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** Article first published as Book Review: The Wonders of Mother's Milk by Mishawn Purnell-O'Neal on Blogcritics.

I received an email pitch last month from the author of this book asking whether I am interested in reviewing her book which has recently been made available in digital formats (iBookstore and Kindle). I checked out her book in Amazon website for more info and decided I have to review it, simply because this book is about breastfeeding, the wonders of it!

In case you are new to my blog, I just want to let you know that I am very very passionate about anything related to breastfeeding. As a mother of 2 kids, I am still breastfeeding my 41 months old boy and 11 months old girl. So, yes, anything related to breastfeeding, I am in! So here goes my review for the "The Wonders of Mother's Milk" e-book:

Title: The Wonders of Mother's Milk
Author: Mishawn Purnell-O'Neal
Publisher: Mishawn Purnell-O'Neal (October 3, 2005)
ISBN-13/-10:  978-0971219922 / 0971219923
Paperback:  16 pages
Dimension: 9.6 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches

Description from the product page:
"The Wonders of Mother's Milk is a multicultural children's book that will engage, educate and entertain its readers. With its rhythmic poetic text and colorfully diverse illustrations, early readers will be given the keys to unlock the doors of discovery into the many wonders of mother's milk."

I love this book! The illustrations are easy to the eye, this book is not too long winded nor too short to make a statement!

I love that the paragraphs rhymes and is easy to read while still being able to deliver the points in breastfeeding, how it benefits our little ones, how different mothers breastfeed and nourish their child and how children from different ages can still enjoys the benefits of breastfeeding.

I just love the last page on this book where it says

"So when you see a mother giving her baby her milk,
don’t stare, instead give her a smile. And know that
she’s is giving the best gift that she can give to her
growing child."

This book deserves more publicity and need to be made aware of its existence! As a person who is passionate about breastfeeding matters, I hope that one day, breastfeeding will be seen as a normal thing and I hope this book will be able to impact and affect the lives of whomever lucky enough to read it! Simply love love love this book!

You can get this book from Amazon, iBookstore, Amazon Kindle and many more.

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with a PDF copy of the book by the author in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous book reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My Book Reviews"

I received an email asking whether I would be interested in reviewing an app with a rhyming story about a hopeful young hare who enters an animal's sports contest and ends up winning the decathlon. After reading about the app info on iTunes Store, I was intrigued and decided to review it. Anyway, my review as below...

* Title: The Champion Hare
* Price: $3.99
* Category: Books
* Updated: Apr 11, 2012
* Version: 1.1
* Size: 90.6 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: InteractBooks LLC
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.2 or later

Description from the product page:

"When a young hare enters the Animal Sports Competition he soon finds himself racing a cheetah and competing in the long jump against a kangaroo! It's not easy becoming a champion, but with help from a clever parrot and cheered on by a family of meerkats he eventually discovers that nothing beats a bit of perseverance. Join our hopeful young hare as he runs, throws and jumps his way through this delightful rhyming interactive story."

What's good?

* It is engaging and interactive and I love that we can also touch the objects in each page on the screen and the cute animations popping out that surprises us!

* I like the storyline where it tells how the hare won a competition with its perseverance and support from friends.

* I love that this story also introduces some of the Olympic sports to young children and it reminded me of the sports activities I took during my school time!

Room for Improvement?

* I'd love to be able to just slide with my fingers in order to move through the pages rather than currently needing to tap the top right corner on each pages.

You can purchase the "The Champion Hare" app from the iTunes App Store.

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code by the sponsor to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

The moment I saw this app about ladybug in the latest Oceanhouse Media's press release in my email inbox, I immediately request for the promo code to redeem this app. Anyway, my review as below...

* Title: Ladybug at Orchard Avenue
* Price: $1.99
* Category: Books
* Released: Jul 11, 2012
* Version: 1.09
* Size: 14.5 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Oceanhouse Media, Inc.
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.0 or later.

Description from the product page:

"Ladybug at Orchard Avenue gives a bug's eye view of the exciting world just outside a child's window. Follow this enchanting journey through a ladybug's miniature world and learn about the predators she faces, the aphids she hunts and what secret place she will call her home for the winter.

Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Smithsonian's Backyard series features entertaining stories that answer many questions children have about the habits and habitats of the animals in our own backyards."

What's good?

* It is engaging and interactive and I love that we can also touch the objects in each page on the screen and the words pop out to tell you what it is!

* I like the storyline where it tells how the life of a ladybug in hunting for food and also defending itself from predators.

* I used the opportunity in this book to teach my 3 year old son about the body parts of a ladybug, how it hunts for food and also defends itself from predators.

* The illustration is beautiful and quite life-like!

Room for Improvement?

* I would prefer if the word that pops out when we touched it comes with the audio sound as currently only the text word pops out.

* I would to see a diagram of the life cycle of a ladybug!

You can purchase the "Ladybug at Orchard Avenue" app from the iTunes App Store.

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code by the sponsor to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"