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Taken in the Cold by Roger Stelljes Synopsis: "Make sure you wrap up warm for school, honey. A blizzard is on the way." Ten-year-old Teddy rolls his eyes at his mother. But then he hears a bang... By the time police arrive, Teddy's mother is dead. His open school backpack is strewn across the hallway. And Teddy is nowhere to be found.   When gunshots ring out from an exclusive family home on the edge of Northern Pine Lake,  Agent Tori Hunter  races through the gathering snowstorm to discover that  ten-year-old Teddy Marist has disappeared . His mother and her new boyfriend are dead in the family kitchen, breakfast still cooking on the stove. And racing to track down Teddy's father,  Tori finds he is missing too.   Local police are certain this is a simple case of a jealous ex-husband turned violent over his recent divorce. But interviewing everyone she can about Teddy's father, Tori's gut has her questioning if he would really kidnap his own child?  An...
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The Impatient Dinosaur by Sarah Read

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Title: The Impatient Dinosaur
Author: Sarah Read
Genre: Children's fiction
Format: Kindle ARC
No. of Pages: 22 pages
Date of Publication: June 17, 2020



Description: Why is waiting so hard for dinosaurs?

The Little Dino has no patience. He wants what he wants when he wants it. If his parents say, "in a minute," he reacts as if they have said "in a year". 

This cute and funny story help kids discover that some things are worth the wait. 

*It is OK to be frustrated when you have to wait 

*Learn how to recognize the needs of others

*Helping your child learn self-control and practice waiting

*Making choices and understand consequences

*Waiting can also be a lot of fun

This story is geared to kids ages 3-5. Perfect for boys, girls, preschool, pre-K, and Kindergarten. Excellent resource for counselors, parents, and teachers.


My Thoughts: I picked up this book for my son, who is a little too young for the book at this time as he is only 11 months old but I know it will come in handy later when he is older. Just like Sarah Read's other book that I read, this book is also filled with colorful illustrations.

The Dinosaur in this book is very impatient an does not understand why he has to wait to checkout at the grocery store in a line or for a store to open or for a surprise gift. His Mom tries to explain to him why he has to wait but I feel like the explanations are very short and do not really explain the "why".

I also did not find that their were a lot of techniques that were given to help the Dinosaur cope with being impatient. The one technique that was given was to tell him something that would make him smile, which ultimately contributed to him being more impatient because he wanted to know what his surprise was.

Rating: 3 out 5 because I did not find all of the explanations that the Dinosaur's parents gave him as to why he had to wait very relatable and didn't find that their were any techniques to use to help with being impatient.

 Purchase book: Amazon

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Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this review copy. This is my honest opinion. 

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