Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs

Is it too early to start anticipating a new Masterpiece production in January 2021? I can't wait for this new adaption of All Creatures Great and Small, which launches January 10 in the U.S. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/all-creatures-great-and-small/
That date also happens to be the 50th anniversary for Masterpiece, which has 62 Primetime Emmy Awards,
16 Peabody Awards, six Golden Globes and two Academy Award nominations.

All Creatures Great and Small on MASTERPIECE on PBS James Herriot’s adventures as a veterinarian in 1930’s Yorkshire get a glorious new adaptation in a seven-part series based on his beloved books.

I am giving away a really cute picture book called This Book is Gray by Lindsay Ward. To read my review and comment for a chance to win, visit the post on my website:

Book Giveaway & Review: This Book Is Gray by Lindsay Ward Giveaway: I have one copy of This Book Is Gray to give away courtesy of Two Lions (U.S. addresses only, please). For a chance to win, just leave a comment about your favorite gray thing in life. Mi…

Football player Jalen Hurts is trying to boost his friend list on GoodReads, because he has a sponsor donating books to his hometown school district library for each new friend he gets. His goal is 500 and he's almost there. I added my name to his friend list. If you want to, here's his profile link:

Jalen Hurts Jalen Hurts has 222 books on Goodreads, and is currently reading Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life by Tony Dungy,...

Most parents who read out loud to their kids do it because it's fun, but it's nice to know science supports the other benefits.

It's science: Reading out loud to your kids makes them smarter and kinder The best thing is that it’s completely free, it takes just 10-15 minutes a day, and anyone can do it.

Love this idea from Talbots, which is hosting a summer book club on the concept, bring a book get a book in their stores. Want to do some shopping while you browse the books? I am giving away a $250 gift certificate to Talbots along with four Random House new release titles. Enter by commenting on my blog post, and tell us the four books you are most looking forward to reading this summer.

Talbots Summer Book Club — Win a $250 Gift Card and Books When I heard about Talbots Summer Book Club, I knew I would write a post about it. Combining shopping for clothing at Talbots with finding something to read? Sounds like a winning combination. I wa…

There's still time to get your name in for a chance to win a one-year subscription to one title in the Cricket Magazine family. Here's the link for the post where you need to leave a comment. The giveaway ends tonight at midnight (PDT). https://motherdaughterbookclub.com/2017/07/subscription-giveaway-for-cricket-media-family-of-magazines/

Subscription Giveaway for Cricket Media Family of Magazines Today I’m featuring the Cricket Media family of magazines, award-winning publications from a company that’s been providing content for kids since the early 1970s. And I’m thrilled…

This book really sparks creativity for kids or adults.

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Sometimes kids working through mental health issues and gender identity questions need to see characters like them in a book. Donna Gephart handles both issues sensitively and in a way that can help friends and family understand what their loved ones are experiencing.

Book Review: Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart For all of Timothy McGrother’s life the world has seen him as a boy. But inside Tim knows she’s a girl born with boy parts. Her best friend encourages her to introduce the world to Lily Jo McGrothe…

I'm not a vegan, but I found several tasty recipes in this cookbook. When you're looking for a way to satisfy several types of eaters for an event, you can find lots of ideas here.

Book Review and Recipe: But My Family Would Never Eat Vegan! by Kristy Turner Even in a time when finding tasty dishes for vegans is getting easier, it can still be a challenge to convince family members to embrace vegan foods. Usually, meat eaters or even vegetarians are mo…

This sweet story about a boy setting off to find a wish tree is perfect to read while you're bundled up warm and sipping hot cocoa.

Book Review: The Wish Tree by Kyo Maclear and Chris Turnham One day a boy named Charles sets off with his sled named Boggan to find a wish tree. His sister and brother say there’s no such thing, but he’s certain it exists. As Charles sets off on…

I loved this story (based on a real-life camp in Texas for German prisoners of war during WWII) about a young girl who practices magic tricks and tries to make friends when her military dad is posted in a new place. The bonus: instructions to simple magic tricks kids can learn to do themselves.

Book Review: Abrakapow by Isaiah Campbell What happens when you take a true story of German prisoners held at a camp in Texas in 1944 and add in an 11-year-old girl magician? The result is Abrakapow, a wholly entertaining novel for young r…

This cute picture book will have kids turning the book sideways and upside down to follow the path of this bunny as he skis downhill.

Book Review: Bunny Slopes by Claudia Rueda Bunny Slopes by Claudia Rueda is a playful picture book about a white bunny with a red scarf skiing downhill. Before he can get started though, he needs the reader to shake the book to make snow. A…