The Curious Garden is s magical story about a boy’s dream and how the efforts of one small person can help change the world. This is an enchanting tale with environmental themes and breathtaking illustrations that become more vibrant as the garden blooms. Red-headed Liam can also be spotted on every page, adding a clever seek-and-find element to this captivating picture book.

One day, a curious boy named Liam is out exploring his drab, gray city when he comes across a struggling garden. He decides to help the plants grow, never imagining what he is starting. As time passes, the garden takes on a life of its own and spreads across the city, changing everything in its path. Bib by bit, the city is transformed, becoming a lush green world. Read the rest of this entry »

A comprehensive guide to safe canning and preserving at home includes instructions for beginners, tips for experienced cooks, and 400 recipes written by experts from a company specializing in home canning. Ball Home Canning Products are the gold standard in home preserving supplies, the trademark jars on display in stores every summer from coast to coast. Now the experts at Ball have written a book destined to become the “bible” of home preserving.

As nutrition and food quality has become more important, home canning and preserving has increased in popularity for the benefits it offers: – Cooks gain control of the ingredients, including organic fruits and vegetables – Preserving foods at their freshest point locks in nutrition – The final product is free of chemical additives and preservatives – Store-bought brands cannot match the wonderful flavor of homemade – Only a few hours are needed to put up a batch of jam or relish – Home preserves make a great personal gift any time of year. Read the rest of this entry »

Fatherhood is not that simple and Michael Lewis a father himself has recognized that and released a book called Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood. When he became a father, Michael Lewis found himself expected to feel things that he didn’t feel, and to do things that he couldn’t see the point of doing. At first this made him feel guilty, until he realized that all around him fathers were pretending to do one thing, to feel one way, when in fact they felt and did all sorts of things, then engaged in what amounted to an extended cover-up.

Lewis decided to keep a written record of what actually happened immediately after the birth of each of his three children. This audiobook is that record. But it is also something else: maybe the funniest, most unsparing account of ordinary daily household life ever recorded, from the point of view of the man inside. The remarkable thing about this story isn’t that Lewis is so unusual. It’s that he is so typical. The only wonder is that his wife has allowed him to publish it. Read the rest of this entry »