Category Archives: Reading is Good for your Health

Summer Reading for your little ones with Jemsbooks – Hop on the Jemsbooks Express!

Posted on May 31, 2025 by jjspina

Before you know it, children will be out of school for the summer. Have you stocked up your library for your little ones this summer? It’s important to keep young children busy reading and out of trouble. Sometimes they get … Continue reading →

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How Important is Reading to Children’s Brain Development?

Posted on February 4, 2025 by jjspina

This is a post I wrote in the past that I would like to share with you again for its importance to all parents about reading and the development of your children’s brains. How important is reading to children’s brain … Continue reading →

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Enjoy each day to the fullest – Stay Positive and Read!

Posted on September 27, 2024 by jjspina

I don’t like to be maudlin but as I age I notice several things. When I look in the mirror I see someone I don’t recognize, though in my mind I am still young and feeling good but with more … Continue reading →

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Limerick – Jemsbooks – Lucy the Talented Toy Terrier!

Posted on September 1, 2024 by jjspina

This is an old post that I wrote last year. I hope you will enjoy reading about my dog Lucy, who was a cherished pet for 16 years. I miss her still! Here is the last limerick for my young … Continue reading →

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Limericks – Jemsbooks – Clarence Henry the Hermit Crab!

Posted on August 31, 2024 by jjspina

Here is a Limerick for one of book #10 (2018), Clarence Henry the Hermit Crab, about a pet we had in one of our fish tanks (saltwater). Clarence was quite a character and fearless and determined to do his job and … Continue reading →

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Limericks – Jemsbooks – Jeffrey the Jittery Giraffe!

Posted on August 30, 2024 by jjspina

I wrote this story after meeting a woman at a book signing who told me about her nervous grandson named Jeffrey. She asked if I would write a story for him. I agreed and tried to reach her at the … Continue reading →

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Limerick – Jemsbooks – Broose the Moose on the Loose!

Posted on August 27, 2024 by jjspina

  I hope you are enjoying these limericks for all my children’s books. I am featuring a new one in each post. Here is the limerick for my sixth published children’s book, Broose the Moose on the Loose (2015). If … Continue reading →

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Limerick – Jemsbooks – Jesse the Precocious Polar Bear!

Posted on August 26, 2024 by jjspina

Many of my books are dedicated to someone I met or know. Jesse was written for a young boy that I met many years ago while vacationing in Aruba. I started talking to him while I was in the water … Continue reading →

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Limerick – Jemsbooks – Jerry the Crabby Crayfish!

Posted on August 25, 2024 by jjspina

This is a post I wrote in 2017 that I wanted to share with you again. Jerry the Crabby Crayfish is one of my most popular books. Kids and parents love Jerry. He teaches children that it is okay to … Continue reading →

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Limerick – Jemsbooks – Lamby the Lonely Lamb!

Posted on August 24, 2024 by jjspina

I wrote this book for my granddaughter when she was just a toddler. She always carried her lamby everywhere she went and slept with it too. She was happy to receive this book and proudly showed it to all her … Continue reading →

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