Book Reviews
Reader's Favorite Book Review - BREE AND THE NAMETAG WORRIES:
Parents and children will be able to relate to Bree, especially those dealing with gifted children. Many children go through anxiety issues and stress related problems, and the author handles the topic with ease and makes it comforting to readers. It is a good book for parents, teachers, and educators to read out to children, especially during the start of a school year as it will help calm a lot of nerves.
From Amazon - BREE AND THE NAMETAG WORRIES:
For gifted children who struggle with anxiety and with fitting in Bree and The Nametag Worries by Christine Sromek Laforet is an ideal book to ease children through these authentic school transitions. Told through the eyes of Bree, Laforet gracefully and humorously handles the issues that arise when over excitability and worries get in the way of Bree making friends, and through Bree’s belly breathing technique, Laforet offers proven stress coping strategies to calm nerves.
As a Gifted Intervention Specialist and parent of a gifted child, I have met many children like Bree, and I found Bree and the Nametag Worries to be heartwarming and believable. It is the perfect start of school year book for the young gifted child.
As a Gifted Intervention Specialist and parent of a gifted child, I have met many children like Bree, and I found Bree and the Nametag Worries to be heartwarming and believable. It is the perfect start of school year book for the young gifted child.
Reader's Favorite Book Review - BREE AND THE LOOSE TOOTH WORRIES:
Being Bree: Bree and the Loose Tooth Worries shares the experiences of a gifted child whose lost-tooth worries suddenly take an unexpected turn. I love how the author teaches young readers the techniques for regaining a sense of calm and control, and her recipe for making Worry Dust is brilliant. Laforet also addresses bullying and the exclusionary tactics bullies may use to influence and control their peers in the schoolyard. While Lauren is not your usual schoolyard bully, her establishing herself as queen of the Girls with Bling raises issues that the author, and Bree, address beautifully. Lisa Rush’s illustrations are marvelous; they instantly had me envisioning Bree, her mom and her friends. Her talent in depicting facial expressions is clearly shown on every page. Being Bree: Bree and the Loose Tooth Worries is most highly recommended.
Mrs. Mommy Booknerd's Book Review - BREE AND THE LOOSE TOOTH WORRIES:
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A great book that helps children deal with the anxieties and stresses of school, friends and all the things children face as they grow up. In this installment Bree must work through her anxieties of loosing a tooth when something unexpected happens! Bree worries about how this will this all work itself out? These books allows the reader to learn ways to copes with a variety of stresses. Bree is likable and one that kids can relate to, so it allows kids to feel less alone, less strange and less scared when they face similar struggles.
A great book that helps children deal with the anxieties and stresses of school, friends and all the things children face as they grow up. In this installment Bree must work through her anxieties of loosing a tooth when something unexpected happens! Bree worries about how this will this all work itself out? These books allows the reader to learn ways to copes with a variety of stresses. Bree is likable and one that kids can relate to, so it allows kids to feel less alone, less strange and less scared when they face similar struggles.
From Amazon - BREE AND THE LOOSE TOOTH WORRIES:
I loved the first Bree book, and this second one is every bit as funny and adorable as the first! Bree's worries are so relatable, and she is just as delightfully quirky, sensitive, and hilarious as ever! The plot is fresh and funny, with a layer of compassion and kindness woven through. Loved it!
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