Kind Obi by Kamapala Chukwuka

Terrific topic!  I loved the story line and the message.  The activities at the end of the book were spot on for younger children.   Pencil Master did beautiful illustrations too.  

My only criticism is based on formatting and doesn’t diminish the value of the book.  I read the book on a Kindle Fire and the pages did not show up correctly.   I think the book should have been shown in a landscape mode but it did not react to the Fire’s change from portrait to landscape.   I tried reading it on my phone and it did not change from portrait to landscape there either.  The formatting consequently leads to a lot of pinching of the screen to get the page large enough to read the text. I tested it on a Samsung Galaxy tablet with the same results. The book read beautifully on the PC.   I don’t have any Apple devices to test it on.

I recommend the hard copy of the book or reading it on a PC rather than a Kindle Fire.  The message is terrific and well worth reading. 

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Goodbye Dad, The Funeral by William G. Bentrim, with Trailer

Funerals are part of life. As adults we have a basic understanding of what occurs when there is a funeral.

Children do not have that luxury. This book tries to explain what a funeral is and what happens at a funeral.

It is non-denominational and does not deal with the grief that normally accompanies a funeral. This book just tries to explain the basic aspects of a funeral from the perspective of a ten-year-old boy who just lost his father. 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finding Comfort When Your Peers Take an Interest in You

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 19, 2014

When a child loses a loved one it can be quite devastating. William's book, Goodbye Dad, is intended for just a time as this.

Randy has lost his dad and is going through one of the hardest times of his life. His mother takes him to the funeral home to arrange his dad's funeral. Randy meets Kirk, the funeral manager's son, a knowledgeable as well as sympathetic, young man about Randy's age. After he takes Randy around the funeral home and describes to him the basic preparations of a funeral, Randy's finds some solace in his sad situation.

This sensitive topic isn't the most popular to write about, however, William's intent is to bring understanding and comfort to children who have lost a loved one. Incorporating a young boy helping another young boy may help grieving children deal with pain and sorrow. Children, quite often, find comfort when their peers take interest in them as well as show them empathy and kindness. This book showcases just that kind of situation. It could be helpful for children who are dealing with the painful loss of losing a loved one.

DOES JOHNNY HAVE AUTISM? by William G. Bentrim with Trailer

DOES JOHNNY HAVE AUTISM?

 Much has been made about the dramatic increase in autism. Something to note is that autism as a term has been replaced by the expression autistic spectrum. Various disorders have been placed on a spectrum of behavior which has differing levels of impact.

All too often children have been labeled and then the self-fulfilling prophecy aspect occurs when realistic perceptions are clouded by a misplaced label. This book’s goal is to decry the label of autism and to provide a simplistic description of the autistic spectrum suitable for elementary-age children.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Much Needed Look at 'Labeling'

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 15, 2017

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Once again counselor turned author William Bentrim focuses his experience and compassion on a much misunderstood subject, autism and the overuse of that expression to 'pigeon hole' thousands of youngsters. Using the format of a down to earth and believable conversation between two adolescent boys, Bentrim explores the broad spectrum of autism and exposes the tendency to 'label' kids who are different, usually with tragic and long lasting results. By helping his protagonists understand the strengths (and weaknesses) of their classmate who exhibits some evidence of autistic disorder, Bentrim skillfully demonstrates the differences in severity across the broad spectrum of this condition. Though written at an elementary level to help kids understand the condition, folks of all ages can benefit from this short and relevant story. I certainly did. Kudos to Bill Bentrim for his continued work in educating the rest of us on this and many other issues.

Birthright by Charles Lambert

A narcissistic young woman strives to feel less alone.  She questions her patrimony and is convinced that somewhere she has a twin.   The result of that search leads to a wide variety of chicanery.

Fiona is not a likable character.  Her incessant whining contributed to my overall dislike of the book.  There is a lot of romance or seeming romance but it appears Fiona’s biggest love affair is with herself.   Herself possibly including her sought-after twin which may or may not exist. The one facet of the book I appreciated was that there was no shirtless hunk with a Stetson pulled low gracing the cover.

I didn’t like the book.   I suspect romance fans will probably enjoy it.  I am not a romance fan.   

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The OC by D. P. Lyle

This is an unlikely crew of private detectives. Nicole, beautiful a talented writer and Jake a retired MLB pitcher are asked to help Megan, a TV reporter, with her stalker.

Nicole has had stalkers of her own so she and Jake go from Alabama to OC. They find that Megan’s stalker is accelerating and they call in their partners, Ray, ex-CIA maybe, and Pancake a very large, very physical computer gear head.

The stalking gets out of hand and the four PIs are pushed to their limits.
Jake is, again, given the opportunity to use his pitching skills in a surprising manner.

I enjoyed the book.

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