Books read Dec 7

Farmer Phil's Permaculture by Phil M. Williams
Colorful children's book about farming.  Eden and her family have moved to the country because her dad was tired of racing the rats. Too funny! but she loves taking care of the chickens nad cats.
She notices the animals and knows she has to do something about their surroundings. it's so different than Farmer Phils' place. She sees the layout of the crops also, so different from their own farm.
Love the answer to the problem as Farmer Phil tells them to just observe and you will see the solutions. Glossary is included at the end.
free at amazon

Dragons Love Ice Cream by Brett Fowler, Harriet Kim Anh Rodis
This colorful children's book is also rhyming.  Magical story.
Other children's books at Amazon are listed at the end.

The Night the Elves Took Back Christmas
Starts with a big list of who's on nice list, and you is added at the bottom
Colorful children's book that is dark to read and tiny print words.
 

Jess and Wiggle (Imaginata Children's Books Book 1) by Uvi Poznansky
Like the poem at the end. the book itself is hard to read with print they use.
Rhyming colorful children's book.  Silly funny read. About the author is enclosed along with other works by the author.

Christmas Treat Recipes: The Best Christmas Candies, Cookies, and Desserts (2016 Edition) by Hannie P. Scott
Free ebook gift, table of contents where foods are broken up into categories.
Abbreviations land conversions lists are included. Each recipe starts with a title and servings.
Ingredients are listed and you probably shoudln't substitute for your healthier dietary needs with these, eat sparingly.
Directions are also given. There are NO pictures nor nutritional information.
Some of the recipes call for store bought cookies and other items already made.
Love that they have listed buckeyes, never knew what they really were but have eatten them before.
Lots of seasonal flavorings, so many to choose from. candy, cookies, drinks.

It's your first day of school, Busy Bus!  by Shaffer_ Jody Jensen
Listened to this colorful illustrated children's story and can tell the pictures tell the story.
The bus, it's their first time driving on the first day of school. Love how the bus is prepared, better than a 28 point inspection when you bring your current car in for service.
Everything is gone through and up to speed.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).

The Happiest Season by Rosemarie Naramore
Story of a woman, Maggie with a young sonk Rickey who's left the town where she and her husband had lived in Eugene, OR to get away from bad memories of his death.
She gets surprised by her son declaring there is a camel in the backyard and she calls the local police, who do show up to find just that! Local live nativity animal had gotten lose and loves her cookies that her son fed him.
Policeman,  John comes by often, after having lost his wife years prior to help her out, repairing the siding, going to the store with them to get the supplies and spending time with the young child-showing him things that a dad would be doing...
Despite the animals that keep wandering away from the nativity set and causing damage at Maggie's, Rickey is having God bring him a present for this Christmas. He knows it's a job too big for just Santa.
Lots of typos in this book, not sure why. Like the story as it's about God and it is the reason for the season.

In his father's footsteps by Steel_ Danielle
Story starts with Max but goes back in time to his parents. They had met at the concentration camps where they worked near the morgue.
Lots of tragedy and they are relieved when US troops come in and drive bad soldiers out of there. They have options and decide to marry-to keep together as they are totally alone in the world.
In NY they are given a small room where they will work for the mill owners-Emma as a seamstress and Jakob as a janitor. After she finds herself with child he decides to get another job and approaches a jeweler and tells him his story. Izzy is a jewel himself, love what he does for the family.
They make good choices through hard struggles and he learns the jewelry business, makes great investment choices and becomes very rich. With the help of their son, Max we find out about his travel around the world and then settles into investment property.
Medical issues take the parents and Max feels separated from his wife after having traveled with business over the years-he doesn't even know his own kids. His wife, pregnant knows she was not a good mother and the littlest girl was listening...
Hate hearing of her extra martial affair and what it could mean to the other children, never mind her husband...
Like how Max realizes that the past and family life are the most important thing in life and he instills that onto his children.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).

Happy Days: The 23 Secrets To Happiness by Deanna Williams
Starts with a table of contents where each item has it's own chapter.
Starts with an intro about research done on the subject and her findings.
I like how basic everything is and if you just stop for a minute and think about it they can all change your life for the better.
My favorite is the hobby-I knit and love to make things to give to those less fortunate-which is another of the items in this book.
References are included and other works by the author.

Nutella Recipes: A fantastic cookbook packed with a wide variety of Nutella recipes! by Anthony Boundy
Starts with an intro to nutella and how it can be used for all meals.
Each recipe has a title, color photo, summary of the item, servings, time and list of ingredients where you should have no problem substituting for your healthier dietary needs: low sugar, low sodium and low fat products.
Directions are included. Found a few mistakes: bake for 1012 minutes. i think they are missing a - mark there.
Recipes do not start at the very top of a page but wherever the other left off.
Carnival nutella bananas would be my favorite to try.

Insanely Yummy and Healthy Cookbook: Delicious and Healthy Recipes your Family will Love by Hilary White
Starts with a table of conetns where recipes are not in any order.
Each recipe starts with a title, big color photo, summary of the dish, servings, prep and cook times.
List of ingredients and you should have no problem substituting for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low sugar, low fat products.
Directions are given but there is NO nutritional information.
I do like that the recipes comes from all over the world-quite different tastes.
What I do love about this book if you click on the ingredients it opens into another page on the net that shows nutritional information, shame it couldn't be included in with the recipe.
Some of the recipes have a bunch of herbs and spices, be sure you have them all before you start.
Love shrimp and salmon recipes the best as there's not much to do to them as they are healthy by themselves.
Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.

Debt-Free: 9 Step System to Get Out of Debt Fast and Have Financial Freedom: The Quickest Way to Get Out of Debt Forever by Ashton Jude 
was interested in learning how they did it as I've gotten out of debt using other credit cards to pay higher ones off, never close them, company did that on their own when you stop using it, thus not ruining your fico scores.
Starts with a table of contents where each step is discussed.  Instructs you how to get out of debt by following the steps outlined. Anybody can do it.
Other works by the author are highlighted during the book.
I disagree about starting up a business as you need some things that you have no money for to begin with.
Decreasing your expenses should be the easiest-stop living above your means.
Free bonus book offered.

A Very Scary Pumpkin (Nuggies Book 3) by Jeff Minich
Colorful children's story about moving day. Print is a bit small but story is good.
Can't enlarge the font and the tablet has to be sideways to read it.

Vegetarian Home Cooking: easy vegetarian book one by Sheila Carr
Starts with a table of contents and recipes are broken up into meal categories.
Intro about normal vegetarian food.  Each new category has notes and tips from the author.
Each recipe has a title, small color photo, prep and cook times and servings. Tips from the author and list of ingredients which you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, low sugar products.
One thing I do not like is the measurements are in American and English-mixed in the same recipe. why not convert them all to one or the other? so confusing.
Directions are given but no nutritonal information.

Stress (3rd Edition): 17 Stress Management Habits to Reduce Stress, Live Stress-Free & Worry Less! by Linda Westwood
Book starts with a table of contents where each chapter has a stress buster and how to achieve it.
Intro about who the book is for and what to expect and intro are included.
Gives you a lot of different choices you can make to change your lifestyle, even healither eating.
Free book from the author is implanted among the pages.  Diety and exercise are the best of the tips.