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Lasting Love

September 5, 2019 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Family Counts, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Using Your Imagination

Lasting Love, a tribute and special book about loss When I was contacted about reviewing Lasting Love written by Caroline Wright and illustrated by Willow Heath, I immediately said “yes” after watching the video below. It’s a special story written by author, Caroline Wright about her journey after getting diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. How […]

Matzo 35 Recipes for Passover and All Year Long

April 6, 2018 by gravitybread Filed Under: Baking, Books and Mealtime, Breads, Breakfast, Cakes, Cookies, Family Counts, Granola and Oatmeal, Waffles

Are you looking for some interesting and modern Passover recipes? How about some Matzo recipes that you can make all year long? If you do, check out this inventive and beautifully illustrated cookbook, Matzo 35 Recipes for Passover and All Year Long. Do you want to learn about the family that makes the best Matzo? […]

The Year of the Dog

November 15, 2015 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Family Counts, Love and Friendship

Are you looking for an engaging chapter book that will help empower your daughter? Check out this book, The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin. I wanted to share this book as part of The Parent and Daughter Book Club for Girls Leadership.org, an organization that has a mission to empower young girls and […]

Ava’s Adventure

August 16, 2015 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Family Counts, Love and Friendship, Using Your Imagination

Ava’s Adventure by Laura Pedersen is about a young girl who overcomes her disappointment and learns an important lesson when her parents won’t pay for an upcoming trip with a friend. Ava wants desperately to go with her friend Lucas on a snowboarding trip. Her parents can’t let her go because it is too expensive and […]

Gravitybread presents Laura Pedersen

July 26, 2015 by gravitybread Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Books and Mealtime, Challenging Behaviors, Family Counts, Interviews, Love and Friendship, Special Needs

I am excited to present Laura Pedersen, author of Unplugged, Ella Gets Her Family Back. When I was recently shopping a small book shop with creaky floors (I love creaky bookstores), I found Laura’s book, Unplugged Ella Gets Her Family Back. I immediately read through it and loved it. Laura brings up some real issues in […]

Unplugged: Ella Gets Her Family Back

July 19, 2015 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Family Counts, Love and Friendship

Do you have a hard time unplugging from your screen? How about your kids? Like most families, I struggle with technology and trying to figure out, “When is too much?”. Whether it’s the TV, computer, iPad, iPhone or other electronic device, they can all take time away from the present moment. As a blogger, I can admit […]

The Family Book

December 2, 2014 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Family Counts, Favorite Books, Love and Friendship

Do you want to teach your child all about different families? My 6 year old daughter is learning all about different families in her class and I wanted to read the appropriate book at mealtime to reinforce what she learning in class. The Family Book was the perfect book to choose! I have always been […]

How To Cheer Up Dad

September 23, 2014 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Challenging Behaviors, Family Counts, Using Your Imagination

Do you have a very active child that is always getting themselves in trouble due to their mischievous ways? You will love this book, How To Cheer Up Dad by Fred Kochler. This book is a sweet and funny tale of an elephant named Little Jumbo and his dad. Little Jumbo is getting in trouble […]

Books that Teach the Concept of Hard Work and Generosity

July 26, 2014 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Family Counts, Love and Friendship

Are you looking for picture books that will help teach your child the concept of hard work and generosity? It is tough for many children to appreciate and understand the concept of hard work, especially at a young age. However, these books begin to help a child understand these very important concepts that can be […]

The Little Red Racing Car

July 14, 2014 by gravitybread Filed Under: Books and Mealtime, Family Counts, Love and Friendship

If my husband and I ever wrote a children’s book together, it would be very similar to The Little Red Racing Car. The Little Red Racing Car is a memorable and emotional story of an old vintage car (the Maserati 300S) and legendary racing driver Sir Stirling Moss. This car was shiny, beautiful and very fast until […]