2011

  • "Homelessness and the Grippers" Introduction on how to get homeless without even trying)

    There are more than 1.3 million people in the United States that are homeless. One in four of these people are children and many of them have not reached their tenth birthday. (I believe there are many more but many go uncounted). They live in alleyways, under bridges, in abandoned cars, condemned buildings and wherever…

  • Mymcbook's Blog review & giveaway

    Mymcbook’s BlogJune 3, 2011 Book Review & Giveaway: Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoes by Larry Petersonby Ella Johnson My Review: Willie is finding it difficult to walk and is always slipping. His mother got him some special shoes to help him walk better. But he doesn’t want to wear them afraid kids at school will…

  • Mymcbook's Blog interview

    Mymcbook’s BlogJune 3, 2011 Interview with Author Larry Petersonby Ella Johnson Larry Peterson was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. As a freelancer, he has written many newspaper columns for local publications. “Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoes” is his first children’s book. Peterson has lived in Pinellas Park, Florida for the past 28…

  • Splashes of Joy review

    Splashes of JoyJune 1, 2011 Slippery Willie’s Stupid Ugly Shoes by Larry Peterson Book Reviewby Joy Hannabass Willie had a problem that no one, not even his Doctor could figure out what was wrong. His feet were so slippery his socks and shoes would not stay on his feet. So finally special shoes were ordered…

  • Heavenly Savings review

    Heavenly SavingsMay 31, 2011Slippery Willie Review!by Krista Whiz Slippery Willie By: Larry Peterson Willie Wiggles hates his slippery feet. He just slips, slides and spins all over the place. But what he hates even more are the special shoes that have been made for him that will help him to walk just like all the…

  • "Don't blame Marriage"

    Dr. Keith Ablow, one of America’s leading psychiatrists, an assistant professor at Tufts Medical School and a contributor on the Fox News Medical A-Team has some profound opinions on the subject of marriage. It seems that Dr. Ablow believes that marriage is a source of real suffering for the vast majority of married people and…

  • "Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive"

    Saturday, May 14, 2011, is the annual “Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive” sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers. The idea is simple (you may have already received a post-card from your local post office announcing it). People are asked to place non-perishable food items by their mail box and the mail carrier picks…

  • Faith on the High Wire review

    Faith on the High WireApril 25, 2011 Book Review – Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoesby Kathy Vestermark Willie is different. He has slippery feet that require him to have special shoes. He’s a special kid. Yet, he’s worried about how others will perceive him in his new, corrective shoes. This is a window into the…

  • The "Age of Safeness"

    Ah yes, from the “Ice Age(s)” (it is said there were five of those) to the “Stone Age” to the “Age of Enlightenment” and the “Age of Reason” we have moved steadily onward and we, the people of today, are blessed because we are experiencing a whole bunch of “ages” in our own lifetime; the…

  • Proud Book Nerd review

    Proud Book NerdApril 10, 2011Review: Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoes by Larry Petersonby Heather McBride My Thoughts: This is a great book for children, to help them with accepting ways in which they are different from others. And for helping them to accept others’ differences from the masses, too. The story is very cute, and…