on an exciting ABC hunt. Helped by family and friends, the Little Hero learns about animals and the alphabet along the way! Comical rhymes and cute zoo characters create a fun learning adventure! What can you personalize? Name. Hair. Eyes. Skin tone. Clothes. Glasses. Everything but the kitchen sink! Stay tuned for our next preschool learning books, One Toy Two (numbers) and A Color A Day (colors), due out December 2012 - January 2013.

I have  two soft covers for two winners and the Alphabet Zoo can be for either boys or girls. If you would like to win one of the books Please do the following task. I will need a valid email to reach you at. You must leave a separate comment for each thing you do. 

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When I am able to the next book I would like to get for Charlie is either The Obnoxious Dragon as Charlie can be this way. Or the The Golden Goal as Charlie loves to play Soccer.  There is more I would get for him but this is a start.  As she loves the Disney Princesses and this is my favorite one.

I also found some books I would like to get for the little girl I watch Baby J as she is about ready to learn her abc's and she loves to be read too. If I could I would get her this one called


Glenda

Just The Basics from Laughing Giraffe Books

Today I would like to share with you another item that is for the Christmas Gift Guide on Mommies Point of View. This is a set of books called Just The Basics and it is from Laughing Giraffe Books http://www.laughinggiraffebooks.com/just-the-basics

This is a set if books that is good for both girls and boys. I showed it to Charlie and he was so excited as the books where wrapped and so it made him think he was getting mail which he Loves to do. 

I liked the set as it came with several different books and so I could break them down into different days so it seemed like he was getting mail more than just once. He even liked the paper that they wrapped it in as he likes green. 

With his Birthday being right before Christmas I think these would make a nice gift as I would be able to break them down into multiple gifts. 

Eating the Alphabet Charlie Loved this book and keeps asking me to reread it as he is learning his ABC's and he says it is helping him. I can see that it is and so I am so glad we got it. 

 Counting with Wayne Thiebaud This book has helped Charlie with his counting I am so glad it was included. I enjoyed it just as much as Charlie did.

 Mouse Paint This is the one that David and Charlie both liked. They loved that it had a mouse in it. They wanted to know if there where more of this book.

Today is Monday This one was fun to read and to try to explain to Charlie as he is trying to learn the days of the week and gets confused but at least with this book he was willing to try.

Many Colored Days This one would have been Suzzane's favorite as she Loved Dr. Seuss not so much mine as I was tired of his books as Suzzane and my nephew had me read them a thousand times. But it did allow me to share Suzzane with Charlie and this was so nice.

JUST THE BASICS
Just the Basics features a collection of five durable concept books for the enjoyment of even the youngest readers. Preschoolers will love perusing analphabet featuring fruits and vegetables from around the world, counting to 10 with the help of a variety of sweet treats, exploring the world of color, singing about the days of the week, and learning about emotions. Just the Basics exposes young children to essential concepts in a fun and unique way.

THE DELUXE BOOK SET FEATURES:
♦ 5 high quality, hand-selected books
♦ A specially designed Search and Find game based on 
   the content of the included books
♦ My First Brain Quest: 400 Questions to Build Your
   Toddler's Word Skills. This prize will be sent upon
   completion of the game
♦ Free gift wrapping and shipping

INCLUDED BOOKS:
Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert (Board Book) • Counting with Wayne Thiebaud by Susan Goldman Rubin (Board Book) • Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh (Board Book) • Today is Monday by Eric Carle (Board Book) • My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss (Board Book)  

This book set is available for delivery as either a GIFT SET or as a BOOK OF THE MONTH. What is this?

The Basic Book Set includes the 5 featured books, gift wrapping and free shipping.

The Deluxe Book Set includes the 5 featured books, engaging Search & Find game, prize, gift wrapping and free shipping.

Reading To Charlie

I Love to not only read to Charlie but for us also to do crafts and with his parents living out of state I think it would be nice to read him the following stories and have him use these items to make some letters for my parents as they could hang them up and see the kinds of things we are doing when we miss him. 


What do you do for people that do not live close to you to help your children feel closer to them? 


While I was visiting Hapa Chic she was showing some of the cutest papers and stationary I just had to share. You can check out the site for more cute things to share with your kids. There are so many you can choose from Modes 4 U

This is one of their best sellers

This is an international company and the prices are great for 

low cost crafts and supplies!

Promote Literacy and Open Up a Whole World of Possibilities - Pretty Opinionated - StumbleUpon

Mommies Point of View is now featuring one day a week where we will feature videos of stories for you to share with your child. Or a music video or a art and craft project. As I have noticed since I started blogging that I am not spending enough time with my son. So to help combat this once a week I am turning my blog over to my son Charlie and we will do what he wants. If he wants to listen to music then this is what we will do. If he decides he wants to make a part project I will find one we can all do together and I will have a linky where we can link up our projects. Or if it is a day when he wants to cook you will find us in the kitchen sharing what we are cooking. I think this way I am getting back to roots of my blog and sharing more of myself and my family as it had started to be all adds and events and this is not what I had wanted it to be when I started it. So lets try one more time to start over and Please let me know how you think I am doing.

In the meantime I wanted to share the following link with you as Literacy is such a important subject in my home as a lot of you know my husband can not read and I do not want Charlie to be that way. As his sister also struggled with it. So to show him it is fun to read I am joining in this program and I hope some of my readers will as well.

If you do and you would like to form a reading club let me know and we can all vote on a children's book to read once a week and discuss with each other and we can share pictures of us reading with our children and draw pictures of the stories we are reading and once a month I will give one children's book from Usborne Books away. If you have not checked out there books Please do and why there enter to win $50.00 in free books Usborne Books

Thanks,
Glenda and Charlie

Promote Literacy and Open Up a Whole World of Possibilities - Pretty Opinionated - StumbleUpon

Enter For a Chance To Win $50.00 In USborne Books

I wanted to remind everyone to please go by Usborne Books website and enter the contest

to win $50 in free books. You can do this once once a month as they choose winners the last

day if the month and we all know how expensive children's books can be.

So click and enter for a chance to win $50.00 in books at the end of the month I will post the winner.

If you do enter please leave me a comment and if we have quite a few who do I may do my own

contest as well.

Please asloo visit Scholastic Parent to find a yours or your childs favorite all time book:
Scholastic Parent  Child Presents 100 Greatest Books For Kids Dear Crissy

K5 Learning

K5 Learning has an online reading and math program for kindergarten to grade 5 students.  I'am in a  6 week free trial to test and will be writing a review of their program.  If you are a blogger, you may want to check out their open invitation to write an online learning review of their program

 

Outdo Yourself Challenge

Reading Challenge: Out do Yourself Reading Challenge 2012 Glenda commited to read 50 books

Outdo Yourself

 First participated in the Book Vixen's Outdo Yourself Challenge last year and it was a smashing succes! I read 169 books! woohoo :-D So this year let's aim for at least 170 ;-)

You can read the rules and sign up here, but basically the challenge is a personalised one: you challenge yourself to outdo your own reading performance of 2011, so no external pressure: if you read 12 books in 2010 you could set the goal to read 15 in 2011, do it at your own pace, just read.

The Importance of Education - Guest post by Ella Johnson

We as parent know that Education is a fundamental human right. Our children and every child in the world are entitled to it. Education is not only important but critical to our children’s development as individuals. Development leads to a successful future and we must ensure that our children must have a quality education. If the child doesn’t have the basic of comprehension in reading, it can slow down or hinder his or hers’ learning in all subjects. Reading is the fundamental skill of all learning.

It is never too soon to start your child on the path to reading. That is why Memorable Children Books & Gifts is committed to offering basic tools like Giggles Computer Funtime for Babies ages 6 – 36 months. Babies learn about and play with shapes, colors, animals, letters, numbers and more! All in different fun-filled and uniquely baby friendly environments – all they have to do is touch any key on the keyboard! Each title includes 14 unique key-tapping activities and over 50 wonderful songs!

We like to put our children in front of the television to watch their favorite shows like Disney Princess, Cars, Winnie the Pooh, Elmo and Friends, Dora the Explorer and many more. So why not read to them their favorite shows by personalizing a book with their name in it to make reading more fun for the child.

According to the U.S Department of Education, “Research shows that children who read well in the early grades are far more successful in later years; and those who fall behind often stay behind when it comes to academic achievement. Reading opens the door to learning about math, history, science, literature, geography and much more. Thus, young, capable readers can succeed in these subjects, take advantage of other opportunities (such as reading for pleasure) and develop confidence in their own abilities. On the other hand, those students who cannot read well are much more likely to drop out of school and be limited to low-paying jobs throughout their lives. Reading is undeniably critical to success in today's society.”

Reading to children is crucial and parents should find time to read with their children instead of leaving it to the kid’s teachers. Don’t forget that reading out loud exposes children to proper grammar and phrasing. It helps to enhance the development of their spoken language skills and their ability to express themselves verbally.

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