Mystery Of The Lost Uniforms

Book Review

Title: Mystery Of The Lost Uniforms

Author: Jerome Jones

Rating: ★★★★ 
Date Published: October 6, 2015

Publisher: Mascot Books

Genre: Children book 

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My Thoughts:

I was sent a copy by the author in exchange for an honest review. 

The Mystery of the Lost Uniforms is a children's story about two siblings that solve mysteries together. In this story the basketballs team’s uniforms go missing and it's up to Abby and Tommy to solve the case and find the uniforms before the big game. 

My son and I really enjoyed this book! I loved the illustrations they were very beautifully drawn and very colorful. I also loved that it was about two siblings working together, this is perfect to teach children that working together is a good thing. I also really loved the detective aspect in this book, even though I wish it would have lasted a little longer and they wouldn't have found the uniforms so quickly. I also really like that the characters made it known that they were eating healthy meals and that they were wearing safety gear when riding their bikes. I overall really enjoyed reading this book with my son, he really liked the illustrations. I'm really looking forward to reading more books about this two mystery solvers to my son.  

-SandraTheBookWorm

Pinny The Bowling Pin

                                                                        

                                                                        Title: Pinny the Bowling Pin

Author: Leah Ward

Release Date: November 21, 2014 

Genre:Children's Books

Rating:★★★★★

I was given an ARC of Pinny the Bowling Pin in exchange for a honest review.

Pinny is a adorable story about a pin that can't fall and for that starts to get bullied by another pin. Pinny starts to wonder if he even belongs in the bowling world, that maybe he was made to do better, bigger things. Pinny gains his confidence and ignores his bully to realize he was great at being a bowling pin after all!

I loved the never give up, you can reach the stars message this book sends to children, the illustrations are adorable the book is short but it works. I would buy this for any child it will make them realize that anything is possible when you believe in yourself and that bullies shouldn't stop you from doing what you love. Leah Ward tackles the bully subject very well in this short story. Christmas is almost here and Pinny would make a great stocking stuffer for any child. I'm definitely going to buy it for my son and make it a bedtime story book!

Q&A with Author of Pinny the Bowling Pin!

Im Honored to be part of the Pinny the Bowling Pin blog tour! I will kick it off with some Q&A that I was able to ask the awesome author of this adorable book Leah Ward! Stay tuned for the next couple of days, I will have a full review for this book tomorrow! Leah Ward Thank you so much for letting be a part of this and taking the time to answer me questions.

1. Is this your first book?
 This is actually going to be my third book. My first was a poetry
 collection and the second was a YA novel. I didn't mean to cross over
 to
 so many genres, it just seemed to happen that way!

 2. When did you decide to become a writer?
 - I began writing poetry when I was a freshman in high school, and had

 so many poems that after a few years it formed into a complete
 collection. Once I had experienced being published, it was so
 addicting
 that I craved to do it again, except a little different. I had always
 dreamed of writing a full length novel, and I knew that now was my
 chance. So, I took it.

 3. Why do you write?
 - I write because I simply love it. It's addicting, refreshing and it
 is
 a very calming experience. Also, it's such a great feeling of
 accomplishment to know you've created a story, or sometimes an entire
 world, and people enjoy reading it just as much as I do writing it.

 4. Where do your ideas come from?
 - My ideas and thought processes are so random that it's pretty crazy.

 Normally I'll think of something in shower or driving down the road
 (both of which I h

ave no pen and paper available). But, the idea for
 Pinny came about when I went bowling one day and could not bowl a
 strike
 for the life of me.

 5. What is the hardest thing about writing?
 - The hardest thing would probably be editing and marketing. I love to

 just write straight through, letting the words pump and flow from my
 mind, but I really dislike going back and nit picking the grammatical
 details. Also, finding people to read your book! Whew, it's tough!
 Putting together tours, and signings, and events, and the list goes on

 and on. It can get pretty tiring but I absolutely love writing and the

 stories I create so I certainly wouldn't trade it.

 6. Which writers inspire you?
 - I have a few inspirations. First and foremost the Captain Underpants

 series was like my favorite series when I was getting involved with
 reading. They are so witty and kid friendly, and I love it! Next would

 be Diary of a Wimpy Kid (OMG I sound like I'm twelve years old) but
 seriously, the guy is a genius. The books are golden for their age
 range, and what's fantastic is that the books appeal to older "kids"
 as
 well. I'm twenty one and I think the concept is brilliant! Lastly,
 John
 Green. Do I need to say more? The way he writes... I just... Words
 can't...

 Exactly. I loved The Fault in Our Stars and I am set on buying
 everyone
 of his books now and I don't even need to know what they are about.
 He's
 that good. I will read anything he writes, it's so sarcastic and witty

 that it's hilarious. I hope that one day I can be half the writer that

 he is.

7. What genre do you prefer to write about?
 -I actually prefer to write fiction novels, mostly Young Adult.
Although, children's picture books are seriously growing on me lately.

 Maybe it's because when I was a kid, that's what I first fell in love
 with, and I hope that kid's will fall in love with Pinny.

8. What inspired you to write this book?
- I partially answered this question with an earlier question but I'll

 go into more detail. When I went bowling a few months back, I just
 couldn't bowl a strike. I'm normally an average bowler, bowling
 anywhere
 from three to five strikes a game. But this, this game, it was killing
 me. There was always ONE pin that would refuse to fall. I turned to my

friend, a little annoyed and said, "Can ANYONE get a strike today?"
 Then
 I looked to the other bowlers and as fate would have it, I saw two
 people bowl right after me and each had one pin left! "This is so
 ridiculous!" My friend agreed and then I said, "Ha I should write a
 book
 about this." Half jokingly. And in those moments where the bulb lights

 above your head, and your jaw drops out of realization that this is a
 magical moment, Pinny was created.