Astronaut Adventures by AdoraPet’s

Dominique Book Review AdoraPets, Children's Book, YiShaun Yang

Front Cover of the Book

Astronaut Adventure is one of the book in eight book the AdoraPets Children Book series by YiShuan Yang I was privileged to review. I read the book with Doggie boy and Monkey Boy and they both enjoyed it.

The book is simple enough for my four year old to read along to with minimal assistance. The boy love the vivid pictures of the solar system and the illustrations of the main characters- Prima and Pico.

I found the book not only a good read but extremely informative as it gave details about each different plant and the whole solar system as a comparative. There are also leading questions at the start of each book as prompts to what the book is focusing on. Ie: ” What do Astronauts travel in” and ” What rotates around the earth?”

Having this prompt allow the adult to guide the child reading the book and helps to create interest in the content of the book as the child would be curious to find out the answers to the questions.

Besides this book we also read through the books on Visit to the Dentist and Firefighter Adventure which the boys too enjoyed reading.

Back of the Book

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the books for review purposes. All opinions are 100% my own.

August 23, 2011

Book Review:How to Raise Kids to be Responsible Adults

Dominique Book Review Anne, Lyken-Garner, Parenting, Rasing Kids

How To Raise Kids To Be Responsible Adults by Anne Lyken-Garner is one of the latest parenting book which I have read. I’m always looking out for ways to improve and sharpen my parenting skills and was attracted to the title of this book.

In her ten chapter long book Anne talks about how one can train a kid from young to be conscious of the decisions he makes and to lead him down the part of independence. She introduces gradually the benefits of delayed gratitude, cultivating patience and being responsible for your own actions by equipping the child with the correct tools.

What I liked about the book.

It focuses on positive reinforcement and installing good virtues and habits from young. The opinion that kids shouldn’t focus on materialistic items and keeping up with the Jones is something that is strongly reinforced through the book. It is one to spoon feed your child but to strip your child of the ability to think and fend for himself is certainly a no-no and I agree with her.

What I disliked about the book

I found the book an easy read however it could do with some proper formatting as it was lacking a content page which I feel is a must in any book. I also felt that the book could do with more concrete examples or even case studies for a more detailed explanation. Anne could have given more practical examples on how to make your child learn about responsibility in different scenarios instead of briefly touch and go in each chapter.

It would be nice too if there were pictures added in the book as it would make it a more engaging read.

Disclaimer: I received a sample copy of How To Raise Kids To Be Responsible Adults for review. All opinions are 100% my own.