You've Got to Read this Book! - Jack Canfield & Gay Hendricks

Summary from Borders.com: From two acclaimed experts and authors on personal transformation comes a collection of stories from notable people about the books that have been transformational in their lives, and why they've had such an impact.


For me, this book was just okay. I did add 12 books to my “to be read” list (it’s lengthy). But 12 out of 55 isn’t real great odds, in my opinion.

I did not know many of the “notables” who were featured in the book, but that’s okay. There was quite a bit of new age kind of speak in several of those. And some were just plain boring; so I skipped those.

Probably by favorite feature was Gary Heavin, the founder of Curves.  Maybe it helps that I also watched he and his wife on Secret Millionaire.  :)

250+ Activities and Ideas for Developing Literacy Skills -M. Ellen and Hilda L. Jay

A great resource for parents of young kids or anyone working with smaller children. This book contains over 250 activities to do with kids to help increase their literacy. The activities and ideas are quick and easy to integrate in everyday life. It’s about being more purposeful in the interactions you already have.


I picked up this book because as a part of my job I work with kids who need help with their reading and literacy skills. While most of the ideas and activities are children from the pre-literate stage through pre-school, I did find some ideas I can adapt for the older kiddos I work with. Also, I appreciated how the authors touched on all forms of literacy, not just reading. The book contains ideas for numerical literacy, cultural literacy, charts, graphs, money, and even computer literacy.

Definitely a book to check out.