About Cheryl
I'm a happily married, Christian, stay-at-home mom of two boys. I love to travel, write, eat and drink (in moderation). I'm a little crunchy, but not too much-maybe just crispy. I homeschool my biggest and cloth diaper my littlest. I go green where I can. I dream of becoming a successful children's book author and retiring to France, I guess time will tell.I've written a lyrical children's pictur... More
Cheryl's Blog: The Unadorned Book Review - Recent Posts
| 1/14/2010 | Simple Compassion by Keri Wyatt Kent (0 Comments )
 About The BookSimple Compassion: Devotions to Make a Difference in Your Neighborhoods and Your World (Oct. 2009) encourages readers to start small, think big and work together to change the world - one act of simple compassion at a time. Author and... Read the rest of this post |
| 12/20/2009 | Last of my 2009 Reviews (0 Comments )
 I'm sad to report that I have not yet finished either of these two books. They were good...but they just did not hold my attention. I do not think it was the fault of their authors for they were both good storytellers, but more the topic and time... Read the rest of this post |
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| Books Recently Added to Cheryl's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 15 from Cheryl's bookshelf, View all 15 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Freight Train Board Book (Caldecott Collection) (Board book) Author: Donald Crews Illustrator: Donald Crews Publisher: Greenwillow |
Ages 4-8 |
6/11/2009 Add | |||
| Cheryl said: This book is a delight. Both the text and illustrations are simple but captivating; they have a greater depth than your average board book. This board book, however, is not only for infants. Toddlers ...more | |||||
| 778 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Island of the Blue Dolphins (Paperback) Author: Scott O'Dell Publisher: Yearling |
Young Adults |
6/11/2009 Add | |||
| Cheryl said: This was a very interesting book. It painted a beautiful picture of early American Indian life as it underwent difficult and often tragic changes as other cultures intervened. I feel the story lost so...more | |||||
| 10,083 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Tails (Board book) Author: Matthew Van Fleet Publisher: Red Wagon Books |
Baby to Pre-K |
6/11/2009 Add | |||
| Cheryl said: Extremely sturdy, this book can stand up to curious hands. The story itself is not spectacular. But the high level of interactivity more than makes up for what the storyline lacks. You can experience ...more | |||||
| 324 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Reunion (Panther S.) (Paperback) Author: Fred Uhlman Publisher: Vintage Classics |
N/A |
6/11/2009 Add | |||
| Cheryl said: Simple and elegant, this book is an enchanting read. It takes you back to a time when things were, if not simpler, then more pure. Love was love and hate was hate. This book is melodic and reads almos...more | |||||
| 1,303 Reviews | |||||
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Profile Comments
Comment by Elizabeth Westra on 2/17/2009 at 5:42 PM:
Hi Cheryl, welcome to Jacket Flap. What kind of things do you write and for what age?
BettyLu
Hi Cheryl, welcome to Jacket Flap. What kind of things do you write and for what age?
BettyLu
Hello, Cheryl.
Welcome to JacketFlap.