Where Oh Where is Barnaby Bear - book review & giveaway

 I recently received a children's book. It is called, Where Oh Where is Barnaby Bear. 

When it comes to creating a world where children feel safe to explore and learn, children’s book author, illustrator, and entrepreneur Wendy Rouillard has a touch of magic. Rouillard, who first brought Barnaby Bear to life for her senior thesis in college, has created more than 25 adventures for her furry white companion. The latest is titled, WHERE, OH WHERE, IS BARNABY BEAR? (March 23, 2021; Andrews McMeel Universal). In these trying times, Barnaby provides a consistent friend who represents loyalty, comfort, trust, and reassurance, who they can turn to time and again.

 

 

The limitations of the pandemic hasn’t kept Barnaby from making new friends or trying new things. In his latest explorations, Barnaby is rambling around his home island of Nantucket. The joyfully colored pages of this board book spring to life as the little bear goes sailing with a whale, sips tea at a café, takes a nap in the daffodils and visits a beehive. Where, oh where, is Barnaby Bear? We're searching for him everywhere. Has he flown to the moon? Is he in a balloon? Is he up in a tree? Is he down by the sea? He's everywhere a bear should be!

 

People unfamiliar with children’s literature often make the mistake of thinking that a kid’s book is easy to write. However, due to the limited number of words and the need to convey complex ideas with sparkling simplicity, writing children’s books is as challenging as writing poetry. Rouillard and her furry muse have been crafting endearing stories for her appreciative audience for 20 years. And if Barnaby has anything to say about it, there are far more adventures ahead.

 

WENDY ROUILLARD created the Barnaby Bear children’s book series, and her artwork and stories have graced the covers and pages of many magazines, newspapers, and more than 25 children’s books. She has appeared on the Today Show, CBS News, HGTV, FOX Boston, NBC Miami, and West Orlando.

 

Superior Source Vitamin (SSV) February #review and #giveaway

 Hey everybody, Happy February & Happy Valentine's Day. Hope you're doing ok, there's a  review & giveaway for you today here on the blog. It's been awhile since been able to do one for you. So that's why excited to share this with you. Please read on for more details.

February's Theme is:  Help Support Your Well-Being – Naturally!

Please check out this Amazon sale and coupon exclusively for my readers! 

AMAZON VITAMIN SALE 

Extra 15% OFF on these Superior Source Vitamins – Coupon Code: BLVITAMIN15

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Reservatrol                
Triple B-12 3000 mcg             

Calming Formula    

No Shot B-12 10,000 mcg     

K-2 300 mcg with MK7        

KETO Collagen      
B-12 2,500 mcg

L-Theanine 200 mg

K-2 100 mcg MK7 + D 5,000 IU

Beauty Collagen

Superior Source Vitamin (SSV) December #giveaway

Hey everyone!! Now that it is December, this is a good time to post this month's Superior Source review and giveaway. Hope you have a nice December and following Winter Months.  And it's good timing because this months promo is Give the Gift of Health!


And as you know from my other reviews and giveaways, I really love Superior Source Vitamins. See my previous posts for more info HERE,  HERE  HERE & HERE

I have a great giveaway for you to enter. Please read all info below and one winner will win a vitamin prize pack. This is the Superior Source Vitamin (SSV) December #giveaway.

Superior Source Vitamin (SSV) April #giveaway

Hey guys!!!! I wanted to come out of my semi-retirement to post on my blog for you today lol. and it's good timing because this months promo is “Stress Less 4 Health!" 

And as you know from my other reviews and giveaways, I really love Superior Source Vitamins. See my previous posts for more info HERE,  HERE & HERE


I have a great giveaway for you to enter. Please read all info below and one winner will win a vitamin prize pack. This is the Superior Source Vitamin (SSV) April #giveaway.


                                    

Superior Source Vitamin (SSV) February #giveaway

Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day. And having fun all  February long!. Say I Love You with Superior Source Vitamins. As you know from my other reviews and giveaways, I really love Superior Source Vitamins. See my previous posts for more info HERE & HERE.

Please look at this info:

The month of February is considered a romantic month thanks to Valentine s Day. However, romance and staying healthy is a yearlong love affair. What better way to Say I Love You than with the natural and healthy benefits of Superior Source Vitamins.

Personalogy Game - Valentine's Day #giveaway

Hey all! If you missed my last review and giveaway on this awesome game, well now is your chance to try again and win your own Personalogy Game.

If you missed my review, then please read my full review I posted previously here.

And now you have a chance to win this game yourself. Just in time for Valentine's Day. This will make a great gift or a fun way to spend the holiday.

Superior Source Vitamin #review and #giveaway

Hi guys, I have another awesome review and giveaway for you.
It is for Superior Source vitamins. January is the beginning of a new year of resolutions to maintain the health of your family. What better way to start 2018 than keeping your family healthy with the right supplements and having some fun in the process?

Please read the following info:

What Makes

Superior Source UNIQUE:       

Superior Source Vitamins are MicroLingual®–“Under the Tongue Technology”

They work fast and are quickly absorbed into the body, dissolving in seconds

NO pills to swallow! Supplements that are

swallowed lose as much as 50% of the potency in the high acid environment of the stomach

• No pills to swallow
• GMO FREE and Sugar FREE
• 90% smaller than regular vitamins
• No chemical binders or fillers

Manuka Honey #review and #giveaway

Happy New year, guys, if it's not too late to say that! Today I have a really cool review/giveaway for you. It is for Manuka Honey products by Pacific Resources International (PRI)

Everyone wins: for all my readers enter code Winter15 at check out and receive 15% off and free shipping on the website here.

Please read info below:

Cold January winds are blowing and the cold and flu season is catching us all by storm. In order to enjoy the Winter wellness, it’s best to be prepared with health-centric products from Pacific Resources International! Manuka Honey isanage-old Maori remedyto treat a cold or flu. PRI’s assortment of New Zealand’s finest healthy Manuka products are designed to soothe, comfort and build a strong defense. With a sweet taste.  New Zealand has a unique standard of purity as an environmentally protected andGMO Free region with the cleanest oceans on the globe. Case in point, Manuka is the gold standard for honey and is produced in New Zealand from bees and flowers from a pristine protected environment. Enjoy these safe and soothing products every day and feel great using them! No artificial flavors, colors, no corn syrup or refined sugars and NO preservatives.

Personalogy Game #Review and #gieaway

Hey all, another review/giveaway I am really behind on! It is for the Personalogy Game. Just in time for the Holidays. This is a really cool game and I want you to read the details below:

Personalogy Party Game 16+ and Personalogy Family Fun 6-11yrs,  LOL, Surprising Personal Trivia Games That's All About You, Your Family, & Friends. The answer to a fun, laughter filled Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Perfect icebreakers, stocking stuffers & relationship booster. The Party game is an instant mixer, perfect for awkward social situations, dinner parties, singles finding love, couples date-night, travel, as a hostess gift, or birthday gift. The Family Fun Game is great for conversation and laughter at family mealtimes, holiday get together's, road-trips, vacations and best of all avoiding the inevitable Family Feud. 

Personalogy Games made Amazon's Best Seller Top 100 Card Games for 2015. The Family Game received awards in 2017 from National Parenting Product Award (NAPPA, for 2017), Game of the Year (Creative Child Mag, 2017) & Family Product Review (Gold Award).

Multiforce #review & #Giveaway - Two Winners!

Guys I'm so behind on this review and giveaway. Please read all info below. Two winners will win a Multiforce Prize pack (valued at $50.00 each) details below. Also you can get a free sample too, by going to the website. Redeem your free offer at: Multiforcehealth.com

Info on product:

Introducing Multiforce (www.multiforcehealth.com), a globally-popular multi-mineral powdered supplement newly available in America that’s already helped millions around the world not only to treat but in many cases to prevent the development of excess acidity resulting from extreme workouts or poor diet. Featuring a breakthrough blend of 100% natural, gluten-free, vegetarian and clinically-proven essential natural minerals such as Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Calcium, Multiforce helps your body re-calibrate its pH balance between acid and alkaline so you can feel your best in the fastest and most comprehensive manner possible.

Snow by Mike Bond #giveaway and Highlight Post

Hi back with a book highlight and giveaway for you. This book came out last month so be sure to get your copy on Amazon. Or enter below to win a copy. Here is some highlight info on the book:






Deep in the Montana wilderness, three hunters find a crashed plane filled with cocaine. Each has  a reason to claim it for himself. They soon learn that there’s no such thing as easy money when they find themselves hunted by a Mexican cocaine cartel, the DEA, Las Vegas killers, their guide, and the police of several states. The thieves flee from coast to coast with their adversaries in stubborn pursuit as Mike Bond delivers another knock-out, multi-layered adventure in SNOW (Mandevilla Press; October 2017).

When they found the plane, they thought their problems were over. Zack, former NFL star now a TV sports icon, owes $2 million to some nasty people in Vegas.  Steve, a Wall Street broker, may have lost all of his and Zack’s investments. Curt, their guide, a half-Cheyenne mountain man, is trying to save his ranch from an energy company takeover.

The truth is that their find put trouble in hot pursuit. Diego is an executioner for the cocaine cartel. Maria Christina, a Harvard grad and Yale MBA, runs the cartel. Whitney Castro grew up in the Denver slums and is now a brilliant and dedicated DEA agent. Kenny Stauffenberg is an easy-going Montana sheriff who never gives up a hunt.

From the frozen peaks of Montana to the towers of Wall Street, the slums of Denver and the million-dollar tables at Vegas,SNOW is an electric portrait of today’s American culture, the invisible line between good and evil, and what people will do in their frantic search for love and freedom.

MIKE BOND is the bestselling author of Saving Paradise, House of Jaguar, The Last Savanna, Holy War, Tibetan Cross,Killing Maine, and Assassins. He is a war and human rights journalist and ecologist who has lived and worked in many dangerous and war-torn regions of the world. His critically acclaimed novels depict the innate hunger of the human heart for good, the intense joys of love, the terror and fury of battle, the sinister conspiracies of dictators, corporations and politicians, and the beauty of the vanishing natural world.

Superior Source Vitamins #giveaway ARV $70.00

Guys I have another cool giveaway for you this month. It is products from Superior Source Vitamins.

Here is some info on them:

Superior Source Vitamins are MicroLingual® –“Under the Tongue Technology” works fast, as they are quickly absorbed into the body, dissolving in seconds – NO pills to swallow! By swallowing supplements, as much as 50% of the potency is lost in the high acid environment of the stomach. No pills to swallow – dissolves in seconds GMO FREE and Sugar FREE
90% smaller than regular vitamins No binders, fillers, dyes or preservatives Only 3 clean ingredients Over 150+ vitamins to choose.

Scratch & Grain Baking co. review & #giveaway

Hey dear blog readers! My family and I just got back from a vacation. We had a great time, and while we were away we were able to try the samples I received from Scratch & Grain.






Here is some info on the company:

Scratch & Grain 7/5/17 LAKE OSWEGO, OR - Delectable all-natural baked goods were served. Tears of joy were shed. And a life-changing deal was made. The year was 2015 and Oregon “mompreneurs” Taya Geiger and Leah Tutin were in the “Shark Tank” to pitch Scratch & Grain Baking Company, their highly innovative line of baking kits featuring individually-packaged and measured gourmet ingredients with such easy-to-use numbered and color coding, even children could feel like pastry chefs. Passing acquaintances before starting their business, the two women were now firmly united in the pursuit of two equally daunting but decidedly thrilling goals: to walk out of the Tank with a Shark in their corner, and to parlay their extraordinary television debut into a brand that would at long last redefine the baking mix category and make homemade baking for the entire family easier, tastier and healthier than ever before.

Karen's Naturals review & #giveaway

Hi everyone! I've got a really cool review with giveaway for you this week. It is from the company Karen's Naturals.

Info about product and company:


Married to fourth generation family farmer Bill Cox and mother to their two young children Matt and Megan, Karen envisioned a brand that would utilize dehydration and freeze-drying technology to bring farm fresh fruits and vegetables to the public year-round in the most nutritious, convenient, cost-conscious and flavor-packed manner possible. So Karen and Bill created Just Tomatoes - initially selling dehydrated tomatoes from their farm, then quickly outgrowing their name by adding apples, persimmons, berries, corn and fruit mixes to their family of naturally-fresh, chemical-free products. As farmers devoted to growing not only crops but relationships, the couple built partnerships with other farmers and Just Tomatoes began an ascent that continues to this day

OOLA: FIND BALANCE IN AN UNBALANCED WORLD FOR WOMEN #giveaway

Everyone, I've got a cool book and giveaway to share with you. It is called OOLA: FIND BALANCE IN AN UNBALANCED WORLD FOR WOMEN. Written by:  Dave Braun and Troy Amdahl.

info on book:

After the release of their first book, the OolaLifestyle has become a sensation with readers who are trying to seek balance in an unbalanced world. Dave and Troy have built their entire phenomenon through social media, and now have more than 700,000 followers. The idea for creating a movement solely for women came when they realized their social following was primarily female. OOLA FOR WOMEN consists of more than 40 stories by inspiring, everyday women living the OolaLife. You can check out Dave and Troy in action here as they travel on their 16 city book tour across the country.

Blog Tour: THEIR PRETEND AMISH COURTSHIP

Today's book is THEIR PRETEND AMISH COURTSHIP. by  Patricia Davids 

 

Here is a recipe from the author

1. Bon Appétit and a Book:

In Their Pretend Amish Courtship, my heroine Fannie offers the hero Noah some cinnamon raisin biscuits she’d made when they returned home from their first date. When she asks him how they are, his response is, “They won’t choke me.” These won’t choke you, either.

Glazed Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits

IN THE COWBOY’S ARMS: June Book Tour

The heat is on this Summer already, so it is time for another book on the June Harlequin blog tour. So today's book is In The Cowboy's Arms by Vicki Lewis Thompson

Here is some info on book:

Matt Forrest was born to be an actor, but grew up at Thunder Mountain Ranch as a cowboy. So when things go haywire after shooting his first Hollywood movie, he retreats to his childhood home where he knows his parents and foster brothers can help him figure out what he really wants out of life.

WANTED: TEXAS DADDY blog tour & #giveaway

Guys, are you ready for Summer? Well I am. And I'm also ready for the June Harlequin book tour. The book on today's schedule is Wanted: Texas Daddy, by Cathy Gillen Thacker



Here is a Q&A from the author:

1. What was your favorite part about writing WANTED: TEXAS DADDY?  

I loved having a pregnant heroine, and doting daddy-to-be.

2. What was challenging about writing this book?  

I covered the entire pregnancy, from the first mention of having a child together, to bringing baby home from the hospital.  A lot of ground to cover in 55,000 words!

3. How would you describe the relationship between Sage and Nick?  

Committed.  They started out as great friends, became lovers and then finally husband and wife.

4. How did you come up with their names? Do they mean anything specific?  

Nick is a guy’s guy, so I wanted him to have a name that was both masculine and accessible.  Sage is a popular girl’s name in the southwest—probably because the plant is both hardy and evergreen and beautifully blooming.  Sage really blossoms in response to Nick’s love and attention.

5. When did you first realize that you wanted to be writer?  

I started dreaming up stories when I was eleven-adding details to the story was how I put myself to sleep most nights.  I got serious about putting words to page when my children were toddlers.

Washington Power Play: Book review and #giveaway

Hey all, I've got a cool book review and giveaway for you. It is for the book Washington Power Play, by Allan Topol. 

Here is some info for you about the book:

What does FBI agent Kelly Cameron’s college sweetheart, the dashing Xiang Shen, have to do with her latest case? As Cameron digs deeper into China’s influence on the presidential race, Shen’s romantic overtures might not be quite what they seem. What does this Chinese diplomat have to do with the influence of a foreign power on a national election? And who is targeting Cameron and her daughter?

In Allan Topol’s inimitable style, WASHINGTON POWER PLAY spins a tale of international intrigue, deception, and corruption at the highest levels of power.

Kelly Cameron has just thwarted a terrorist attack on the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, and is now in charge of a task force to find a mole in the U.S. government. She soon finds evidence of a plot initiated by the Chinese government supporting General Darrell Cartwright to promote his election as the president of the United States.

Cameron’s efforts to thwart this plan are hindered by Shen, and Andrew Martin, a powerful Washington lawyer who has strong ties to the Chinese. At stake in this Washington power play is nothing less than the global balance of power.

THE SHEIKH'S BOUGHT WIFE #giveaway

This weeks book for the May blog tour is THE SHEIKH'S BOUGHT WIFE, by Sharon Kendrick.

Read below how the author shares her Writing Space :