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Sticker Book Reviews: Teaching is a Work of Heart, So.Many.Planner.Stickers

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Teaching Is a Work of Heart by Christine Lee

Teaching Is a Work of Heart: A Sticker Appreciation Book for Teachers Who Make the World a Better Place
by Christine Lee

5 out of 5 stars

This book has dozens of pages full of stickers for teachers! There are 650 stickers of all kinds about teaching and education. My favorite is the one that says “Don’t Lick the Desk”. Been there. haha!

I am just amazed at the variety of stickers in this book! And so many of them have cool sayings like, “Never Getting That Pencil Back”, “Don’t Make Me Use My Teacher Voice”, “Tea Then Teach”, and a whole bunch more. These stickers could apply to almost any educational situation. There are stickers for planners, for students, for fellow teachers, for coffee, and for TGIF. There’s even a sticker that reminds you to drink water.

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Book Reviews: Brain Quest and Learn by Sticker

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Learn by Sticker by Workman Publishing

Learn by Sticker: Beginning Phonics: Use Phonics to Create 10 Friendly Monsters! (Learn by Sticker, 2)
by Workman Publishing

5 out of 5 stars

This activity book has 10 cute monster designs, and hundreds of stickers in little mosaic shapes! It’s so easy to put the stickers into place, and the finished product looks wonderful. In order to figure out where to put each sticker, you have to complete a phonics word and match the picture to the word. It’s perfect for young students to get more confident with their reading! The student will really feel a sense of accomplishment when they finish!

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Book Review: The Ogress and the Orphans

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The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill

The Ogress and the Orphans
by Kelly Barnhill (Goodreads Author)

4.5 out of 5 stars

When an ogress moves in just outside of town, the townspeople begin to blame her for everything that has gone wrong for years, even before she arrived! Their bad luck had all started years before when the Library had burned down. Thank goodness for their wonderful Mayor who is working to restore the town and get rid of the Ogress. But there are a few children in the orphanage who begin to wonder if the Mayor is really so wonderful and if the Ogress is really so evil. Anthea is good at problem-solving. Bartleby is a philosopher who asks the hard questions, and his sister Cass is quiet but brave. These three children look at their crumbling town and decide to finally do something to help.

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Book Review: Little Town on the Prairie

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Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7)
by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams (Illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

This book has always been one of my favorites of the Little House series, because it focuses a lot on Laura’s schooling. I’m a teacher, so stories about school are very near to my heart. Laura is studying to be a teacher, so that she can make some money to help her sister Mary stay in college.

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Book Review: Marilla of Green Gables

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Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy

Marilla of Green Gables
by Sarah McCoy (Goodreads Author)

3.5 out of 5 stars

Marilla is growing up on the Avonlea farm before the gables were ever built or painted green. Her family are excited for a new baby to arrive soon, and Marilla’s aunt arrives to help out. But Marilla is unsure about these new additions to the family. Will it change their peaceful lives to have their aunt taking over the kitchen? Marilla is also determined to keep homeschooling and studying so that she can pass the examinations to finish school. She is needed at home to help her mother, so she can’t attend school, but a neighbor boy, John Blythe, agrees to tutor her after school and help her pass her exams. There is a flirtation with John Blythe, but all that changes when disaster strikes the Cuthbert family.

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Board Book Review: Where’s the Bunny?

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Where's the Bunny? by Ingela P. Arrhenius

Where’s the Bunny?
by Ingela P. Arrhenius (illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

This adorable board book asks the reader to find different animals at spring time, and the baby must lift a flap of felt fabric to reveal the missing creature! You have to find a puppy, a mouse, a duck, and a bunny. At the end of the book, the reader lifts the flap to find themselves reflected in a little mirror!

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Picture Book Reviews: Alma Series #1-3

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Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal

Alma and How She Got Her Name
by Juana Martinez-Neal (Goodreads Author)

3 out of 5 stars

Alma has a very long name. Alma Sofia Esperanza Jose Pura Candela. It’s so long that it won’t even fit on the paper when she tries to write her name! She asks her father why she has such a long name, and he explains that Sofia was her grandmother. Esperanza was her great-grandmother. Jose was her grandfather, and Pura is her great-aunt.
Alma shares special things in common with all her family. She loves to paint like her grandfather. She loves flowers and birds like her grandmother. The heritage that she shares with them is a part of who she is, so her name fits her just right.

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Book Review: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die

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1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz

1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler’s Life List
by Patricia Schultz

4 out of 5 stars

This book is so interesting! Just reading it makes me want to travel the world. I like that there are plenty of photos of exotic places, and a list of hotels, restaurants, and other attractions with addresses and phone numbers so that you can book your stay and find your way around. The sections for each country are well-organized by region, so that it is easy to find everything. This book is attractive but also useful and full of good information.

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Game Review: The Mind Benders Card Game

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The Mind Benders Card Deck: Over 150 Puzzles to Challenge Your Brain

The Mind Benders Card Deck: Over 150 Puzzles to Challenge Your Brain

by Scott Kim (Author)

This card game has puzzles to solve in all kinds of categories. There are linguistic puzzles, spatial and mathematical puzzles, and logic puzzles. You have to imagine a cube rotating, or count up a certain type of shape. There are word puzzles with puns or funny translations of words to decode. There are matching puzzles with different complex diagrams to match. Each one is really different and interesting. Some of them are easy, and others are really difficult!

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Book Review: Waiting for the Stars

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Waiting for the Stars by Jonny Lambert

Waiting for the Stars
by Jonny Lambert

5 out of 5 stars

Mouse gets to stay up past her bedtime to see the stars appear in the sky. She is very impatient, but her animal friends help her to stay awake. They pass the time by telling stories and munching on snacks. Mouse sees a few stars for just a minute, but then a cloud hides them from view. The fireflies come up with a plan to make the night shine with starlight (or firefly light) for Mouse!

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