© 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-jenscookie Recent reviews written by member jenscookie en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_453548281476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Another exerpt from my weight-loss chronicles- One drawback of losing weight is loose skin. After a few months on a weight loss plateau, my skin is sorting itself out and I have discovered that I have a neck!  Now more than ever I need to use a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453548281476 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 22:18:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453548281476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453300686468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Actually, it's Snow White's elbows that look like they are going to do some jazzercize.  This doll was made few years ago in a Disney series of holiday princesses.  The Mattel Disney dolls look basically like Barbie, as I'm sure you know, but... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453300686468 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 01:46:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453300686468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453066198660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Cracker Barrel Restaurant is a place I usually try to avoid, for several reasons.  One reason is I can never resist ordering inappropriate food- pecan pancakes on this trip, and another reason is that I can never resist buying something in the store... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453066198660 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:11:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453066198660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_452707847812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - The first time I saw Playmobil toys was in Germany in the mid 70s.  It was a set of knights that my sister and I could share.  There was a Cowboys and Indians set.  There was a sheriff with a gold star in black.  I remember... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~452707847812 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:07:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_452707847812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_452700835460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Carcassonne is a German-style board game.  The "board" is actually built during the course of the game as the players add tiles to the board.  It's a spacial puzzle, first of all as your pieces must match the ones you place them by- a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~452700835460 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:32:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_452700835460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_452627697284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Chocolate has always been an important food group for me.  I have managed to lose weight and eat even more chocolate that ever.  The secret?  Quality dark chocolate.  There is chocolate, dear reader, and then there is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~452627697284 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:59:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_452627697284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_452626255492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Since I have been on a weight loss journey for the past year, I have decided to write about "travel tips", as it were.  I used to love cookies and milk before bedtime, as if anyone wouldn't.  I especially love oatmeal cookies with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~452626255492 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:09:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_452626255492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_451933671044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Well, Dear Readers, I've been away from Epinions for awhile.  During that time I lost about 65 pounds.  How, I thought, could I sit at the computer reading and writing, when I should be out exercising?  Well, thanks to this handy gadget-... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~451933671044 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:54:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_451933671044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_356910861956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - This story is written by Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman herself, yes THAT Jane Seymour. I hate celebrity books, normally. John Lithgow's the Remarkable Farkle McBride, in which a kid wrathfully smashes all the instruments of the orchestra before deciding to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~356910861956 Thu, 3 May 2007 17:49:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_356910861956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_355923562116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Murphy and Myrtle were originally available as plush toys to accompany the Scholastic book of the same name. We have the book only. The toy is available on Ebay sometimes. Murphy is a cute blue bear with yellow ears and Myrtle is a green frog. This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~355923562116 Tue, 1 May 2007 14:02:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_355923562116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_355253128836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - I usually like to read books in season. In winter we read books about the arctic and snow and in summer it's the Caribbean or the desert or the ocean. In the fall we read about New England, and in the spring, we read about rain and the end of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~355253128836 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:36:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_355253128836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_355236155012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Kindermusik is the best known music class franchise for preschoolers. It's a pricey program because of the materials that you purchase, but if you find a good teacher it can be well worthwhile. The teachers take a training class from Kindermusik... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~355236155012 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:09:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_355236155012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_354983906948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Nursery rhyme books are some of our favorites. We enjoy reading different versions and finding new ways to enjoy the familiar text. Kindergarden culminated in a big nursery rhyme project and play, so at that time we collected all of our nursery rhyme... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~354983906948 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:29:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_354983906948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_354615987844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Whatever happened to Strega Nona and Big Anthony after the pasta pot fiasco? What pasta pot fiasco, you ask. Please read Tomie DePaola's Strega Nona before continuing, dear reader. You're back? Ok, here we go. Big Anthony still doesn't listen, but... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~354615987844 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:20:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_354615987844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_354361052804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - We all know about Strega Nona and her magic pasta pot, and Big Anthony and his equally big appetite. No? Then read Tomie dePaola's Strega Nona immediately. Long ago in Italy, a child was christened Anthony. His godparents predicted that he would do... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~354361052804 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:21:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_354361052804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_354343882372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Who would leave 26 monkeys alone in their house at night. The foolish "mom and dad" of this story, that's who. Mom and Dad (humans) are all dressed up for a night of dancing with the stars. They tuck their 26 monkey charges into bed and leave for the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~354343882372 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:37:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_354343882372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_352030527108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - This is the story of the jungle and what goes on in it while the sloth is fast asleep. It is a great read aloud or read along with pre- new and emergent readers. This book was a present from my daughter's kindergarden teacher. The animals are all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~352030527108 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:02:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_352030527108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_352029740676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Most of my daughter's books were acquired in one of three ways. 1. Carefully chosen by me. 2. Begged for by her. 3. Given as a gift. I remember how we acquired these books. Then there is that fourth category. Maybe my daughter picked them up at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~352029740676 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:29:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_352029740676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_351973052036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - I love Mercer Mayer's books. They always seem to be the places in which alternate universes collide. In this one, Mrs. Beggs gets a new tenant in her boarding house. Since he could pay a month's deposit and wasn't a tuba player (no tuba players... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~351973052036 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:03:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_351973052036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_351911251588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - If you like Watership Down and Wind in the Willows, but you have a younger child who is not ready to tackle those I recommend the Lars the Little Polar Bear series by Hans de Beer. These beautifully illustrated stories have just a little fact mixed with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~351911251588 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:53:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_351911251588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_350422404740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - The point that time is personal is perhaps best illustrated in Alfred Bester's classic, but not conventional, time travel story: "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed." In this story, time traveling scientists who try to eliminate the very existence of their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~350422404740 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:57:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_350422404740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_350122839684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - And its hungry mouth. My daughter and I were sorting through her books from younger days- not so very long ago. We came across "Blue's Lunchbox" which we actually bought when she was about 5- past her Blue's Clue's watching days. However she still... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~350122839684 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:56:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_350122839684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_349764619908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - There's no snow over in this meadow. Ezra Jack Keats is best known for his immortal Caldecott-winning picture book "The Snowy Day." But he is also the illustrator for this well-known children's counting song. The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation website... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~349764619908 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:18:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_349764619908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_349690367620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - I chose this book for my daughter's Tomie DePaola collection. The story is by Nancy Willard. The outside cover shows an old fashioned camera with an upside-down couple in the lens and a little bird on top. The inside cover shows a photograph of a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~349690367620 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:27:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_349690367620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_332207525508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jenscookie - Santa asks Teeka to get the reindeer ready to fly on Christmas Eve. Is Teeka up to the task? Whether it's playing with others, dealing with younger siblings, or trying to convince others of your point of view, Teeka's story offers guidance for the best... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~332207525508 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:01:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_332207525508?linkin_id=8003929