Books, books, books!

I thought I'd take a bit of time today to share a few of the great books I've been reading!  There's always a huge stack (or three) around the house or loaded on my nook and I love sharing great titles!  Here's just a few.

First up is Cook School by Amanda Grant.  This is an awesome little book that shares ideas based on the age of kids and their abilities.  Just like toys are given an appropriate age listing, this book is broken into three age groups: 3-5, 5-7 and 7-11.  Not only are the recipes delicious looking, but they build upon cooking skills from one age to another. Healthy cooking habits are touched on, such as washing your hands after handling raw chicken.  There are 50 recipes to explore, from very simple to more complicated.  They are all on the healthy side as well!  Getting kids involved with cooking their food makes them way more inclined to eat it.   I so wish I'd had this book when my own kids were small!  But I'll be doing the next best thing by giving this awesome little book to one of my favorite people who happens to be preggers!

Next up on my recent reading are some oldies but goodies, part of the Discworld Series series by Terry Pratchett.  While I love all of his books, my very favorites are the books that deal with the Discworld's wonderful witches, Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and the other witches that come through their lives.  If you haven't read these, by all means, get on it!  Here are the books from the series that deal specifically with the witches, in order (even if you don't read the other books in the series, you'll have no problem following these stories) from first to most recent: Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters, Witches Abroad, Lords and Ladies, Maskerade, Carpe Jugulum, The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith and I Shall Wear Midnight.  These are the witches that I want to be; the village witches that help, solve problems, care for the sick and are respected (if not slightly feared, lol) by those they serve.

And last up for today: Sacred Stones and Crystals: Connecting with the ancient wisdom of stones, pebbles and crystals by Philip Permutt & Lyn Palmer.  If you are into stones or crystals, or are wanting to learn more, this is an awesome book!  It isn't just another book listing the correspondences of rocks and  crystals.  This is a really inclusive book that includes information on the history of sacred stone sites, shares rituals and meditations that are super easy to follow, collecting stones (including pebbles you find while out on walks) and, of course some of the correspondences.  One of my favorite chapters in this book, though, is the chapter on creating art on stones, following thousands of years of tradition.  Also included in this jam-packed full of greatness book is info on crystal divination, programming crystals and crystal healing/chakra info.  The info in this book is amazing.

More books another day!




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