Treasures By Brenda, A Lensmaster & An eBay Power Seller

My latest Squidoo lens doings with a bit of eBay selling thrown in here and there!

Archive for the ‘books’ Category

» “If You Take A” Children’s Book Series

I still haven’t done a review of If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, Laura Numeroff’s first book in the many book long “If You Give A” series.  However, I have reviewed a few including:
If You Give A Pig A Pancake Children’s Book Review
If You Give A Cat A Cupcake Children’s Book Review
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» ‘If You Give A…’ Children’s Picture Book Reviews

Children’s Picture Book Reviews
Somewhat accidentally, I have managed to publish three children’s picture book reviews in the last week or so.  Two of them are from the very popular “If You Give A…” series by Laura Numeroff.
The first one, If You Give A Cat A Cupcake, features cupcakes and boy, do I love cupcakes! The [...]

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» Bestseller The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Have you read Dan Brown’s new book The Lost Symbol? It’s the sequel to The Da Vinci Code and you no you haven’t missed it because it is not actually being published until September. Despite that fact, it is in the top spot on Amazon’s Bestseller list.  Pretty amazing, isn’t it? I hope it is a great book!
 

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» Disney’s Earth Movie Leads Directly to The Mountain

When I first created my page about Disney’s Earth ~~ An Animal Nature Documentary, I did not add any merchandise. Disney has not created any especially for this documentary movie and I was unsure of what to choose. Then, when the lens received traffic so quickly, I decided I was missing a big opportunity.
I carefully [...]

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» Anne of Green Gables’ World

As I steadily work my way toward 50+ lenses for the Giant Squid challenge in March, my attention must turn to my original lenses including The World of Anne of Green Gables and Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was one of the first lenses that I ever created and it is a bit of a [...]

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» Make Six-Word Memoirs On Love and Heartbreak A Valaentine’s Treat For You and Your Loved Ones

SMITH Magazines’ second book has been released and you should Make Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak A Valentine’s Treat For You and Your Loved Ones. This book follows the original book Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure on which I based my lens Your Life Sentence ~~ [...]

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» The Tales of Beedle The Bard Book Review

If your family grew up with Harry Potter, you may be wondering what The Tales of Beedle The Bard by J.K. Rowling is all about. I think it is a charming little book of fairy tales and both of the guest reviewers on my page agreed — the fifteen year old said, “the Tales [...]

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» Rockycha and Tyler Florence Together Forever On My Lens!

Recipe For Finding Good Cookbooks has had a face lift and you’ll never guess who is on it … rockycha and Tyler Florence! Promising to be more interactive, this lens is another opportunity to get to know your fellow Squids…through the food they eat!
Rockycha has a HOT favorite cookbook…I’m not sure what my [...]

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» Second Squidbid Lens Aims To Help You Choose A Good Cookbook

I have finally published my latest lens — Recipe For Finding Good Cookbooks — it gave me plenty of difficulty.
Most importantly, there was the subject of content. I wanted to do a Squidbid lens to support the large number of cookbooks that I have for sale in my eBay store, Treasures By Brenda [...]

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» Your Life Sentence ~~~ A Challenge, Part 2

I recently wrote about my newest lens,  Your Life Sentence in Six Words. It is about a book called Not Quite What I Was Planning in which famous and not-so-famous writers were asked to provide their life stories in six word sentences. 
I am thrilled with the number of visitors as it is receiving the highest traffic of all [...]

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