Book Reviews for Busy Parents

BOOK REVIEWS FOR BUSY PARENTS

Helping You Choose Your Next Book

Dec 29, 2021
2 min

A Quick Book Review: The Collective by Alison Gaylin

Book Review: The Collective by Alison Gaylin Order Here: https://amzn.to/32sokoG Genre: Thriller Hook: How far would Camille go to exact...

A Quick Book Review: Beauty by Christina Chiu

Lindsay C. Barry

May 8, 2020
1 min

A Quick Book Review: Beauty by Christina Chiu

Synopsis: Amy Wong is reaching for it all as an up-and-coming fashion designer. But that perfect life remains out of grasp as she...

A Quick Book Review: Billy Christmas by Mark A. Pritchard

Lindsay C. Barry

Jan 4, 2020
1 min

A Quick Book Review: Billy Christmas by Mark A. Pritchard

Synopsis: A young adult named Billy Christmas discovers a way to bring his father home after he vanished one year ago. With a magical...

A Quick Book Review: If the Ice Had Held by Wendy J. Fox

Lindsay C. Barry

Nov 27, 2019
1 min

A Quick Book Review: If the Ice Had Held by Wendy J. Fox

Synopsis: Lives are complicated and entwined after a secret pact is made within a family that involves an unplanned pregnancy and a...

Easy Kindness Lesson Plan for Back to School

Lindsay C. Barry

Aug 21, 2019
1 min

Easy Kindness Lesson Plan for Back to School

Here is a lesson plan that's simple but effective and something you and your students can reference all year long! Download the Lesson...

Back to School Book List Blog for Early Elementary School Aged Kids

Lindsay C. Barry

Jul 25, 2019
1 min

Back to School Book List Blog for Early Elementary School Aged Kids

Six Books for Back to Early Elementary School: Otto Goes to School by Todd Parr Simple, silly and effective, Todd Parr books are great....

TEN Reasons To Give My Signed Books As A Gift

Lindsay C. Barry

Jul 12, 2019
1 min

TEN Reasons To Give My Signed Books As A Gift

TEN reasons to give my signed books as a gift 1. You will immediately become a rockstar gift-giver. 2. Kids love seeing their names on...

Raising Kind and Inclusive Children by Reading With Them

Lindsay C. Barry

May 20, 2019
4 min

Raising Kind and Inclusive Children by Reading With Them

I'm so proud that an article I wrote was accepted by HowtoLearn.com! From their site: One of the most significant ways that parents are...

A Quick Book Review: We All Scream by Andrew Gifford

Lindsay C. Barry

May 19, 2019
1 min

A Quick Book Review: We All Scream by Andrew Gifford

A Quick Review for Busy Parents, by a Busy Parent. Synopsis: An iconic and family-friendly ice cream and candy company in the DC area with a

My Favorite Amazon Finds…Forward Before Mother’s Day!

Lindsay C. Barry

Apr 30, 2019
2 min

My Favorite Amazon Finds…Forward Before Mother’s Day!

I am so excited to share some of my favorite finds from Amazon! From a steal (under $3) to a splurge ($40) there's something special for

Lindsay C. Barry

Apr 25, 2019
6 min

How Children's Books Help Me Mom

How author Lindsay C. Barry uses books to help her parent.

A Quick Book Review: Foreign to You by Jeremy Martin

Lindsay C. Barry

Apr 2, 2019
1 min

A Quick Book Review: Foreign to You by Jeremy Martin

Synopsis: The harmony between humans and fianna, a species of shape-shifting deer, begins to wither as racial tensions and deeply rooted...

Lindsay C. Barry

Feb 22, 2019
2 min

5 Ways to Show Kindness at Home

Did you know that this week is Random Acts of Kindness week? One of my favorite quotes about kindness is from Aesop: "No act of kindness,...

Lindsay C. Barry

Feb 11, 2019
1 min

Top 5 Valentine's Day Books for Kids

I'm not sure if your kids are like mine, but they DO NOT like chocolate filled with anything other than...chocolate. This blows my mind,...

A Quick Book Review: Samantha Powers' Capitol Love Series: (Book 1) The Plan

Lindsay C. Barry

Jan 27, 2019
1 min

A Quick Book Review: Samantha Powers' Capitol Love Series: (Book 1) The Plan

Synopsis: Savannah George is super Type A and has her life all planned out. Enter a chance encounter with Colin Allison. Of course he’s...

We are ALL more than moms, dads and caregivers. While you're here because you're looking for children's books, I encourage you to take a minute to peruse my super quick book reviews. These are fast reviews of books I've enjoyed. I read many genres from historical fiction to fantasy to sci-fi to nonfiction and more. I hope my quick reviews will help you choose your next read!

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