Mailbox Monday - 3/14/2011

Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme started by Marcia at The Printed Page.  You can read all about it at the Mailbox Monday blog.  Well, the mailbox has gone on tour.  This month's host is I'm Booking It.

I love this meme because it lets me take a peek into other bloggers' mailboxes and find out what they received over the last week.  I will warn you, it does lead to more books as you will find many that you want because of others mailboxes.  If you'd like to join in on the fun, post about your books and link up!

I had a rather large mailbox this week and I'm not sure why because I haven't been requesting as many books lately due to lack of time to read.  Many of these were unrequested, just sent from the publisher, and I'm thankful.  I also have some packages at the post office that I hope will be delivered today.  Work has been so busy lately that I can't seem to get out of there in time to get to the post office before it closes.  Hopefully the mailman will be nice and deliver my packages so that I can put them in next week's mailbox.  This week is Spring Break, so I'm hoping to get a lot of reading in.  You may not see me online very much, but know I'm around...I'm just catching up on some reading.

 

Amaryllis in Blueberry (ARC) by Christina Meldrum, from Simon &  Schuster

Women Food and God by Geneen Roth, from Simon & Schuster

Like Mandarin by Kirsten Hubbard, from Knoph Delacorte Dell Young Readers Group

The Queen of Water by Laura Resau and Maria Virginia Farinango, from Knopf Delacorte Dell Young Readers Group

Jersey Tomatoes are the Best by Maria Padian, from Random House Children's Books

Exposed by Kimberly Marcus, from Random House Children's Books - I've already read and reviewed this one, so I will be giving it away.

Night Road (ARC) by Kristin Hannah, from St. Martin's Press

Amos Daragon: The Mask Wearer by Bryan Perro, from Knopf Delacorte Dell Young Readers Group

Show Time by Sue Stauffacher, from Random House Children's Books

White Cat and Red Glove (ARC) by Holly Black, from Margaret K. McElderry - both of these came packaged together, from the publisher.  I read and enjoyed White Cat, so I'm anxious to see what's in store in Red Glove.

The Source of All Things by Tracy Ross, from Free Press via ShelfAwareness

Where She Went (ARC) by Gayle Forman, from Dutton Juvenile

Go, Dog Go! Party Book by P.D. Eastman, from Random House Books for Young Readers

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe: A Counting Nursery Rhyme by Salina Yoon, from Random House Books for Young Readers

Go, Dog Go! by P.D. Eastman, from Random House Children's Books

Baby's First Book, The Poky Little Puppy, Baby Farm Animals (not pictured), and Home for a Bunny (not pictured) by Little Golden Books, from Random House Children's Books - these four titles are in Random House's new padded board book format for babies, the all-new Golden Baby line.  I gave 2 of these to my nephew for his birthday and he is enjoying them.

So Shelly by Ty Roth, from Delacorte Books for Young Readers - I have been waiting on this one, so I'm excited to get to read it now.

What was in your mailbox?

Blog Tour - Care for Creation

Title:  Care for Creation
Author:  Christy Baldwin
Illustrator:  Shelly Draven
Review Copy Provided by:  Tribute Books

About the Book:  Care for Creation helps children to foster an appreciation and respect for nature. They learn to protect the environment through recycling, home energy conservation and neighborhood clean-ups. Through accompanying Bible verses, they are encouraged to be responsible stewards of God's creation.

My Review:  What a great way to teach children how to care for our earth!  Not only do they learn the hows and whys of taking care of this world we live in, but they are also learning Bible verses that teach about the same concepts.  Each page pairs a concept for taking care of the earth with a verse that coincides with that concept or area of the earth that the page is referencing.

The illustrations in this book are very vivid and life like!  I just love the bright colors that the illustrator uses throughout the book.  Many of the pictures look just as if you were looking at the actual scenery or people.  It is excellent artwork that will hold children's attention!

There are not many books out there that are written on a young child's level, about caring for our world, recycling, etc.  This one does it in such a way that I think children would want to follow the advice in the book and start doing some of the things that are mentioned.  I also like the biblical references, which aren't seen in many children's books.  If that is not your cup of tea, then this may not be the book for you. 

Kudos to the author for going out on a limb with this one and adding the spiritual element into a children's book!

There is even an interactive guide at the end of the book with suggested activities and a discussion guide.  I love to see these added to books to give parents and readers seeds for thought.