Illegals Giveaway Winner

We have a winner for the Illegals book giveaway! It's Janet Faye! Congrats! I've emailed the winner!

Mannie's Diet Giveaway Winner

We have a winner for the Mannie's Diet Book Giveaway! The winner is Faith Hope Cherrytea! Congrats! I've emailed the winner.

Rock N' Learn DVD Winner!

We have a winner for the Rock N' Learn DVD! ASHLEY!!! Yay! I've emailed the winner!

Puppy School

Puppy School by David Dayan Fisher is a lovely book for children. I think it is well written and I like the graphics/photos throughout the book. It is a funny, sweet story that I think a lot of kids (and "big" kids!) can relate to. I think David Dayan Fisher should write more children’s books, as he has done a great job with this book!

About the Book: This is the story of a little dog who wanted to make something of his life. He was laughed at and told to give up his dreams. Finding the courage, and with great determination, our little hero goes on an amazing adventure. Everyone who became what they wanted to become in life, started that journey with a dream: A rock star, a president, a movie star, an astronaut, a doctor, or a fireman. “You can do anything you put your mind to. You can be anything you want to be," my mother used to tell me. Puppy School is the story of a dream that became a reality.

About the Author: David Dayan Fisher is a British actor living and working in Hollywood, and has been involved in the National Treasure movies, 24, Medium, Charmed, Numbers, and spent four seasons as a guest star on NCIS. A writer of books, poems, and scripts, as well as an artist, he says, “Creating is my life. I write, as I act, as I paint, as I live. From me. Not from any school, or technique taken from others. I improvise and find my creativity organically. I make my dreams come true." Find out more about the author and the book at www.puppyschoolthebook.com.

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I received a copy of this book for review from PR by the Book.

Parenting With Pets

Parenting With Pets by Hamer & Hevel was a great book! I loved it! I grew up with pets all my life, and my children will always have pets of some sort. Animals are a great teaching tool, as well as part of the family. This book is very well written and I loved all the little stories throughout. I highly recommend this book whether you have children or not, whether you have pets or not. Great read!

About the Book: Parenting with Pets beautifully details the never ending learning opportunities family pets naturally bring into the lives of their children. Parents will appreciate the many examples of challenging life lessons and how our pets can be the most effective teachers with our guidance and interactive dialogue with our children. Parenting with Pets will show you how pets facilitate social interactions, and how children from pet-owning homes have better verbal and nonverbal communication skills than those from non-pet-owning families. Pets can also help teens through awkward adolescence. This book will show you how pets augment the lessons we teach. Although they cannot take a parent's place in raising children, pets can help to remind parents that many of the things we find stressful, such as business meetings, traffic jams, frustrating coworkers, aren't really that important. Animals have a profound effect on human physiology. They slow the heart rate, lower blood pressure, and temper emotions. They remind us to laugh.

About the Authors: Margaret Hevel, R.N., B.S.N., P.H.N., worked as a Nurse Health Educator, community/family liaison and family counselor in the Montana public school system. She is a mother of four daughters all raised in the companionship of animals.

Christine Hamer, M.S., CCBC, has worked with dogs and their families to develop better relationships over twenty-five years. She is the mother of two boys who grew up on a farm, enveloped in the wisdom of animals and nature.

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I received a copy of this book from Christine Hamer.

Devil Dogs And Banana Slugs

Devil Dogs And Banana Slugs by Will Selling was quite interesting to read for me. Selling is a Desert Storm Vet and the book is the story of his experiences with both military and university and his conflict between the two and finding the balance. It is very well written and should be handed out to young men and women who are thinking of joining the military. Very real and very true.

About The Book: In Devil Dogs and Banana Slugs, author Will Selling gives a personal account of the differences and ensuing battles between academia and the military. From the university's focus on individual rights and freedom, emphasis on diversity and search for equality, to the military's focus on teamwork and unity, he gives insight to the current gap between the two disciplines. An excellent introduction to both fields, it is a perfect primer for anyone interested in both aspects of our society.

About The Author: Will Selling attended UC Santa Cruz in the 1980’s, ultimately graduating from Bates College, Lewiston, Maine with a B.A. in Religion. As a Marine reservist, he served during Operation Desert Storm, 1991 and in Iraq in 2006. He currently works as a Paramedic in California.

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I received this book from ReadersChoice.com.

BBB DAY ONE

Yay! It is the start of the Bloggy Birthday Bash! To get the details of what the BBB is go HERE. For DAY ONE, we will do a quick "Get To Know You Survey". Simple and easy. Starting off slow! For your participation, make a post on your own blog answering the same questions. Come back here and comment in this post that you posted Day One on your blog. That will get you an entry for Day One for the Big Birthday Box Giveaway at the end of the BBB! Ok, so here is my post:

Your name: Hayley

Age: 31

1. What is your middle name? Ann.

2. When is your birthday? October 1st.

3. What is your favorite song? Shameless by Garth Brooks.

4. Who is your favorite singer or group? Too many!

5. What is your favorite color? Yellow.

6. How many brothers and sisters do you have? One brother, 3 step-sisters.

7. What are their names? Aaron, Anna, Mamie, and Stephanie.

8. What is your favorite TV show? Ohhh, too many! Grey's Anatomy, Army Wives, Brothers & Sisters, and much more.

9. What is your favorite food? Steak.

10. Do you have any pets? Two male cats, Jax and Dexter.