The writing deserves 5 stars but I am waiting this on my feeling to it. This was a hard book to read, and as a mother, wife, daughter and friend I think it hit me harder, okay it walloped me upside the heart. I am not a fan of emotional reads, so this book was out of my comfort zone in more ways than one. It deals with the loss of love, children, time and the long road to recovery. It was very realistic, very well done and I'm glad I read it but I would not read it again so 4 stars, okay 4.4 stars.
A woman, falls and suffers brain trauma forgetting the last 17 years of her life, her children, her marriage all of it. She wakes up in a hospital at 40 years old and thinks she is 23, there is a stranger a man there and her parents who look oddly older. She slowly recovers, physically but her memory is not as easy to recover. She meets her children, yes meets them, get out your tissue box. Her husband, was her High School crush that she never talked too. Then the world has changed, cell phones, internet, everything is different. She goes through steps to reconnect, or at least be at peace with her past that was but may never be again. She may never find those lost years and must start new.
Her husband is the perfect husband, honest, supportive, attentive, sexy, and unwavering in his love for her and their children. He must court the woman of his dream who doesn't know him but has been with him for 17years. Time and paitience seem to come easily with his belief and complete faith that everything will be okay. I have never read a character with such wonderful qualities before, and I'd like to see more in future reads.
The kids, man what kids. They decide to take their mom on dates so she can get to know them. I had tears rolling down my cheeks, it was the sweetest thing. Young Dawson's date was the best of the best. I'll let you find out for yourself when you read the book, just get ready for a lot of 'awwww's"
It was an excellent read, it made me think about my own family and how much they mean to me. I had some hateful moments during the first 30-40% I can't stand others pain and suffering, I am marshmallow when it comes to reality issues. I would jump at another book from this author. Thank you SnoopyDoo for the recommendation

The Blue Princess - A cute story, though I would have liked a little more to the ending. It was cool to see that the pictures used in the story were of actual people, rather than artist renditions of people, something you don't often see in children's books. (3 1/2 stars)

 

The Tiger, the Peasant & the Dog - I liked this story. Another cute one. I really liked the dog. (4 stars) 

 

The kids got into both stories and liked discussing both after we were done reading. Some did say that they would have liked more pictures and that they liked the way they were done.

 

Note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

Book: Naloo in Zirons land
Author: Francois Bissonnette
Publication Date: 9/17/2014
Reviewed by: Tammy Payne- Book Nook Nuts
My Rating: 5 Stars


REVIEW

This was a very cute childrens book about a young Eskimo girl Naloo age 7 who lives in a very cold place finds a magic rock which transport her to this green and warm place.

She meets all kinds of creatures who are very nice and colorful to look at. She also learns if you water them they grow.

I think this is a great book for children with active imaginations as you travel to a really nice place and meet really nice creatures.
[a:Francois Bissonnette|8685248|Francois Bissonnette|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1412816157p2/8685248.jpg]

En skøn bog med en skøn historie som de fleste af os kender, men nok aldrig har læst.
Hvilket er rigtig synd, da bogen er rigtig velskrevet, og man nyder at se, hvordan vores fire venner udvikler sig ved hjælp af hinanden igennem deres fælles rejse.
Absolut en must-read bog for alle.

My Aunt Jan recently sent me a genealogy that details how I am related to Selma Lagerlöf. If I am reading this chart correctly, Ms. Lagerlöf is my 7th cousin thrice removed. Or put another way, my great-grandmother Marie Henderson shared a great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather with Lagerlöf. So I am seriously famous. My sister pointed out that probably everyone in Sweden is related in 7 generations, but I did a quick leg sweep and took her down. She will not take my (um, our) fame.

A quick google turns up a very interesting character. Selma Lagerlöf was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the first female member of the Swedish Academy. Probably a lesbian, it seems as though there were some fun love triangles. She was involved with a daring rescue of the German-Jewish writer [a:Nelly Sachs|86817|Nelly Sachs|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1341350339p2/86817.jpg] from Nazi Germany. (Though not with commando moves, but with politics, which isn't as exciting. Still.) This seems to be her most famous work, so I'll have to check it out. To represent for Auntie Selma, you see.