Book Pick of the Week: A Little Spark - Holidays

A great new book and more for the entire family.

“A Little Spark ” is driving its overarching 'be and do good' message home with an immersive multi-sensory / multimedia approach that combines a compelling narrative and cast of identifiable characters with full color illustrations; a custom-scored  musical soundtrack of original songs like this accessible through QR Codes while reading the book; an audiobook featuring delightful performances; fun on-and-offline activities; and invaluable life lessons that are highlighted throughout each chapter. It’s a heartening activity to enjoy with young children, grandchildren and students amid the new scholastic 'Be That Spark' elementary education lesson plan starting to roll out in classrooms.

Of special note:

Enhancing the read-along story and the various audio components, A Little Spark also comes complete with a free companion online Resource Library available at BeThatSpark.com, which boasts over 50 book-related family activities like coloring pages, character puppets, word searches, mazes, dance videos, character drawing video tutorials and more. A “Parent’s Guide” is also available to help plan and optimize the overall experience.

“Parents, grandparents, caregivers and educators are indelibly seeking great content to engage with kids, and A Little Spark is written with purpose and intention toward that end,” said Parsons. “The storyline, and the various lessons embedded throughout, underscore that even the smallest creature can make the biggest difference. This takeaway message is especially important for young, impressionable children to hear because they so badly want to be seen and heard...in today’s culture more than ever.”

Makes a great gift!

Would You Buy Lindsay Lohan a Gift?

Apparently this rich guy wouldn't.

Strange news coming from New York as the infamous Lindsay Lohan reportedly tried to persuade a rich man to bid on an expensive gift for her at the star-studded auction amfAR benefit Wednesday night.

The New York Post reports that the gala, hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker, saw stars like Jennifer Hudson, Elizabeth Hurley and Linda Evangelista appearing along with Lohan.

Sources to the Post claim Lindsay Lohan sent her assistant over to a rich Canadian man when bidding on the charity auction began.

“There were items being auctioned for $20,000,” said the New York Post. “After chatting with the businessman, Lindsay sent over an assistant, who said, ‘Lindsay would very much like it if you’d bid on this item as a gift.’ ”

Allegedly, the Canadian rich dude wasn't having it. “He just cracked up,” the source said.
Lohan’s publicist denied the story.