tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011096465184105032011-04-21T15:17:36.037-07:00Writing about things of interest to people raising a family and making a living in America's heartland.Gary Bnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001109646518410503.post-47688044051603270672009-02-05T16:55:00.000-08:002009-02-05T17:25:49.926-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DvA5SFAE1S0/SYuRcYFxNzI/AAAAAAAAAXo/vcJbHLzCJKo/s1600-h/140031321X.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 121px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DvA5SFAE1S0/SYuRcYFxNzI/AAAAAAAAAXo/vcJbHLzCJKo/s320/140031321X.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299489303220533042" /></a><br /><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px;"></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style=" Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;font-family:&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My first book review for Thomas Nelson Publishing is the children's book written by </span><a href="http://www.thomasnelson.com/consumer/custom/top20/My_Little_Girl_Tim_McGraw_Tom_Douglas.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tim McGraw, "My Little Girl".</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> This is a sweet picture book for fathers and daughters and is a nice early reader for those children maybe just a bit more advanced than a level 1 reader. However, it is a great bedtime story book for dads to read to their daughters. The illustrations are beautiful and the book has a great message about dads spending quality time with their daughters doing 'nothing-in-particular'. </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It is definitely one of those books I could easily have seen reading to my daughter many nights in a row. While I believe it will be a big draw for fans of Tim McGraw, this book speaks to all dads of daughters. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">From a critical viewpoint I think the story starts out kind of odd, that is it feels like it could have started by stating what the story was about, spending the day with daddy. Yes it sort of says this, but it is not written very well. It feels uncomfortable when you read it.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">  </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">There is also a spot where they are spelling words from their vegetable soup that seemed out of place. I got the message and it was used well later, but again it felt a bit disjointed.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">  </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">These things wouldn’t prevent me from purchasing for a friend because the message and the pictures are wonderful.</span></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1001109646518410503-4768804405160327067?l=milwaukeedad.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gary Bnoreply@blogger.com0