Glocusent 16 LED Rechargeable Book Light review

 This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. 

I was recently able to try out the Glocusent 16 LED Rechargeable Book Light which was sent to me for my honest opinion. Honestly, I love it. It is rechargeable, you can change the light setting with a click, and it will last 80+ hours although I can't vouch for the 80 hours yet as I haven't read that many non-digital books to know if it lasts that long yet. 

This is great for both children and adults. You won't bother your partner while reading, it is great for camping or even for the kids who love to read when they are supposed to be sleeping. I was one of those kids for sure. I love that it helps me read without having to ask someone to help turn the light on at night as I am currently battling colon cancer and this gives me some independence on my down days so that I can do something for myself without having to depend on other so much during the night. 

What I think would make this better is a timer that blinks the light when it will turn off for those parents who don't want their kids staying up all night, as a reminder, it's time for bed you can read more tomorrow. 

If you are interested check it out at Glocusent 16 LED Rechargeable Book Light. 

Secret Garden

Looking for a book that is more intricate to color? Then the Secret Garden might be just what you are looking for. I know my 18 year old loves this book. These adult coloring books are showing up everywhere. Now where you might have seen someone reading a book you sometimes will catch them coloring instead.

Kids love to color and yes even adults like to color. Great way to be calming, stress relieving, and fun to do. The pages are pretty, and some even leave open space for you to draw a bit of your own designs.

This Adult coloring book can be found on Amazon.


What Johanna Brasford has to say about her product.

Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book features a thicker high-quality paper that prevents ink saturation. For use with markers, fine tip pens, and color pencils. The magical hidden objects and fun mazes will astonish each colorist. Bonus high-quality stickers included. The illustrations are highly detailed for a beginner or expert artist. Secret Garden coloring book provides hours of creative stress relief. Adults and older children can benefit from coloring in a unique fun way. Unwind after a busy week by relieving stress though your creative side.

The author Johanna Brasford creates illustrations that are hand drawn and inspired by her rural hometown located in Scotland.

#SecretGardenAdultColoringBook

Disclosure:  MarksvilleandMe received one or more of the products mentioned above as part of a promotion with Tomoson and Johanna Brasford. Regardless, MarksvilleandMe only recommends products or services we use personally and believe will be good for our readers. Some of the links in the article may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive compensation.  If you would like MarksvilleandMe to review a product or service please contact us at marksvilleandme@gmail.com. 

Adult Coloring Books

I have always loved to color, although I don't color nearly as well as my husband (he is so creative), I have yearned for a more intricate coloring book and this was just perfect for both myself, my older daughter, and husband.

We just copy these so that we can use permanent marker without worrying about it bleeding through to the other pages. Great for teens and children who have moved beyond regular coloring books and are ready for something a bit more.

You can find the Amazin Birds Adult Coloring Book on Amazon.


A collection of more than 30 birds from all over the world brings nature into your home and imagination, and nourish your soul with beautiful and magical creatures.
An additional interesting fact about each bird will allow you to expand your knowledge of birds while relaxing and enjoying coloring pictures.
You may know the bird, or you may not, in any case you can to use your own colors and coloring techniques and create beautiful expression of your imagination.
If you would like to share your colors with other people, you are welcomed to contact us and it will be presented on the author's website with your name and anything that you would like to add.

Tali Carmi has written other children's books such as :

About the Author Tali Carmi

Tali Carmi spent her childhood in the dessert, she memorized many of the books her parents read to her. She played with word and rhymes, writing her first book of songs at the age of 10.

As she grew she turned to other hobbies and a successful career.

Now she is back writing stories for young children.

You can find out more about the Author Tali Carmi on:

Website

Pinterest

Twitter

Google+

Amazon

Mailing List

YouTube

#Promotion

To read more about Snuggles and Stories with MarksvilleandMe 

check out my other Blog

Disclosure:  MarksvilleandMe received one or more of the products mentioned above as part of a promotion with Tomoson and Tali Carmi. Regardless, MarksvilleandMe only recommends products or services we use personally and believe will be good for our readers. Some of the links in the article may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive compensation.  If you would like MarksvilleandMe to review a product or service please contact us at marksvilleandme@gmail.com. 

Paint for Peace

MarksvilleandMe reviews

Painting For Peace in Ferguson

by

Carol Swartout Klein

To be quite honest when I first received this book I had no idea what it was about other then it was for children and very colorful. We have been TV free going on 11 years now so if it doesn't hit social media or someone tells us about it we generally don't know what is going on. Why? 9/11 did that for us. Children saw too many news broad casts about something that was even hard for adults to take in. I still disagree with the way they show it each year in the schools.

At a time when our nation was saddened by 9/11 I was caught up in the death of my Hero my father who died during his sleep of a massive heart attack. He was my rock, my world, things changed after he died and 9/11 didn't faze me at all which is probably one of the reasons I don't like to hear about it.

As for Ferguson in 2014 and again in 2015 I did catch up. A sad thing happened. I had done my video review before putting the 2014 and 2015 happenings together. My apologies for that. I was a little off on the timeline as well, but this book is still awesome. It shows how a community can get together and heal over tragedy.

I do hope that they have again started painting for healing after the 2015 Riots. It had to be scary for everyone all over again. Peace and love can overcome anything. All we need is to band together to make it happen.

This book is super colorful, inspiring, as well as being a lesson to all that young, old, poor, and rich alike can make a difference together.

You can find Painting for Peace in Ferguson here. 100% of proceeds go back to the area affected.


Painting for Peace in Ferguson tells the story of the hundreds of artists and volunteers who worked to transform boarded up windows into works of art with messages of hope, healing and unity in the days after the Aug. 9, 2014, shooting of Michael Brown. The book had its first printing in February 2015. It's second printing is Aug. 1. The book was recognized in May 2015 as one of nine "Outstanding Books of the Year" in the "Peacemaker" category by the Independent Publisher.

All proceeds after printing costs will go to benefit North County youth and art programs as well as the businesses and employees affected by damage or loss of business.

Author Carol Swartout Klein, who sponsored the project and who grew up in the Ferguson area, was inspired by the Mister Rogers quote that reminds children to always look for helpers when scary things happen.

“It occurred to me that if adults are having a hard time processing and talking about the events — how are children coping? We designed this book to be a tool for parents and teachers to begin the conversation. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, it was so inspiring to see people young and old, black and white come together to transform boarded up windows from something intimidating to children into something so positive.”

Centered on a child-friendly poem penned by Klein, the book does not go into the specifics of what caused the unrest, but rather focuses on the way the community came together to begin the healing process through the art of the Paint for Peace effort. “We did not go into detail because we felt it was important for parents to be able to talk about what happened in Ferguson in a way that was age appropriate for their child and that reflects each family’s perspective,” said Klein.

You can find out more about Paint For Peace on:

Website

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

Pinterest

 #PaintforPeace

Disclosure:  MarksvilleandMe received one or more of the products mentioned above as part of a promotion with Tomoson and Paint For Peace. Regardless, MarksvilleandMe only recommends products or services we use personally and believe will be good for our readers. Some of the links in the article may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive compensation.  If you would like MarksvilleandMe to review a product or service please contact us at marksvilleandme@gmail.com. 

The Magic of Friendship

MarksvilleandMe reviews

The Magic of Friendship

written by

Subhash Kommuru

The Magic of Friendship written by Subhash Kommuru tells of how rumors spread can be way different then what really happened.

In this case the birds were afraid to fly over the jungle because of the stories they were told.

During the story something happens to change everyone's mind.

In life people will say things about others but they don't always have the whole story, and you might be surprised to find out the stories that were told are no where near the truth.

Great book for teaching children to make friends with everyone,  you just never know what kind of relationship you might be missing out on.


You can purchase The Magic of Friendship on Amazon.

What Kommuru has to say about her book.

Looking for a Diverse children's picture book with mesmerizing illustration and indulging story? Get your hands on "The Magic of Friendship", a feel-good thriller which will have kids giggling and engaging from start to finish. Story has Indian theme with a global appeal to it. This title is also available in Hindi language (Anokhi Dosti).

Does a smile or a laugh have trans-formative power? It does in a special place called Tadoba. The Magic of Friendship is a remarkable tale of the trans-formative power of companionship, particularly for someone who is lonely and never really had the gift of laughter. A flock of migrating geese stumble upon Tadoba, the land of the fierce tiger Babbar who does not tolerate anyone in his area. Will Babbar show any mercy? Can he change? Will the geese make it to safety? This is a story about change -- a transformation that comes with the magic of friendship. Personality may not change, but nature can surely change. Guaranteed to get a giggle out of kids, The Magic of Friendship also provides plenty of opportunities for readers to connect with the characters in richly detailed, mesmerizing illustrations. The focus is on friendship and its healing effect while the story is spoken from the viewpoint of a father and son in a multi-generation relationship. These picture book is perfect for read-aloud fun and is also appropriate for beginning readers.

You can find out more about Subhash Kommuru here.

You can find out more about Kommuru books on:

Website

#childrenspicturebook

Disclosure:  MarksvilleandMe received one or more of the products mentioned above as part of a promotion with Tomoson. Regardless, MarksvilleandMe only recommends products or services we use personally and believe will be good for our readers. Some of the links in the article may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive compensation.  If you would like MarksvilleandMe to review a product or service please contact us at marksvilleandme@gmail.com.