© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-befus Recent reviews written by member befus en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_492315840132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - For anyone who loves Winnie the Pooh, especially the original Pooh stories penned by A.A. Milne and illustrated by E.H. Shepard, this autumn marks a milestone: the publication of Return to the Hundred Acre Wood. No, it's not a lost Milne... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492315840132 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:04:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492315840132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492110057092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author befus - November 13th marks the birthday of Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish poet and storyteller (1850-1894). In our family, we celebrated the day with chocolate chip muffins and some wonderful poems from Robert Louis Stevenson, a book in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492110057092 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:54:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492110057092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491453845124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - One mark of a good novel, for me, is how often I re-read it. My favorite works of fiction are the ones that I've returned to so often that the characters feel like old friends. Most of Jane Austen's novels fall into that category for me, which is why I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491453845124 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:42:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491453845124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491195567748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - I recently had the opportunity to watch Disney's animated film Little Mermaid with my seven year old daughter. It was the first time she had seen the whole thing and it was the first time I'd fully watched it in a number of years. I was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491195567748 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:24:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491195567748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491397222020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - My second grader was recently introduced to adjectives. Of course, she's been using them for quite a while (well, every since she learned to string words together into comprehensible sentences!) but the other day she formally learned the definition: "an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491397222020 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:04:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491397222020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491293806212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author befus - There's almost nothing better than curling up with a good mystery story, either one you've never read (so you have no idea "whodunit") or one you've read so many times that you relish every time another clue to the puzzle is cleverly dropped by the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491293806212 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:18:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491293806212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491208806020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - Mid-grade fantasy novels with dragons on the cover are about a dime a dozen these days. It seems like every time I'm anywhere near the "new books" shelf in the juvenile section of the library, I see another one. It takes something special for one of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491208806020 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:01:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491208806020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490950069892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author befus - It's so much fun to describe dinosaurs! Big, long and tall, and oh, could they roar! But if those words won't do - are you looking for more? Why don't you come with me and explore? In fact, come explore Douglas Florian's picture... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490950069892 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:01:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490950069892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490480832132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - Shan is a happy young boy growing up on his father's estate. He has never known another home besides Weldon Castle and is secure in the love of his parents, Lord Weldon and Lady Marian. He's learning to ride and to wield a sword, and likes nothing better... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490480832132 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:23:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490480832132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490453634692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - Aren't guessing games fun? Children always enjoy them, if the number of times my daughter asks to play "I Spy..." is any indication. That knowledge seems to be the inspiration behind Round Like a Ball, a colorful, interactive picture book... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490453634692 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:48:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490453634692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489937407620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - When I begin to really enjoy the work of a certain author, I tend to read everything I can get my hands on. Thus it has been a very Shannon Hale kind of year for me. Having recently read and enjoyed several of her books, it almost felt like a no-brainer... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489937407620 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:45:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489937407620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489693548164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author befus - Over the past several years, our family has read a lot of books about butterflies and moths. My little girl's fascination with these insects started early and has never really abated. We've had many favorites, and I keep thinking that one of these days... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489693548164 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:33:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489693548164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489612545668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author befus - With a seven year old reader in the house, our family has grown fond of well-written easy reader books...books with short chapters, lots of illustrations, and only a few sentences per page. Our favorite classics include anything by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489612545668 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:05:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489612545668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489569816196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author befus - Our local grocery store recently sent us a sample of a granola that was new to us. My seven year old daughter and I both love granolas, so we were eager to give it a try. It was called "Bear Naked" granola, a name that evoked the naturalness of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489569816196 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:03:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489569816196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489066106500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - In 1974, a French tight-rope walker and street performer named Philippe Petit did an absolutely amazing thing: he walked on a wire 1350 feet up, suspended between the Twin Towers in New York City.And he didn't just walk. He danced. He knelt and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489066106500 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:14:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489066106500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488167149188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author befus - I wasn't sure what to expect when I first began reading Taran Wanderer, the fourth book in Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles.  The books in this fantasy series for mid-grade readers are so rich, I would never describe them as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488167149188 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:45:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488167149188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488805142148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - Jason Blake isn't always sure how to react to NTs. "NTs" are what he calls most other people. It's short for "neurotypicals." Jason himself is not neurotypical. In fact, he is Anything But Typical. He is also the protagonist of Nora... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488805142148 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:39:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488805142148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488260144772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author befus - I think most of us are fascinated by superlatives: the highest, fastest, slowest, strongest, or best. It's what drives many of us to watch sports or read record books. Apparently the fascination starts early, since my seven year old shares it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488260144772 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:45:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488260144772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487064178308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - The weather seems to know that we've turned the calendar to October. Suddenly we're getting crisp, cool weather. But it doesn't seem that long ago we were enjoying the hot, dog-days of summer. And one of my seven year old's favorite things to do in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487064178308 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:40:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487064178308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487646203524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - Billy Twitters has a big problem. His room is a mess and his mom is fed up with the fact that he won't clean it. She thinks Billy needs to learn some real responsibility. While other parents might decide to get a dog to help him learn to be more... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487646203524 Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:37:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487646203524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487405293188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author befus - In the city of Baltese, there lives a little boy named Peter Augustus Duchene. It's a large and impressive name for such a small and lonely little boy. Peter is an orphan, and he lives with an old soldier who once fought in the wars with his father. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487405293188 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:19:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487405293188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487297224324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author befus - Autumn is such a lovely time of year, especially when the leaves begin to turn. Our family spent part of yesterday in a little plaza next to a museum downtown, where nine leafy locust trees were in various color stages of green-to-yellow. Coupled with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487297224324 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:52:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487297224324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486330699396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author befus - Children grow up so quickly. Sometimes when I'm looking at my own tall, slender, talkative seven year old, I can hardly believe how much she's grown and how quickly the time has passed since her birth. There's something comforting in beloved... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486330699396 Sat, 3 Oct 2009 16:15:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486330699396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486414847620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author befus - Memories are tricky things. Sometimes the people we think we know and love best are perhaps hardest for us to understand when we look back on years of memories. This is perhaps especially true when the people we remember are our parents, with whom we not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486414847620 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:43:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486414847620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486209719940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author befus - I recently had the amazing experience of picking up Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird and reading it, not for the first time, but with the growing recognition that I was in the company of genius as I turned its pages. However... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486209719940 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:25:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486209719940?linkin_id=8003929