My Bookish Life

         Hello and how are you all doing this morning? I hope you are all doing good. I'm having a good morning so far. The kiddo and I did a story time together and that was really fun! I have to go to work here in a little bit but, I want to work on my blog some before I have to go.       That being said , I want to finally kick off a segment that I talked to you all about a few weeks ago. It's going to be a children's spotlight where I highlight one of the books kiddo and I read together during the week. I'm going to try to make it a weekly post so it will be up every Friday or pretty close to that. So with that all being said lets get this started! Title: D.W.'s Library Card Author : Marc Brown Genre: Children's Pages: 32 Rating : 5 stars Synopsis: D.W. can't wait to get a library card, but she has to learn how to write her name first. She practices and practices, and is finally rewarded with her very own library card . But when she tries...

        Hello and how are you guys? I have had a pretty good day today and I hope you have too ! I had the day off work. I didn't go any where but, I stayed at the house and did some cleaning . Then I just chilled out the rest of the afternoon and done some reading and took a bath.        Now I want to work on my blog some before I have to start cooking dinner. I'm going to make my favorite dinner tonight which is fried potatoes , pinto beans and corn bread and I like to have a jalapeno and a slice of onion with it . Before I cook all that though, I want to discuss books! Title: The Great Artists : Vincent Van Gogh Author: Susie Hodges Genre: Non-fiction Pages: 90 Rating: 5 stars! Synopsis: This introduction to some of the greatest artists of the past 150 years looks at their lives and inspirations, and showcases a selection of the artists most significant paintings. Van Gogh's style of painting is now famous world wide, but during his lifetime hi...

      Hello and how are you guys doing? I hope you are good. I've been really good here recently. Not much has actually happened.       So I have to go into work today but, before I do that I want to work on my blog some and get a new review up! I have my coffee and I'm starting to wake up so let's do this! I actually enjoyed the book so I hope my review turns out pretty good! Title: Government Bullies: How Everyday Americans Are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned by The FEDS Author: Rand Paul Genre: Non-fiction  Pages: 280 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis: Government regulations are out of control. They dictate how much water goes into your commode, and how much water comes out of your shower head.shower head. They determine how hot the water should be in your washing machine, and how many miles to the gallon your car must achieve. Since The Patriot Act, your banking records, your gun registration, and your phone bill are easily accessible by Governm...

     Hello and how are you guys? I'm doing pretty good and I hope all of you are doing good too. I'm kind of excited because we might be getting a good bit of snow tonight. If that happens and kiddo and I get to play in the snow it will be so much fun!      Right now though I want to work on my blog and talk about books! I already have my January TBR planned out . I'm going to be reading lots of non-fiction this month. I have felt like learning new stuff recently so that's why I planned a huge non-fiction reading month. I think I have made some interesting picks so lets get started.  1. Government Bullies: How Everyday American's Are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned By The Feds Author: Rand Paul    I have been wanting to read this one for a bit. Rand Paul wrote one of my favorite books of last year and it made me want to check out some of the others he has written. I have already started reading this one and it's pretty good so far. So ...

     Hello and how are you guys? I hope you all are doing good I have had a very good day myself. I've been very busy because I had to work so I'm tired but, I want to get this post done. Doing my top ten books of the year this time has been very different because I didn't give 5 stars to more than 10 books this whole year so I couldn't really do versus battles to figure out my top ten because that would only kind of change the order not which ones are mentioned . So for this one I'm not even going to number them because they are kind of all interchangeable but, these have been my favorite reads of the year. With that being said lets get down to business and talk about the books! Title: The Eyes of The Dragon Author: Stephen King Genre: YA/Fantasy Rating: 5 stars Synopsis: A kingdom is in turmoil as the old king dies, murdered by a strange and horrible poison . While the land of Delain mourns, the evil wizard Flagg, hatches an unscrupulous plot, which sees the King...