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E is For Ethics

Ian James Corlett

It’s here! The parenting book you’ve been waiting for.  E IS FOR ETHICS is a fun, family book which will open the door to teaching and discussing the most important values with kids.

Imagine, learning about ethics and having fun as a family at the same time!

The book features the loveable and quirky brother and sister team of ELLIOTT & LUCY who in each story will face an ethical situation.   After each story, your family can discuss how Elliott or Lucy dealt with it and what they learned!  E IS FOR ETHICS is the fun way to build strong, ethical qualities in kids which will stick with them for LIFE!

This is a great book for home school families. The book contains 26 chapters. Each chapter references a virtue such as Honesty, Acceptance, Integrity, Trust, Willingness, Generosity and so on.  The chapters contain delightful illustrations, a short story and a main question. There are a few follow-up questions for each subject as well.

When I was in college I took an Ethics class which pretty much summed up Ethics this way…”Who to say it’s right if it isn’t right for everyone?”….Um, What???? I managed to get a good grade out of the class but the subject of Ethics left me desiring for absolutely NO MORE.

It was great to read that Ian James Corlett took a different approach and actually presented values and morals along with his E is for Ethics book. Could you imagine telling a child something like what I learned in college? Yikes! Happily Ian James is also a father so he understands the delicate balance between raising children and raising adults.

We have decided to incorporate E is for Ethics into our weekly class schedule. The stories and subjects create a great atmosphere for questions.

Ian James Corlett created a book that all families should have on their library shelves. It is entertaining and a wonderful resource.

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How To Clean Your Room

Eileen Spinelli

A delightful adventure emerges as each little boy and girl goes about the task of cleaning his or her room — a chore that no child likes — in How to Clean Your Room.

First, wade through the clutter of color like an artist. . . what a lovely mess. Next stop at the books teetering by the bed, tottering with words, worlds you have read about, pages you have danced in. . .

Eileen Spinelli spins a glorious tale as she inspires children to clean their rooms — not in a rush, but with the wildest imaginings and a tender touch. For the bedroom is where you laugh and cry, dream big dreams, and store your precious memories. This book could start a whole movement of children asking to clean their rooms!

Includes special features children love–pop-ups, pulls, flaps, and a spinner. Ages 5-8.

I have read a few other titles by Eileen Spinelli and while I enjoyed those…I am sad to say that I didn’t enjoy “How to Clean Your Room”.

I thought this book would be a fun story to read my perpetually messy IE Twins but was sadly disappointed. After reading the book…my girls just sat there. There wasn’t interest in their faces nor was their delight in their eyes.  I have to admit their expressions reflected my own.

While the illustrations were colorful and delightful…I found the story to be lacking. I realize that the prose was written to inspire but frankly, it was confusing to myself as the reader and to my daughters’ as the audience.

The “pop-up” aspect of the book was entertaining but not enough to encourage my daughters to request a second reading.

I am not sure exactly “why” this book didn’t work but for my family…it didn’t.

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Rick & Bubba’s Guide to the Almost Nearly Perfect Marriage

Rick Burgess & Bill “Bubba” Bussey

Synopsis: The only thing funnier than marriage is Rick and Bubba talkin’ about it!

Oh my goodness! Rick and Bubba are right on in so many ways. I have to admit that I had never heard of them before (sorry guys) but they are hilarious.

Their take and view on the way marriage and women work is hysterical yet deeply accurate.

I found myself quoting their book to my husband and for the record not just the parts about husbands. There were times I so clearly saw myself in Rick and Bubba’s descriptions of wives that I would bust out laughing. Clearly a weird moment when you do so at the doctor’s office.

My favorite concept of the book is that it is written by two men that love the Lord, their wives, their family and humor. No wonder they are considered the sexiest “fat” men alive.  What can be more attractive then men that love God and “get” their wives?

This book contains an extra added book…The Book of Blame with contains many amendments to the laws of marriage. My personal favorite was: Article XXXVIII
“If you hit a pothole in the road, it’s your husband’s fault. He should have warned you about it…on the cell phone..from his office!”

Don’t laugh! That really happened to me just recently and cost me $400 to get a new tire for the front of the car and I WAS on the phone with my husband which is why I hit the silly thing in the first place.

Rick and Bubba have a few decades of marriage under their combined belt but even more experience being men so it was an incredible insightful read.

Lighthearted, straight to the point and very informative. Give your sweetheart a chuckle and read the book together…it will definitely give you a lot of points to discuss. It did for my hubby and I and we are still married!

Great job boys!

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