Book Review: Let's Sew Together

Let's Sew Together by Rubyellen Bratcher. What a fun book! Blogging for Books has expanded to make available many different books and I was excited to get this book to review!  The book itself is colorful, fun and made for families to enjoy! The project range from quite simple (cutting a square piece of fabric for your child to imagine with!) to a bit more complicated (such as a doll house pillow.) All the projects encourage child interaction and many of them include your child drawing on the fabric. (How fun is that?) :)

The author starts out very basic with many tips and tricks and how to's to sewing - great for anyone who has no experience with using a machine or doing sewing crafts. The instructions seem very easy to follow (though I haven't done a project myself yet...Hopefully in a few years!) I love that the examples aren't perfect, it makes the projects feel attainable and that they don't have to turn out just so.

I also LOVE the side bars! Many of the projects have a side bar with book suggestions to read along with the project! There are also ways to use the project to further education... such as having writing prompts to write a fun story about the doll or robot craft. Great for homeschool or summer projects! I give this book two thumbs up!

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This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review by Blogging for Books. My opinions are my own.

Book Review: My Happy Pumpkin

Ok, so it isn't quite fall yet.. but September will be here before we know it!! :) I thought this little book looked like one Joy and I will enjoy through the years. :) The illustrations are very sweet and fun as well as pretty fall colors to look at. There are interesting things in the illustrations that will be fun to "find" as we look at it together as she grows older. (There is a sweet little mouse on almost every page.) The rhyme of the story is fun too and great for little ones to listen to. I love the theme of the book that ties in with an object lesson about pumpkins. When God forgives our sins, He scrapes out the bad in us and makes us new, shining His light through us. Fun little story and it would be great for a preschool class at church as well.

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This book was provided by BookLook blogger book program in exchange for an honest review.