The Kitchen When It Sizzles is a sizzling book indeed. When I learned that one of my favorite bloggers (and now, one of my favorite local writers!) Chrissie Peria had another book out, I just had to read it. She gave me a heads up that this would be a pretty sexy book (compared to […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Good Reads’ category
Landline by Rainbow Rowell (Book Review)
Landline by Rainbow Rowell is a wonderful read, especially if you’re married. The novel shows a marriage’s realities beyond the honeymoon stage, when you have to work harder to keep the magic alive, when you sometimes need to be reminded of the bliss that brought you together in the first place. Needless to say, it […] Read more…
The Nesting Place by Myquillyn Smith
The Nesting Place isn’t your typical home decorating resource. It’s much more than that — more relatable, more soulful, more inspiring. Popular blogger and self-taught decorator Myquillyn Smith shares her stories on finding beauty in the imperfect. She shares practical advice and encouraging stories on how you can create the home you’ve always wanted, by […] Read more…
Press Cafe (Greenhills Promenade)
Press Cafe in Promenade is a bookworm’s cove. I love their Nutella pancakes with coffee. My son loves their spaghetti. We love their fresh OJ. I love the ambiance best of all as it’s quiet, warm and great for good eats and good reads! My son and I had a little date here one weekend. […] Read more…
Look It’s About Me – Personalized books for little readers
“Look It’s About Me!” There’s a really good way to encourage reading among young kids — make the stories more personal. When I was young, my Dad enjoyed telling me and my sisters really colorful bedtime stories. “Once upon a time, there were three butterflies…” The stories were always fun, but what made them even […] Read more…
Alison Jay: Making reading more interesting
Alison Jay is an awesome illustrator of children’s books. Timmy has his favorite books on his shelf, and I have my favorite books on his shelf too. Most of them are the books illustrated by Alison Jay. Here are two of our Alison Jay books. {Pretty art in Alison Jay’s books} According to ChildrensIllustrators.com, Alison […] Read more…
Raising a bookworm
Raising a bookworm? This is what happens! On a car ride home with my sister: Timmy: Book! (Pointing out the window) My sister: Where? Timmy: There! (Pointing at the giant Globe Facebook ad outside Trinoma) Ninang: Ah ok. That’s Facebook. Timmy: B-O-O-K spells book! Facebook… Let’s go Facebook! He thought it was a bookstore! He […] Read more…