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  Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy  Book Review Reading is a big thing at our house. My husband and I enjoy reading, my  children love to read . Every night we read a minimum of 25 minutes before bedtime. It's created some magical and wonderful memories. Imagination Publishing recently asked me to review a children's book called Danny the Dragon "Meets Jimmy" null by Tina Turbin. This is the first book to be released in the Danny the Dragon series. Danny the Dragon "Meets Jimmy" is a delightful book about a boy named "Jimmy" who meets a friendly dragon named "Danny" while at the beach with his family. It's about the discovery of friendship. My three youngest children read it as soon as it was out of the wrapper. Abi then came to visit me while I cooked dinner and shared with me the adventure of Jimmy and his friend "Danny the Dragon". Her revision made me curious, so we read it together. As a parent, I find this book to be a wo...

  "Cherries in Winter: My Family’s Recipe for Hope in Hard Times" Book Review When the opportunity came up to read " Cherries in Winter: My Family’s Recipe for Hope in Hard Times Cherries in Winter: My Family’s Recipe for Hope in Hard Times , " I jumped. After all, it was Suzan Colon's perspective on her family and their recipes...something I could relate to easily.     The Book: Last fall, Suzan Colón was happily employed as an editor at a national women’s magazine. She wrote articles, took advantage of an eyebrow specialist who made office calls (and charged forty bucks per pluck), and splurged on sushi lunches without even thinking about it. Then, like hundreds of thousands of her fellow Americans, Suzan was laid off during the recession. Luxuries she’d taken for granted, like shopping at pricey gourmet markets, getting expensive haircuts, and even owning a car, were all suddenly out of her budget, and she and her husband Nathan quickly realized they had to c...