Book Review
Bun-Bun and Olga Paperdolls
by Jada Bradley
This book of paper dolls was created using characters that were based on the beloved stuffed animals of the illustrator’s childhood. Like many treasured childhood toys, these stuffed animals went through a lot (being thrown on a roof...
Book Review
Teens and the Job Game
by Jada Bradley
This well-intended and well-executed guide to getting and keeping work gives teens a foundation for preparing themselves to be a whole person, a worthy goal that standard job guides sometimes overlook. In "Teens and the Job Game",...
Book Review
Finding Myself
by Jada Bradley
Gelasia Marquez’s memoir, "Finding Myself", is delivered through the lens of her career in psychology. She uses professional terminology throughout the book and at times analyzes her own motivations and those of others. She divides her...
Book Review
Out of a Southern African Furnace
by Jada Bradley
"Out of a Southern African Furnace" is a technical thriller, with an emphasis placed on the technical part. While author Dr. Thomas Bagot does not overuse technical jargon, much of the suspense of his book is procedural. Can a consulting...
Book Review
Dillie's Encounter with The Bucket Man
by Jada Bradley
In an age when books too often fail to capture a reader’s attention, the author of Dillie’s Encounter with The Bucket Man does well to begin her story with action: at her mother’s urging, Dillie is running away from someone towards...
Book Review
Be a Man
by Jada Bradley
Joshua Wisenbaker’s irreverent instructional guide on manhood can be categorized with books like Adam Carolla’s In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks: And Other Complaints From an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy. A TV and radio...
Book Review
Destiny’s Purpose
by Jada Bradley
"Destiny’s Purpose" is a picture book that admirably uses the story of an outsider animal to educate readers about alpacas and an auto-immune condition in order to elicit their empathy for those who are different. Alpacas are prized...
Book Review
The Dream Continues
by Jada Bradley
In the tradition of works like The Tao of Pooh and The Gospel According to Peanuts, Eden Tedla proposes to illustrate the spiritual values that frame creative work and that are a part of pop culture. "The Dream Continues" examines the...