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DLKeur on February 16th, 2010

Detective Pancake, a children's book by Tracy Searight Dibert

ABOUT THIS BOOK

“Your eggs are missing from your plate and there is syrup on the wall. If your breakfast is in crisis there is one name you can call. Detective Pancake is on the scene it is a messy sort of crime. He promises to have it solved before your dinnertime.”

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REVIEW

“This book is very cleverly written and just a fun read that any child would enjoy. It easily keeps a child’s interest from start to finish and leaves them wanting to read it again and again! My kids really enjoyed the story and it kept them guessing how it would end – I would definitely recommend it to any mother!” –Michelle Adams

EXCERPT

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TRACY SEARIGHT DIBERT, AUTHOR

Tracy Searight Dibert is known for her silly stories and songs. Detective Pancake is a story she wrote about her son and his love of breakfast food. One day her son awoke and his breakfast was missing. What is a kid to do? Call Detective Pancake.

Tracy is a graduate of Indiana University of Pa where she obtained her degree in Education. She is an elementary teacher. She currently works as a teacher in the Delmont area and works with Shirley Frye developing the Preschool Program at Salem Crossroads Inc. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband Kevin and her four children. Be on the look out for her next book The Sister that won’t stop talking.

You can find Tracy on Facebook HERE.

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DLKeur on October 12th, 2009

The Hidden Bestiary by Judy Young, Illustrated by Laura Francesca Filippucci, from Sleeping Bear Press

Delightful, The Hidden Bestiary by Judy Young, is an adventure, an exploration, and a series of visual puzzles set to marvelous prose, all rolled into a wonderful, exquisitely produced volume guaranteed to enchant both young and old. I shared it with my “test” kids, ages four through thirteen, and “enthralled” is the word. They each couldn’t wait to get to hold the book themselves and page through it, looking at all there was to see. And the discussion throughout between the kids was great as they tried to decide (without getting to peek) if the creature was real or not. Some of the kids knew about some of the beasts in the book, but there were a great many surprises for them, too.

I heartily recommend this book for children. It’s an excellent addition to their lives, in my opinion. Think about it as a great book for Christmas, and, Grandma and Grandpa, you might want to keep a copy around the house for when the grandkids come.

There’s so much to explore inside the book that kids will spend hours exploring the scenery and trying to find all the hidden creatures!

The Hidden Bestiary

SleepingBearPress

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date: 09/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9781585364336
32p

*Reviewed by DLKeur, The Deepening, who received the book for review purposes from Sleeping Bear Press, then passed it onto to a worthy private children’s library.

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DLKeur on June 28th, 2009

ello Shalom My Name is Sasha Feinstein, a children's book
Children’s book explores Jewish culture, traditions and way of life

Hello (Shalom), My Name is Sasha Feinstein by Antonia Harlan celebrates cultural diversity with a story about a Jewish boy who discovers new pride in his roots

Hello (Shalom), My Name is Sasha Feinstein by Antonia Harlan is the second in her series of books promoting the value of multiculturalism and is meant to teach children that despite differences in skin color or cultures, people are very much alike.

How do young people approach customs, ethnicities and ways of life that are different from their own? In Hello (Shalom), My Name is Sasha Feinstein a young Jewish boy named Sasha struggles to be accepted for his beliefs. As his classmates belittle him and try to change his name to sound like theirs, Sasha begins to discover how proud he is to be Jewish. By teaching his classmates about his grandmother’s survival of the Holocaust, Sasha enlightens the other children and lays the groundwork for a new understanding.

Harlan has long been active in emphasizing the value of cultural diversity and promoting racial and religious harmony, and is the recipient of the YWCA Outstanding Women Leaders Award for Racial Justice. Her book is meant to entertain, educate, and show children that by learning about others, they can enrich their own lives.

Hello (Shalom), My Name is Sasha Feinstein is available for sale online at Amazon.com, BookSurge.com and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.

About the Author

HelloMyNameIsJoseMaeBrickerAntonia Harlan has served on the boards of the DuPage County Girl Scouts Diversity Task Force, the Naperville Police Department Citizens’ Advisory Board and the YMCA International Committee. She is also the author of the first book in this series, Hello, My Name is Josie Mae Bricker, about a young slave girl on a plantation.

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