Book Review - The Beatryce Prophecy

About the Book

From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo and two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall comes a fantastical meditation on fate, love, and the power of words to spell the world.
We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. We shall all, in the end, find our way home.

In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, curled in a stall, wracked with fever, coated in dirt and blood, and holding fast to the ear of Answelica the goat. As the monk nurses Beatryce to health, he uncovers her dangerous secret, one that imperils them all—for the king of the land seeks just such a girl, and Brother Edik, who penned the prophecy himself, knows why.

And so it is that a girl with a head full of stories—powerful tales-within-the-tale of queens and kings, mermaids and wolves—ventures into a dark wood in search of the castle of one who wishes her dead. But Beatryce knows that, should she lose her way, those who love her—a wild-eyed monk, a man who had once been king, a boy with a terrible sword, and a goat with a head as hard as stone—will never give up searching for her, and to know this is to know everything. With its timeless themes, unforgettable cast, and magical medieval setting, Kate DiCamillo’s lyrical tale, paired with resonant black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall, is a true collaboration between masters.

 

My Take on the Book
I have been a huge fan of this author ever since my own kids were young. This book was an absolute delight when it came to the story but also the characters within the book. As you read this book you will find yourself smiling as well as feeling deeply for the characters themselves. The author does an amazing job at allowing you to feel and experience the world of the book and because of this, you will find that this book is one that you will not soon forget!


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Book Review - When We Say Black Lives Matter

About the Book

In a powerful, poetic missive, award-winning author-illustrator Maxine Beneba Clarke celebrates the meaning behind the words Black Lives Matter.

Little one, when we say Black Lives Matter,
we’re saying Black people are wonderful-strong.
That we deserve to be treated with basic respect,
and that history’s done us wrong. . . .

Darling, when we sing that Black Lives Matter,
and we’re dancing through the streets,
we’re saying: fear will not destroy our joy,
defiance in our feet.

In this joyful exploration of the Black Lives Matter motto, a loving narrator relays to a young Black child the strength and resonance behind the words. In family life, through school and beyond, the refrains echo and gain in power, among vignettes of protests and scenes of ancestors creating music on djembe drums. With deeply saturated illustrations rendered in jewel tones, Maxine Beneba Clarke offers a gorgeous, moving, and essential picture book.

 

My Take on the Book
This is an amazing book that intertwines poetry with a message that is powerful. The images and prose work together to create a tableau that allows you and your whole family to better understand, appreciate and advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement. The book really explores inequity and what that means and as a family it provides you with a way to broach a topic that needs to be addressed!

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Book Review - The Midnight Fair

About the Book

As darkness falls on the fairgrounds, the animals venture out of the woods for one magical, memorable night! An exhilarating wordless picture book.

Far from the city, but not quite the countryside, lies a fairground. When night comes and the fair is empty, something unexpected happens. Wild animals emerge from the forest, a brave raccoon pulls a lever, and the roller coasters and rides explode back into bright, neon life. It’s time for the woodland creatures to head to the fair! In a gorgeous wordless picture book, author Gideon Sterer and illustrator Mariachiara Di Giorgio offer an exuberant take on what animals are up to when humans are asleep. Suffused with color and light, the panel illustrations celebrate the inherent humor and joy in deer flying by on chair-swings, a bear winning a stuffed bear, three weasels carrying a soft pretzel, and a badger driving a bumper car. With thrills both spectacular and subtle, Midnight Fair will have readers punching their tickets again and again to revel in this fantastic nocturnal world.

My Take on the Book
This is a beautiful book. The illustrations leap off the page and you will be transported from beginning to end into the action and world of the fairground. While the book is wordless, the illustrations alone let you or your child the story in their own way. You will love to see how the animals make the fairground their home away from home. This is an amazing book that you will want to read over and over again!

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Book Review - The Rock from the Sky

Look up! From the Caldecott Medal–winning creator of the hat trilogy comes a new deadpan gem.

There is a spot.
It is a good spot.
It is the perfect spot to stand.
There is no reason to ever leave.
But somewhere above there is also a rock.
A rock from the sky.

Here comes The Rock from the Sky, a hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there’s something off somewhere, but you just can’t put your finger on it. Merging broad visual suspense with wry wit, celebrated picture book creator Jon Klassen gives us a wholly original comedy for the ages.

 
About the Book

My Take on the Book
This was a very fun book. The author brings in a dry humor in the writing but also the illustrations. The story itself brings in a lot of cultural connections that you will be able to connect with. Every time that you read this you will notice something a little bit different. The book is also written in a way that young readers will be able to connect with. All-in-all this was a wonderful book that will make you chuckle but also will draw you in from beginning to end!

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Book Review - Amber and Clay

About the Book

The Newbery Medal–winning author of Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! gives readers a virtuoso performance in verse in this profoundly original epic pitched just right for fans of poetry, history, mythology, and fantasy.

 
Welcome to ancient Greece as only genius storyteller Laura Amy Schlitz can conjure it. In a warlike land of wind and sunlight, “ringed by a restless sea,” live Rhaskos and Melisto, spiritual twins with little in common beyond the violent and mysterious forces that dictate their lives. A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay, a stable boy worth less than a donkey, much less a horse. Wrenched from his mother at a tender age, he nurtures in secret, aided by Socrates, his passions for art and philosophy. Melisto is a spoiled aristocrat, a girl as precious as amber but willful and wild. She’ll marry and be tamed—the curse of all highborn girls—but risk her life for a season first to serve Artemis, goddess of the hunt.

 
Bound by destiny, Melisto and Rhaskos—Amber and Clay—never meet in the flesh. By the time they do, one of them is a ghost. But the thin line between life and death is just one boundary their unlikely friendship crosses. It takes an army of snarky gods and fearsome goddesses, slaves and masters, mothers and philosophers to help shape their story into a gorgeously distilled, symphonic tour de force.
Blending verse, prose, and illustrated archaeological “artifacts,” this is a tale that vividly transcends time, an indelible reminder of the power of language to illuminate the over- and underworlds of human history.

My Take on the Book
This was a wonderfully written book! The story captures your attention from beginning to end. The characters are flushed out well and you really feel that you can connect well with these characters. The book has a mix of poetry and prose to create a piece of literature that is truly unique! If you enjoy Greek mythology this is a book that you will love. The author also really takes you on a journey through time as the story plays out which makes the story memorable. 

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Book Review - Merci Suárez Can't Dance

About the Book

In Meg Medina’s follow-up to her Newbery Medal–winning novel, Merci takes on seventh grade, with all its travails of friendship, family, love—and finding your rhythm.

 
Seventh grade is going to be a real trial for Merci Suárez. For science she’s got no-nonsense Mr. Ellis, who expects her to be a smart as her brother, Roli. She’s been assigned to co-manage the tiny school store with Wilson Bellevue, a boy she barely knows, but whom she might actually like. And she’s tangling again with classmate Edna Santos, who is bossier and more obnoxious than ever now that she is in charge of the annual Heart Ball.

 
One thing is for sure, though: Merci Suárez can’t dance—not at the Heart Ball or anywhere else. Dancing makes her almost as queasy as love does, especially now that Tía Inés, her merengue-teaching aunt, has a new man in her life. Unfortunately, Merci can’t seem to avoid love or dance for very long. She used to talk about everything with her grandfather, Lolo, but with his Alzheimer’s getting worse each day, whom can she trust to help her make sense of all the new things happening in her life? The Suárez family is back in a touching, funny story about growing up and discovering love’s many forms, including how we learn to love and believe in ourselves.

 

My Take on the Book
The author continues to bring you a great follow up to her amazing first book in the series. The characters are ones that you can relate to and cultural nuance that will draw you in and keep you connected from page one to the end of the book. In this book Merci is in a new school and that beings many challenges that she has to address. On top of this, she is also having to deal with the fact that her grandfather now has Alzheimer's and there is a sense of loss that she is struggling with. Outside of this, there are so many other characters that are so fun. You will love this book and stepping back into Merci's world.



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Book Review - The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

About the Book

With a masterful mix of comic timing and disarming poignancy, Newbery Honoree Eugene Yelchin offers a memoir of growing up in Cold War Russia.

Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen! How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents’ dream that he become a national hero when he doesn’t even have his own room? He’s not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his Baryshnikov-obsessed mother, poetry-loving father, continually outraged grandmother, and safely talented brother, all Yevgeny has is his little pencil, the underside of a massive table, and the doodles that could change everything. With equal amounts charm and solemnity, award-winning author and artist Eugene Yelchin recounts in hilarious detail his childhood in Cold War Russia as a young boy desperate to understand his place in his family.

 

My Take on the Book
This is a book that allows you to see life in a world that may be so foreign to the one that you know. While the story is serious and I sometimes the story is sad. That being said it is also a story told through humor. You get brought into the day-to-day life of one family that is living in a society that represses life. You get to see this society through the eyes of a child when adults will not allow him to know what is happening and why is happening.  In the end you leave this book with a much broader sense of life in a whole new world and you leave it with a better appreciation for the life that you have. 

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Book Review - A Leadership Carol: A Classic Tale for Modern Leaders

About the Book
Ben Holiday inherited the leadership in his fourth-generation family business, but it wasn’t long before the business and Ben were in crisis. When Ben’s desperate efforts to turn things around fail, he receives some unexpected help in a most unusual manner, and comes to grips with his own leadership limitations as he seeks to save the company he loves. A Leadership Carol is a light-hearted adaptation of Dickens’ novel, A Christmas Carol, that teaches timeless and important leadership lessons for today. The leadership story remains the same from generation to generation, as imperfect men and women lead organizations that face constant pressures to change and adapt. A Leadership Carol is a tale of personal discovery and transformation, both of which are needed for companies and leaders to prosper and grow in the 21st century.

 

My Take on the Book
I have read a lot of leadership books and for me, one of the things that I look for are stories that you can relate to and this book does just that. While the book is short, you have an opportunity to see leadership from a different lens while you watch the character of Ben trying to save his family business. The concepts that are related in the story are timeless and in the end you really retain the learning (or at least I did). This is the type of book that would be a perfect gift to give to leaders in your own company that would encourage dialogue about what you can do to make changes that will really impact the organization. 

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Book Review - Too Small Tola

About the Book

Three delightful tales from a renowned Nigerian storyteller introduce a chapter-book heroine who is every bit as mighty as she is small.

In a trio of droll stories, award-winning author and storyteller Atinuke debuts an endearing and enduring character with plenty to prove. Tola lives in an apartment in the busy city of Lagos, Nigeria, with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. Tola may be small, but she’s strong enough to carry a basket brimming with groceries home from the market, and she’s clever enough to count out Grandmommy’s change. When the faucets in the apartment break, it’s Tola who brings water from the well. And when Mr. Abdul, the tailor, has an accident and needs help taking his customers’ measurements, only Tola can save the day. Atinuke’s trademark wit and charm are on full display, accompanied by delightful illustrations by Onyinye Iwu. Too Small Tola evokes the urban bustle and rich blending of cultures in Lagos through the eyes of a little girl with an outsize will—and an even bigger heart.

 

My Take on the Book
This was a great book that really allows the reader to get a glimpse into a family's life in Nigeria. The author creates a beautiful picture of life in Lagos and by the end of the book you really can walk away from the book better informed. This is a great book that will open your child's eyes to the world around them! 


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Book Review - Bake, Make, and Learn to Cook: Fun and Healthy Recipes for Young Cooks

About the Book
Gather your frying pan, mixing bowls, and rolling pin—it’s time to cook! David Atherton, 2019 winner of The Great British Baking Show, walks readers through delicious and delightful recipes such as banana bear pancakes, tasty tacos, and mega-chocolatey cake. From tomato soup (served in a teapot!) to brownies made with sweet potatoes, David Atherton offers a kid-friendly collection of recipes that feels at once timeless and modern. Accompanied by warm illustrations from Rachel Stubbs that capture the joys of cooking together, Bake, Make, and Learn to Cook features sweet and savory recipes for any time of day, a list of needed equipment, a glossary of cooking terms, and some important tips. Don your apron and grab your favorite little sous-chef—this will be a first cookbook to cherish.

 

My Take on the Book
This was a great book to help your young cooks to have some great ideas about the next item on the menu. What was great was that the recipes were easy to follow, but also that the book has a wide array of things to make which will both challenge your cook and provide variety to your tastebuds. The book is full of fun illustrations too, which makes to book better. All-in-all this book will help your young cook to get more confident in their own cooking abilities and your bellies will be full from all of the amazing food that they will make for you!

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Book Review: Making Virtual Work: How to Build Performance and Relationships

About the Book

Making Virtual Work provides a surprisingly practical and straightforward process any leader can use to stop the drain and get the highest gain from every minute spent in a virtual or hybrid meeting.

In this straight-talk short book based on her in-depth scientific research, author Betty Johnson reveals the voices of real virtual workers. They say it’s people, not cameras, that create “Zoom fatigue.” Through their verbatim words, Dr. Johnson illuminates how you can stop doing the things that wear them out and what you can start doing—right now—so that virtual meetings cease to be an exhausting, time-consuming pain. So that virtual work works. For everyone.

Here, you’ll see precisely how to do what virtual workers implore you to do. How to get more done in less time. How to enable the sorts of relationship-building they need to carry them through tough times. How to enable authenticity, inclusion, agency, and equity. How to maximize their talents and wisdom so you and they become more successful.

My Take on the Book
This book was a quick read but has a ton of great insights in it. The author does a great job sharing advice to help you rethink what it means to work virtually. It also really makes you think about doing a better job of listening more and talking less. The author is direct and allows you to learn from her experiences. She gives you advice on what you can do right away to help ease Zoom fatigue but also get more accomplished and to empower your workers in a new way. While the book is based on research, it is down to Earth and allows you to leave reading it with easy take-aways for the future.
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Holiday Gift Guide - Original Christmas Classics Bluray Steelbook

About the Bluray
The cute and family-friendly box set contains four of the most beloved holiday TV specials of all time, including the Rankin/Bass classics “Frosty the Snowman,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” and “Frosty Returns.” Watching these iconic TV specials are part of the American holiday tradition, just like baking cookies or trimming the Christmas tree! The holiday season just wouldn’t be the same without them…

The Original Christmas Classics collection will be available wherever Blu-rays ($44.95 SRP) are sold.
The Original Christmas Classics" DVD set includes the seven features listed below:

1. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (1964 47 minutes)
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (1970 51 minutes)
3. Frosty The Snowman (1969 25 minutes)
4. Frosty Returns (1992 23 minutes

My Take on the Bluray

Talk about holiday traditions, I grew up watching these holiday classics and every year since, even though I am now an adult, I will look forward to watching these shows when they come on the network stations. I was so excited to see that they put these together as I had been wanting to share them all with my own daughters, but have not been able to find them all on television.

There are a few shows that you might also attribute to this classic status that are not here such as Rudolph's Shiny New Year (which I thought would be here but it was not), but I cannot fault the developers too much on that as what you do get is worth the wait!

All of the shows are fun and bring out the holiday spirit in everyone. My kids and I sat down to watch these over the last few days and they loved them.

I encourage you to make these shows a part of your family's holiday tradition too! You will not regret it!

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Book Review - Where's the Polar Bear?

About the Book
Five beautifully illustrated spreads show a series of animals that include a walrus, a hare, a reindeer, and a polar bear all hiding behind bright felt flaps. With a mirror on the final page, this is the perfect book to share with very little ones.

 

My Take on the Book
This is a fun book for young children. The book combines tactile items that the child can touch with fun images and a cadence of words to make the story a fun one that will engage the child from beginning to end. 

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Book Review - Jingle Bells: A Musical Instrument Song Book

About the Book
Listen and sing along as the merry band of musicians go on a sleigh ride, playing their instruments along the way. Then join in as they all play together in the festive finale! Nicola Slater’s charming illustrations combined with real instrumental music make this sound-button board book an irresistible Christmas gift.Book

 

My Take on the Book
This is a fun book that will get you singing from beginning to end. It is a great book for your littlest readers. As you get ready for Christmas you will definitely want to read and sing as you go through this fun book. You will definitely be reading this over and over again!

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Book Review - Strange Planet Activity Book

About the Book

An activity book based on Strange Planet, Nathan W. Pyle’s #1 New York Times bestseller!

Our favorite literal-speaking Beings return in this fun and hilarious activity book for kids 8-12 and fans of all ages.

The book, filled with puzzles, games, and activities, features iconic big eyed, blue Beings, a bright pastel palette, and delightfully odd, deadpan humor. There are over one hundred pages to joyfully doodle in and complete, with activities ranging from crossword puzzles, mazes, word searches, matching games, spot the difference, and more.

This activity book incorporates absurd “Strange Planet” lingo like “foot fabric tubes” (socks) and “vibrating creature” (purring cat) throughout.

This activity book taps into what we love most about Strange Planet: the humor. This book will give young fans of the Strange Planet series yet another opportunity to visit their favorite blue Beings.

My Take on the Book
If you love this author, you will get the best of both the art of Strange Planet and the quirky wording that you find in the comic too. The book is filled with a ton of fun activities that will keep the reader active for a long time. This is a fun book that gives you a ton of fun throughout the entire book!

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Book Review - Strange Planet: The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature

About the Book

Nathan W. Pyle’s first picture book in his Strange Planet series, a #1 New York Times bestseller!

Based on his popular Instagram comics, Nathan W. Pyle presents a delightful, heartfelt, and clever picture book that young and old beings alike will enjoy reading together.

When the nearest star rises, Lifegiver has an exciting quest planned for Offspring! Follow along as they observe a strange creature that sneaks, hides, and vibrates around their house. Hilarity ensues as the blue beings try to mimic this talented creature.

As always, Nathan W. Pyle draws humor from his unique perspective on human activity and delivers a colorful experience that is an ode to cats and humans alike.

This book is a joy to read and share, no matter how many revolutions you’ve made around the nearest star.

My Take on the Book
As someone that has been a fan of Nathan Pyle cartoons, I wanted a way to introduce my kids to him too and this book was a perfect way to do just that. My kids read the book and they loved it. In the book you will see that there is a bit of a puzzle in the wording, but my girls loved the puzzle too. For younger readers, this was a great length that gives you plot, characters and more, but short enough to not lose the young readers' attention. My daughters and I loved the book and we highly recommend it to you too!

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Book Review - Where's Waldo? Santa Spotlight Search

About the Book

Christmas is coming, and Santa with it—if you can only find him! Luckily, Waldo fans have a cool wand to help them spotlight the jolly old guy in the dark.

Shake your sleigh bells, pull on your holiday sweater, and join in the festive madness! These night-time scenes are bustling with Santas getting ready for Christmas Eve. With the help of a magic slider to light up one spot at a time, can you find some very specific Santas—like the one whose stocking is threadbare? Or the ones who are slimmer than most? And by the way, where are Waldo and all his friends—Wenda, Odlaw, Wizard Whitebeard, and Woof? Featuring super-challenging searches as well as puzzles and games, Santa’s Spotlight Search promises many hours of merriment for seasoned Waldo fans and new followers alike.

 

My Take on the Book
This was a fun new way to look for Waldo. Instead of just looking on the page you have an opportunity to use the magic slider to make the picture come alive and look for Waldo in a brand new way. The book will really allow you to get into the holiday spirit. The book is a ton of fun and one that you will love to share with your kids, I know I did! 

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Puzzle Review - Book Nerd 1,000-Piece Puzzle

About the Book

A puzzle just for book lovers!

You know you’re a book nerd because you never once thought the movie was better. Your favorite mug says “I’d rather be reading.” You have a minimum of five books on your nightstand, and your favorite activity is browsing the shelves of your local bookstore—a joy you can now relish, piece by piece, in this love letter of a puzzle to your personal passion.

• 1,000 interlocking pieces
• Mini-poster (9 3⁄8" × 63⁄4") for reference or framing
• Completed puzzle size: 26 3⁄8” × 18 7⁄8”

My Take on the Book
As a book and puzzle lover, this puzzle is one that really was amazing! The puzzle was challenging and fun and the end picture is one that you might even choose to frame afterward for your own book nook. Get ready for a ton of fun as you work to create a fun image through this great puzzle. 

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Book Review - Everything You Need to Ace Pre-Algebra and Algebra I in One Big Fat Notebook

About the Book
Pre-Algebra & Algebra 1? No Problem!

The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK covers everything you need to know during a year of Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 class, breaking down one big fat subject into accessible units. Including the number system, ratios, and proportions, scientific notation, introduction and equations, functions, graphing a line, square roots and cube roots, polynomial operations, quadratic functions, and more.

Study better with:

• Mnemonic devices
• Definitions
• Diagrams
• Educational doodles
• and quizzes to recap it all
• and get better grades!

My Take on the Book
My daughter is in 8th grade and just starting in pre-algebra concepts and this book really helped to bring the concepts to life. My daughter thought that the book was straightforward and the concepts that were shared were shared in a way that a teenager can understand. She found that the book really has allowed her to better understand what she is studying and I know it can help your teen as well! 

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Book Review - The Big Fat Middle School Math Workbook: 600 Math Practice Exercises

About the Book

Practice makes As with a fill-in workbook from the editors of the Big Fat Notebooks!

This hands-on Big Fat Math Workbook equals being tutored by the best teacher in the school, through a recap of every key concept using definitions, examples, and special services like THINK, showing just how to get into the concept, and REMEMBER, summing up critical facts. Plus: Sample problems worked out step by step. 600 exercises and word problems. A solution process instead of an answer key to guide students through each problem they missed or to reinforce how they succeeded.

 

My Take on the Book
My daughter is a middle school student and she loved this book. Math is a subject that is not always her strongest one, but she found this book to be filled with exercises that she found to be easy to follow and they really helped her to understand a lot of concepts that she did not understand completely before this. That being said, this was a great book that you will love to share with your own middle-school student. 

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Book Review - Unicorn Playlist: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure

About the Book
From newspapers to Nickelodeon, Phoebe and Her Unicorn is the most stunning unicorn feature around! This latest collection of Phoebe comics will delight middle-grade readers and unicorn lovers of all ages.

Best friends Phoebe Howell and Marigold Heavenly Nostrils march to their own beat, but life isn’t all rainbows and unicorns. With so many problems in the world and drama at school, Phoebe wonders why unicorns aren’t in charge instead of humans. With Marigold, each day is full of magic, from introducing Phoebe to unicorn music to crashing a goblin popularity contest, and even tracking down long-lost family members like Infernus, the Unicorn of Death (who ends up being surprisingly adorable). In Unicorn Playlist, Phoebe and Marigold play all the hits.

My Take on the Book
This is another great book from the series! You get adventure, humor and more. I loved that in this book you get introduced to so many new characters, but also get to see Phoebe and Marigold Heavenly Nostrils in a whole new way. The illustrations are as great as always and you will get drawn into the book from the beginning to end of the book! 

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Book Review - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

About the Book

The classic Christmas verse in an elegant new gift edition—breathtakingly illustrated by P.J. Lynch.

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house . . .

P.J. Lynch brings his rich and atmospheric art to the well-loved holiday poem. Children will pore over every cozy detail in these warm, sweeping watercolor illustrations—from snug mice to stockings hung by the chimney with care to toys in the bundle flung over merry St. Nicholas’s back. A glowing interpretation of a favorite read-aloud, this is a keepsake volume to cherish and return to year after year.

My Take on the Book

This is a story that brings me back to my own childhood. I would hear this story every Christmas, first by my Grandfather and then from my own father and then I shared this story reading it to my own kids. This is a beautiful book with amazing illustrations that is a keepsake for any family!


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DVD Review - The Flash: The Complete Seventh Season

About the DVD

It’s time to escape the Mirrorverse, resurrect the Speed Force and make every second count! The Flash is back to protect Central City with his lightning-fast reflexes – and fans will be zooming in to pick up the highest-rated series on The CW – as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases The Flash: The Complete Seventh Season on Blu-ray and DVD on October 12, 2021. Speed-watch all 18 riveting episodes from season seven, plus never-before-seen bonus content including deleted scenes and a gag reel. The Flash: The Complete Seventh Season is priced to own at $39.99 SRP for the DVD ($44.98 in Canada) and $44.98 SRP for the Blu-ray ($49.99 in Canada), which includes a Digital Copy (U.S. only). The Flash: The Complete Seventh Season is also available to own on Digital via purchase from digital retailers.

After last season’s cliffhanger which saw the brilliant and powerful Eva McCulloch victorious and still-at-large in Central City, Barry Allen/The Flash must regroup in order to stop her and bring back his missing wife. With help from the rest of Team Flash, Barry will ultimately defeat Mirror Monarch and reunite with Iris West-Allen. But in doing so, he’ll unleash two more devastating threats: one that could tear his marriage apart… and another that will lay siege to Central City and change the future forever.

With Blu-ray’s unsurpassed picture and sound, The Flash: The Complete Seventh Season Blu-ray release will include 1080p Full HD Video with DTS-HD Master Audio for English 5.1. Featuring all 18 episodes from the seventh season in high definition, as well as a digital code of the season (available in the U.S. only).

The Flash stars Grant Gustin (Arrow, Glee), Candice Patton (The Game), Danielle Panabaker (Sky High, Friday the 13th), Carlos Valdes (Arrow, Once), Danielle Nicolet (Central Intelligence), Kayla Compton (Making Moves), Brandon McKnight (The Shape of Water) and Jesse L. Martin (Law & Order). Based on the characters from DC, The Flash is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (Arrow, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale), Eric Wallace (Teen Wolf, Z Nation, Eureka), Sarah Schechter (Batwoman, Riverdale, Black Lightning, Supergirl) and Jonathan Butler & Gabriel Garza (Bella and the Bulldogs).

SPECIAL FEATURES
• Deleted Scenes (Exclusive to Blu-ray and DVD)
• Gag Reel (Exclusive to Blu-ray and DVD)
• The Journey Ends: Carlos and Tom
• Never Alone: Heroes and Allies
• 2020 DC FanDome: The Flash (Watchverse)

18 ONE-HOUR EPISODES

1. All's Wells That Ends Wells
2. The Speed of Thought
3. Mother
4. Central City Strong
5. Fear Me
6. The One with the Nineties
7. Growing Pains
8. The People vs. Killer Frost
9. Timeless
10. Family Matters, Part 1
11. Family Matters, Part 2
12. Good-Bye Vibrations
13. Masquerade
14. Rayo De Luz
15. Enemy at the Gates
16. P.O.W.
17. Heart of the Matter, Part 1
18. Heart of the Matter, Part 2

My Take on the DVD
This is a great season! I loved seeing how well the characters came together to get out of the mirrorverse as well as fixing and freeing the speed force throughout this season. I loved seeing all of the new characters throughout the season, but also the characters that we know and love. Each season for me gets better and better, but this season stood out when it came to looking at Iris West-Allen and how the mirrorverse impacts her and her relationships with others. On top of this, you get to see some characters leaving the show and some coming back and in the end you really get a great season that allows you to look forward to season eight. All-in-all if you love The Flash, you will love this season too! 

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Book Review - Little One

About the Book

Winner at the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Full of warmth and promise, this picture book about the magic bond between parents and their baby girl will soon win the love of parents from all over the world.

They say the first time you watch your newborn, your heart gives a little thrill, and that is when you know you are going to love the little creature in your arms forever. These parents’ experienced it and they lovingly welcome their young child, as they explain to her what to expect of the world. Watching her offspring grow up and accompanying her during this beautiful process will be indeed healing for them, as through her eyes, the eyes of a child, they will discover the world once again.

My Take on the Book
This is a great book that really lets you see the world through the eyes of a child, but also through the eyes of a parent. The book is a love letter from parent to child about the world that will unveil itself to them. I loved the images and the sentiment within the story as you will hear and see things that you really will want to say to your own child. That being said, the book is one that is meant to be read between a parent and child and can be read over and over again so your child will understand the meaning as he/she gets older. I am very impressed overall with the book and what it says to a child and I think you will be impressed too.

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Book Review - Bathing in the Forest

About the Book

The little girl of the forest embraces you, takes you by the hand, and invites you to immerse yourself in her magical world. The trees surround you. You walk in peace. The light filters through the leaves, in myriad green and ochre tones. It feels as if your feet are putting down roots, connecting you with the vibrant world around you. You are surrounded by birdsong, and the sound of the wind in the treetops… You are bathing in the forest.

Walking through the forest has multiple benefits. It helps regulate our blood pressure, slow down the heart rate, reduce stress, improves our mood and tones our immune system. You will sleep better and your good mood will increase.

If you ever feel gray, sad, agitated, open the pages of Bathing in the Forest and feel the warm embrace of the girl who lives there…

My Take on the Book
If you have never heard of forest bathing, this book will let you get a better understanding of the concept and the perspective of what a forest can do to help you reset and your worldview. The book lets you meet the girl that lives in the wood and helps the travelers to find their happiness again. As someone that has taken these walks and found a new inner-peace, you will find this book as one that will help you to look at the world in a new way. The book has beautiful images, but also a story that will allow you to let young readers think about forests in a whole new way too.

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