Blogcritics Author: Jennifer Bogart

Book Review: Templeton Turtle Goes Exploring by Ron Pridmore

Jennifer Bogart — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:23:21 EDT

An adventurous hatchling turtle, friendly neighbours and a dash of adventure make for a delightful trip around the pond.
Templeton the turtle is an adventurous young tyke. A real go-getter, he’s barely hatched when he asks his mother if he can go exploring. She consents with the condition that he remains nearby so that she can keep an eye on him. Like many youngsters he soon strays beyond his mother’s surveillance and is off on a solitary journey.On this...

Book Review: I'm Not Crazy, But I Might Be A Carrier - Infectious Inspiration From Comedian Charles Marshall

Jennifer Bogart — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:32:48 EDT

Genuinely entertaining Christian comedy, with a sprinkling of inspirational insights.
I have finally found a suggestion to share with friends who need gift ideas for the men in their lives. When socks, ties, aftershave, golfing gear and watches are exhausted as possibilities (they’ve all been given far too many times), what is there left to give? I’m Not Crazy, But I Might Be A Carrier is going to be my new suggestion to...

Book Review: Watcher in the Woods (Dreamhouse Kings Series, Book 2) by Robert Liparulo

Jennifer Bogart — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:29:56 EDT

The King family is on a desperate mission - find their mother and avoid losing their own lives.
Watcher in the Woods picks up the eerie, engrossing story begun in House of Dark Shadows, which saw the King family move from Pasadena to the small town of Pinedale when their father Edward accepts the position of principal at the high school, and into a house with a dark history. From the first page of this Christian-published young adult novel...

Book Review: New Birth or Rebirth - Jesus Talks with Krishna (Great Conversations) by Ravi Zacharias

Jennifer Bogart — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:17:59 EDT

Jesus and Krishna, having a chat together. Want to listen in on the conversation?
The Christian literature marketplace is expanding to include an ever-wider array of genres and techniques. Authors are mixing it up, applying techniques and styles often found in genres other than their own, claiming them for their own work. In his Great Conversations series Zacharias joins the ranks of these authors seeking fresh, innovative...

Book Review - The Travel Adventures of Lilly P. Badilly: Costa Rica by Debbie Glade

Jennifer Bogart — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:15:02 EDT

Join an adventurous millipede family on an entertaining and educational voyage in this children's storybook with accompanying CD.
The Travel Adventures of Lilly P. Badilly: Costa Rica takes readers on a journey with a spunky child-millipede named Lilly, her wig-wearing Grandma, and flatulence-prone Grandpa. The lengthy (64 pages) hardcover picture book also comes with a 30-minute CD that includes the entire text of the story with an original score and sound effects.Lilly and...

E-Book Review: The Old Schoolhouse Planner by The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

Jennifer Bogart — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:27:10 EDT

It�s that time of year again � back to the old homeschool. This planner pulls it all together for homeschooling moms.
It’s that time of year again. Parents are scrambling to prepare their children for school; the “back to school” frenzy is in high gear. Some parents however, are preparing for “back to homeschool” – perhaps even a more complicated process. Certainly, homeschooling doesn’t require the vital back to school...

Book Review: Beyond the Night by Marlo Schalesky

Jennifer Bogart — Fri, 8 Aug 2008 14:36:14 EDT

Similar to the quintessential stubborn love story, this title also offers depth, meaning and a surprise ending.
You’ve read them before: boy meets girl, boy and girl become friends, boy and girl resist their friendship developing into anything more, and so on. The stubborn love story, wherein the characters refuse to acknowledge and/or embrace their love for each other. Beyond the Night by Marlo Schalesky is on one level such a story, but it develops...

Book Review: House of Dark Shadows by Robert Liparulo

Jennifer Bogart — Fri, 8 Aug 2008 03:35:38 EDT

Eerie and captivating, this fantasy fiction for young adults will appeal to a wide variety of readers... including grown-ups.
House of Dark Shadows is the first in the Dreamhouse Kings - a new series for young adults from Christian publisher Thomas Nelson. Young Alexander, Xander for short, and his family – the Kings, move from Pasadena to the small town of Pinedale when their father Edward accepts the position of principal at the Pinedale high school. The King...

Book Review: The Rabbit and the Snowman by Sally O. Lee

Jennifer Bogart — Sat, 2 Aug 2008 07:37:22 EDT

An unlikely friendship that endures throughout the cycle of the year.
Author and illustrator Sally O. Lee has penned a children’s tale of enduring friendship through the seasons of life. In The Rabbit and the Snowman a group of children construct a snowman in the woods. The snowman is befriended by a rabbit who is shocked at his sudden disappearance come spring. Missing his friend over the summer and fall, the...

Book Review: When Did My Life Become a Game of Twister? by Mary Pierce

Jennifer Bogart — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:17:10 EDT

Not very funny, but full of devotional insights carefully illustrated by the author's experiences.
Hey – I thought this was a humour title! The categorization provided on the back of the book is somewhat more accurate: Religion/Christian Life/Women’s Issues. If I were providing categorization I would include Devotional as an apt description. Author Mary Pierce examines the many twists and turns that women experience throughout life,...