Book Review

Books that we have read and reviewed

November 30, 2014

Gratitude is a Funny Thing

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids Children's Book, gratitude

Gratitude is a funny thing

Gratitude Is a Funny Thing by Kathy Walsh is a fun and colorful book aim at explaining the concept of Gratitude to Pre-schoolers.

The 28 page book gives a young child an insight on what gratitude is. They are given explanations on what gratitude means and how they can experience and pass it on to others.

In the book Gratitude is liken to singing. It is something that can be felt in various degrees of intensity. It sings louder if you spread it out. It is something to be shared with others which will find it’s way back to you.

My thoughts

I read this book together with my four year old. She really enjoyed looking at the graphics while reading through the pages. It gave her a clearer understanding of the message which the Kathy was trying to convey through the story. The bright colors used in the pictures and child-like drawing also helped capture her attention while reading through the book.

It was an enjoyable read for both of us.

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November 22, 2014

The Future Architect’s Handbook

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids Architecture

The Future Architect’s Handbook Book Cover

The Future Architect’s Handbook by Barbara Beck is a 8 chapter book which gives one an insight into how a house is built up from scratch.

The book is written for kids aim 8-12 year old to give them an insight into what an Architect does. Based on the drawings of Arron’s house the reader is shown step by step by Barbara how a house is built.

Readers are taken through the process of how the different materials for different parts of the house are chosen. Building a house is not as easy as it seems. It is not like putting blocks of Lego together to build a structure. It is more complicated than that as many different factors have to be taken into consideration before building can commence.

Barbara does the following in her book

– She gives an overview of what Architecture and Architects are.

-Introduces the various building components that will be used.

– Shows what a site plan and a floor plan is

– Talks about what is Scale, Section and Elevation

My Thoughts

I let my 10 year old read this book by his own and his feedback that he found it really cool and interesting. It gave him a clear inside into how a house is being built. He intends to use the concepts that he has learned in building better cities within Minecraft.

I personally found this book really interesting. It gave me a better understanding of the job of an Architect and what goes into building a house. I don’t think that I will be able to witness building a house from scratch as most of us live in apartments here in Singapore. However it was certainly great knowledge to know how one is designed and built.

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