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Published March 23, 2012 | 
Some great kid reading websites that you should check out would include: content that is age specific, has FREE activities and keeps learning fun, and doesn’t have a lot of advertisements all over the pages. We have prepared a listing of the websites we use with our children and grandchildren and hope you will enjoy them as well. I personally like the www.crayola.com website. Not only do they have FREE arts and craft activities, coloring pages but they also have FREE games that the kids love to play. Registration is optional but if you register with the site you will receive updates in your email as they become available and will keep you up to date on all the holidays and any new materials they have added to the website. We have used them for years. Continue reading
Published February 7, 2012 | Ann George is a new writer I am trying. There are three books on the Amazon website and I got one of them for FREE in a Kindle version last month called Dance of the Winnebagos: Jackrabbit Junction Mystery Series. It was a fun romp through the Arizona desert with an old mystery, a sinister and sassy villain, comical heroine as well as a hunky hero. Continue reading
Published January 3, 2012 | We hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday. There are lots of stuff happening in 2012 and we as avid readers are very excited. There is the Kindle Fire for only $199 with it colored touch screen and the Amazon whispernet delivering our favorite reading materials in just a few seconds. Can’t wait until I get my income tax refund so I can get me one of those.
Kindle Fire, Full Color 7″ Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi
Published December 22, 2011 | Amazon is trying to corner the market for books, ebooks, digital download books and much more. I have a KINDLE and I do love it. Granted, there is nothing like taking a paperback book when going to the beach and reading your favorite stories or even on a picnic or day at the park. A book doesn’t require batteries, or recharging but a KINDLE or any other reading device is capable of holding hundreds of books so you only have to carry one little device a little larger than a regular paperback but usually a lot thinner. And on a long trip I will be bringing my KINDLE. While perusing the FREE ebook selections on the Kindle store I noticed that they now provide children’s books. I mean the illustrated kind that my 6 year old grand-daughter can read to herself or me. Most are small chapter books but those are nice as well when we want to read a story together. She is currently in the 1st grade and should be reading 5 little books a week. We didn’t want to get out of the habit during her Christmas break but we no longer have any children’s books on our bookshelves. The regular Kindle has only gray-scaled pictures but they are crisp and clear. The KINDLE FIRE should have all the ebooks with colored illustrations. I will be checking once a month or so for any new books they have added to the FREE listing as well as buying some of her favorites as well.
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Published October 20, 2011 | I finally broke down and bought myself an Amazon Kindle Ebook Reading device. I’ve had it for for a couple of months now. Amazon has several versions of the Kindles ranging in prices from $79 to $379. Some of the less expensive models are the same model as the mid-price 6″ Kindle they just include advertising and sponsored ads. I bought the Kindle model that does not have advertisements but you have to use your own wireless connection or the various FREE connections available around town. My grandmother has the 6″ model with no advertisements but uses the Kindle Wireless connection. The 6 inch model comes in gray and white and has that special “ink” technology and gray-scale screens. You can view the words in direct sunlight with no glare and there are some low-resolution pictures that can be viewed in some of the books and magazines. Amazon offers a variety of different ebooks for FREE as well and not just the “Out-of-Print” books but more modern works from authors willing to have their books offered for FREE on a month-by-month basis. So, you have to keep checking each month for new ebooks that are on sale. Plus, you can have literally hundreds of books available on your little device anytime you like. I carry my Kindle in my purse and read it everywhere I have to wait for any length of time even if its only 5 minutes.
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Published June 22, 2011 | Summertime is a great time for parents and kids to keep up their reading skills. Without the pressures of school kids should continue to read books, magazines, newspapers and even ebook versions of all of these. I keep several websites bookmarked for my children and grandchildren that have age-appropriate lists of books to read such as Scholastic.com – http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=608. Their website has a pdf version of the lists by age group for your children to read this summer. You can open up the documents and print them out to take them to your local library. The library is a great place to take the kids several times during the summer. Most all public libraries have some kind of programs available during the summer and the librarians will be happy to help your and your kids (Grandkids) to find the books on your lists.
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Published April 10, 2011 | Have You Read A Good Magazine Lately? You know you pick up magazines and browse through them when you are in a long check-out line at the store. And you pick up a magazine at the doctor’s office waiting for your turn to be seen. Our parents used to put magazines on tables in the “formal living room” and many people still do. I am no exception. I have to have something to read when I am waiting on my car to be serviced, when seeing any doctor and when I have to stand around in line at any kind of store. I have even given magazine subscriptions to my loved ones who have a special interest such as Cooking with Paula Deen or Sports Illustrated for my kids who loved sports. I know whenever I find a Reader’s Digest lying around I have to pick it up and at least read the “Humor in Uniform” and “Laughter is the Best Medicine” sections.
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Published May 1, 2010 | It is no secret that I love to read. As a matter of fact my favorite form of relaxation is reading a good mystery. And I admit that I will read a trashy romance novel on occasion as well. While looking for material for my next article I came across a couple of websites that had quotes about reading. Some of my favorites are from http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/readamillion/readingquotes.htm Here are a couple of examples: Continue reading
Published April 8, 2010 | One of my favorite magazines to read is the Readers Digest. I love to read on the jokes and humorous stories at the bottom of the pages first and then Laughter is the Best Medicine and Humor in Uniform stuff next. Finally, I will read the articles. Whenever I am in a waiting room that is the first magazine I look for. It has always been a great resource of information and humor. I can read it in a few minutes or take my time and read the whole thing. I haven’t had a subscription to the magazine in a long while as it was costing too much but now they have an online version that is just about as much fun to read at: http://www.rd.com/. I know that all magazines depend on advertising and paid subscriptions to stay alive and I wish them well in that pursuit. So if you can afford the price of a subscription please get one.
The Readers Digest magazine will keep over time better than just about any other magazine you can get. I have kept all of the ones that I have collected over the years and enjoy re-reading them whenever I run out of books to read. They are compact enough to put in your purse or maybe in your back pocket (if your pockets are big enough). The company also still pays for stories contributed by everyday people as well. I have never done this but if you have and were paid we would like to hear from you about your experience. Encouraging people is write is always good thing and even young people can get their start by writing for the magazine you can go here: http://www.rd.com/submitJokePage.do
Published March 25, 2010 | My next favorite author is JA Jance. She has three characters that she normally writes about and one of those is Ali Reynolds. Ms. Reynolds is a former TV News Anchor who lost her job and her husband (her philandering husband is the one who fired her) and decided to move back home to Arizona for a while to get her barrings. Her grown son encourages her to start her own blog and her adventures start there. Her latest book is “Trial By Fire”. Ms. Reynolds volunteers to be a Media Consultant for one of the local sheriff’s offices that is having a little trouble. She gets mixed up in a murder (of course), has no authority to investigate but gets pulled in nonetheless.
The Reynolds character speaks to me as she is about my age, has to look for another career, has a grown child and starts her own blog. I would like to become an investigator as well but, sadly, don’t have the time or the resources and quite frankly glad that I haven’t been thrown into any murder investigations. Ms Jance’s books are always entertaining as well as suspenseful, lots of action, and have a well thought-out plot. She is very descriptive about her surroundings and allows the reader to feel like they are there.
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