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All Eyes on Alexandra - children's book review

In All Eyes on Alexandra , young Alexandra Crane is terrible at following her family in their flying Vee. She can’t help it that the world is so full of interesting distracting sights! When it's time for the Cranes to migrate to Israel's Hula Valley for the winter, Alexandra is excited but her family is worried. Will Alexandra stay with the group, and what happens if a dangerous situation should arise? Might Alexandra—and the rest of the flock—discover that a bad follower can sometimes make a great leader? Based on the true story of Israel’s annual crane migration. Print Length: 32 Pages Genre: Children's Picture Book Publisher: Kar-Ben Pub ISBN-10: 1512444391 ISBN-13: 978-1512444391 All Eyes on Alexandra  is available to purchase on Amazon , Barnes and Noble , Target ,  Thrift Books , and IndieBound . About the Author, Anna Levine Anna Levine is an award-winning children’s book author. Like Alexandra Crane, the character in her latest picture boo...

Instant Pot Chicken Dumpling Soup - Easy Recipe - Comfort Food

Here is a delicious chicken soup recipe you can make quickly and easily in your Instant Pot - easy to make and since it's all made in one pot, the clean up is even easier than the prep!!! You can easily substitute noodles or rice for the dumplings - so first I'll give you the soup recipe and then at the end the dumpling recipe and you can decide how you want to do it. I used a 6qt Instant Pot but you could easily use a larger instant pot and increase the ingredients proportionately. Ingredients: 1 T olive oil (or whatever cooking oil you like) 3 good size boneless/skinless chicken breasts (cut into cubes) salt pepper 1/2 C diced onion 1 C chopped celery 4-6 C sliced carrots 2 C frozen peas Directions: Set your instant pot to saute and once the indicator reads "HOT" go ahead and add 1T olive oil (or cooking oil of your choice). Then add 3 boneless/skinless chicken breasts that have been cut into cube size pieces. Stir them into the oil a bit then...

New Year Blog Tours - Sign Up Today

The new year is fast approaching and I have two exciting book blog tours to announce through WOW! Women on Writing. Please contact me today to reserve your copy and participate in one or both of the tours. If you've never participated in a tour, feel free to inquire and I'll be happy to explain how it works - you don't even have to have your own blog! Send an email today to participate - email address: crystal@wow-womenonwriting.com or crystaljotto@gmail.com Be sure to include the following: * The email address you'd like your ebook(s) sent to - and indicate the title, titles, or "both" *The name and url for your blog, or a note letting me know you do not have a blog *A date you would prefer as your first choice, as well as a 2nd choice - this will be the date your review will be posted to your blog/this blog and social media. (Jane Bertrand's tour runs 1/7-/2/7 and Neill McKee's 1/28-2/28) Including posting to a blog, it would be fabul...