This is another holiday entry in this series for the very beginning readers. This time young readers have a Halloween story. With brightly colored illustrations and repetitive text, this title invites children to practice their reading. There are additional activities at the end of the book.
These stories are simple but I do think that they can help beginning readers to feel a sense of mastery. Those who have this book, please encourage a child to read it out loud to you.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Norwood House Press for this title. All opinions are my own.
Are you the sort of person/reader who just cannot walk by a bookstore without going in? Have you ever dreamed about being the one to own the shop? Anyone who answers yes will want to give this title a look. It is an entertaining, sometimes curmudgeonly take, on what it means to be the one in charge.
The author owns a used bookshop in Scotland that I hope to visit one day!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Profile Books for this title. All opinions are my own.
Pub Date: 29 August 2019
CONFESSIONS OF BOOKSELLER and SEVEN KINDS OF PEOPLE YOU FIND IN BOOKSHOPS
A very funny life with books.
“Bythell’s wicked pen and keen eye for the absurd recall what comic Ricky Gervais might say if he ran a bookshop.”—Wall Street Journal
“Warm, witty and laugh-out-loud funny…”—Daily Mail
“Bythell is a skillful writer . . . he creates a full, appealing world populated with colorful characters . . . an endearing and thoughtful book.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“…amusing and often cantankerous stories [that] bibliophiles will delight in, and occasionally wince at…”—Publishers Weekly
Praise for Shaun Bythell and Confessions of a Bookseller
“Something of Bythell’s curmudgeonly charm may be glimpsed in the slogan he scribbles on his shop’s blackboard: “Avoid social interaction: always carry a book.” —The Washington Post
“Bythell’s wicked pen and keen eye for the absurd recall what comic Ricky Gervais might say if he ran a bookshop.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Irascibly droll and sometimes elegiac, this is an engaging account of bookstore life from the vanishing front lines of the brick-and-mortar retail industry. Bighearted, sobering, and humane.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Amusing and often cantankerous stories [that] bibliophiles will delight in, and occasionally wince at.” —Publishers Weekly
Thanks to Tabitha Bailey and Spark Press for providing me with information on this new novel.
About the book:
This intriguing and fast-paced novel takes a look into the nature of Silicon Valley professionals, the obsession with success and current state of the tech industry. From the perspective of Mike Trigg, a veteran of the industry, the novel serves as a great read for those well-educated on the topic and those who are interested in finding out more.
Forty something Sam Hughes is at a crossroads disillusioned
professionally, stretched financially, strained in family life. As he teeters toward midlife crisis, a return to his midwestern roots and fortunate mishap give his start-up career one more chance but also forces him to choose between massive entrepreneurial success and his morals, friends, and family.
Just as he’s wondering if his start-up career and marriage might both be over, an inadvertent discovery pulls Sam back into his former company, where he begins to unravel the insidious schemes of the founder and venture investors that led to his ouster. Driven by his desire for redemption, he discovers a conspiracy of fraud, blackmail, and manipulation that leads to tragic outcomes threatening to destroy not only the company but Sam’s moral compass as well. Entangled in a web of complicity, how far will he go to achieve his dreams of entrepreneurial success and personal wealth?
The author:
Mike Trigg was born in Kentucky and raised in Wisconsin. He earned a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from University of California, Berkeley. Over his twenty-five-year career in Silicon Valley, he has been a founder, executive, and investor in dozens of venture-funded technology start-ups, as well as a contributor to TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, and Fast Company. He lives in Menlo Park, California, with his wife and two sons. Bit Flip is his first novel
An excerpt:
Sam rationalizing his actions to Heather, his wife (p. 273)
“I thought you’d be excited. This is what we always wanted.”
“This is what you always wanted! I just wanted a normal marriage, a normal family. Crazy money was never my dream—especially not this way.”
“What do you mean ‘this way’? It’s not like I broke the law or something.”
“Sam . . .” Heather paused, her agape mouth expressing the sentiment that seemed so self-evident it didn’t need stating. “You’re covering up misstated revenue, fake customer accounts, and a sexual assault by one of your board members. I’m not a corporate attorney, but that seems pretty much like breaking the law. You can’t lie to get the company sold. That’s not you.”
“Or maybe this is just what it takes to make it,” Sam said. “Maybe I’ve just been the nice guy too long—grinding away, working my ass off my whole career, trying to do things the ‘right way,’ whatever the hell that means, and not even realizing it’s the guys who lie and cheat and manipulate who make it. I’m forty-five! I don’t have that many more shots on goal. I’ve got to get this win.”
What could be cuter than a large pink pig with a (less than large) green umbrella? The illustrations in this picture book are adorable and just so sweet. The story is imaginative and will be enjoyed by young children as they meet the animals and find out about the umbrella’s adventures. Children will be left with a new affection for their bumpershoots!
Many thanks to NetGalley and North South Books for this title. All opinions are my own.
It would be fun to: EXPLORE BREATHTAKING PLACES IN THE WORLD
by Sati Achath
#DazzlingDestinations #NetGalley
Thinking about a trip? Want to go somewhere that may dazzle you? This book looks at attractions and more in a number of interesting travel destinations. These include Vietnam, Thailan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzanio, Uganda, Poland, Romania and Bolivia. Each of these countries has been visited by the author.
Each entry includes lots of information. There is also artwork that I think was done by the author who writes in a style that directly addresses the reader.
Armchair or true travelers may enjoy taking a look at this title.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Notion Press for this title. All opinions are my own.
Anyone who knows (or is) a nature lover, here is the perfect gift! Edited by a poet, Ms. Barba has organized a wonderful and diverse collection of poetry and prose about American wildflowers. She also writes an excellent introduction. There are contributors who are alive, dead, white, black, indigenous,male, female, so all welcoming and inclusive. Biographies of the contributors may be found at the end of the book. The water color illustrations throughout this title are gorgeous and coexist perfectly with the text. All in all, a delightful, thoughtful book and one to savor.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Abrams for this title. All opinions are my own.
by Jeanne and Mark K. Shriver (Authors); Laura Watson (Illustrator)
#PairsofPeople #NetGalley
Pairs of People is a counting book that features, not surprisingly, pairs of children and adults. Pairs from 1 to 10 and more are shown in inclusive, bright, colorful and appealing illustrations.
Of note is that this is also a book about community and people helping one another. That makes this book a bit different from other counting books that I have seen. It offers kids a nice message in a fun way.
Many thanks to NetGalley and 4U2B Books and Media for this title. All opinions are my own.
