Every Recipe You Need for the Healthiest Way to Eat

by Editors of Chartwell Books

If you have wanted to explore the world of healthy Mediterranean cooking, now is your time! This title includes so many recipes. They represent the many countries of the Mediterranean including Greece, Turkey, Morocco and Lebanon to name just a few.

The took is organized to take cooks through antipasti to desserts with intermediate chapters on soups and salad, meat and poultry, fish and seafood and more. With 1,000 recipes I hardly know how to single out a few but there are many, many good choices. As an added plus, the recipes look easy to follow.

I think that I will buy this title in hard copy when it comes out. It will be a welcome addition to my collection.’

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

Pub date: December 8, 2020

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Here is yet another entry in this wonderful biography series for young children. John Lennon’s story (but not the cause of his death) is told from the time he was a young boy through his first band, the success of the Beatles, John’s meeting Yoko and his deep wish for peace. Readers will also learn some fun facts including what John once wore when he performed and what Brian Eno asked from the Beatles before he took them on.

The illustrations are charming and complement the story. This is another good title for the collection of a child you know.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

Pub date: December 8, 2020

I have really enjoyed Lucinda Riley’s Seven Sisters series. The first book is an e book bargain today. They provide excellent escape reading. Six books have been published and a seventh is coming in the spring.

Goodbye Phone, Hello World: 60 Ways to Disconnect from Tech and Reconnect to Joy

by Paul Greenberg

by Anne Rooney

In this title’s introduction, Anne Rooney points out that philosophy is about the big questions in life. She notes that the kinds of issues that we grapple with today are, in many ways, the same as those that the ancient Greeks wrestled with. Over the centuries, beginning with the Greeks, philosophers have engaged with concepts related to being, justice, beauty, ethics, politics and more.

If you are a person who thinks about life’s deepest issues this book will be sure to engage you. The author’s style is readable and the topics that she covers are broad and interesting. Read with her as you think about whether there is a god, how should we live, what makes a good society and more.

I recommend reading this book slowly so that there is time to engage with the concepts and issues raised. It will be time well spent.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

New Baby! is a new title in the Terrific Toddlers series. These books are published in conjunction with the American Psychological Association and have the benefit of that organization’s expertise. Every entry is designed to help parents and children cope and thrive as normative events are experienced.

In this title, Kai is about to become a big brother. What should he expect? How will he manage his feelings? How will mom and dad relate to himt?

Children will watch Kai react to becoming an older sibling. Most importantly they will see that Kai’s moods and feelings are accepted and respected. They will also see that he, of course, remains an important family member.

The section for adults at the end of the book is very helpful. There are suggestions on how to engage a toddler in a sibling’s arrival and recognition of the older child’s needs during this time.

This is a short but very useful book. The text is simple and the illustrations are sweetly engaging. Parents can start reading this title to their child before a baby is born and continue to read it when the new family member arrives. It can offer a jumping off point for age appropriate conversations.

Many thanks to the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

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by Neale Lundgren

At the beginning of this title the author shares the journey that led him from a sense of emptiness toward a richer life of the soul. While most readers will not be able to spend time in a monastery as the author did, they can benefit from the wisdom that he imparts in this title.

The author provides a series of chapters that offer meditations practices with breathing techniques, visualizations and affirmations. There are also exercises and quizzes.

For readers who are interested in an exploration of their inner selves and who are open to the practices of meditation, this title is worth a look. Spending a few minutes each day contemplating and breathing can be so enriching.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this book. All opinions are my own.

Pub date: December 8, 2020

Captain Tom Moore

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Pub date: December 15, 2020

Captain Tom Moore became quite famous in England during Covid. At a rather old age, he completed a challenge and raised a great deal of money for the NHS. Young readers will learn that he wanted to thank the NHS for help hat was given to him after a fall.

Tom is portrayed as a person on the move, from his first steps through military service to his famous Covid help walks. He is seen as a man of character, friendship and loyalty. What a role model for young children!

This adorably illustrated title is another wonderful entry in this series. I recommend it.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.