Snowflakes’s Big Adventure. Lorraine Smith

 This is the story of Snowflake who is getting ready to be part of his first snowfall. Like all of us he is uncertain and wonders what his future will be.

He makes his first fall with the help of Mama snowflake and other snowflake friends. Once down to earth he finds himself as part of a snow pile in a the garden of a young boy.

Snowflake is excited when the boy comes out to play in the snow, and, at last, he gets to know his purpose.

He is going to be part of the boy’s snowman. Snowflake is delighted he has found his place.

This book can help children understand that we all struggle to find our place in life. It is beautifully illustrated by Kathlyn Jones. This would be a wonderful addition to your child’s library and a joy to read aloud.

This delightful little book would be proud to be part of a child’s Christmas pile.

This made me smile and I enjoyed it thoroughly. (Can’t wait for the plush toy).

Make snowflake and the book happy. Buy this for your child this Christmas!

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I Made it Out. Lorraine Smith

I Made It Out” details the raw, uncut, and honest life events of Avishai El.  She is 32 years old and decided to write this book to help other people who are going through situations that they feel as though they can’t get out of.  She affirms that you can get out of any situation and provides historical context in which she used her mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual capacities to face challenges head on.  In order to maintain peace, one has to go through things in life to get there.  She has gone through ups and downs.  All readers from all walks of life will be able to relate to her shared experiences.  On days where you feel low in life and on days where you feel high on life, opening this book and reading it will provide you with the tools you need to succeed no matter what.  Some of the imagery is explicit to paint a visual picture for the reader.

If she could get through it you can. You can make it out.

Be inspired by a remarkable young woman who shares her story. This is a book to enjoy because it piques our emotions and inspires us in our own situations.

Rise and Kill First. Lorraine Smith

This book is exactly what it says in the cover. This is an exciting read. Telling the story of the earliest intelligence agencies in Israel. Also the leaders who relied on them to fight those enemies on all sides.

These agencies evolved over the years undertake daring missions, mostly targeted assassinations of those groups wreaking terror in Israel and abroad.

Ronen Bergman is a correspondent for Israelis daily Yedoith Ahronoth and the New York Times. He weaves a momentous tale of Israel’s survival and the targeted assassinations which have been at the core of their defence policy since before the birth of the nation state.

Isreal’s unique position in the world, surrounded on all sides by hostile Arab nations means that they must use intelligence and hutzpah to survive.

This is the story of a unique people and nation. It is also the story of how they survive. Targeted assassinations take down those who hold power and direct terrorism, in an effort to weaken and disable the enemy. It also tells the story of the men and women who carry out these assassinations. This means that Israel has assassinated more people than any country in the western world.

Israel has often felt alone on the world stage. Surrounded on all sides, and at the mercy of  anti Semitic political policies, targeted assassination had become the lynchpin of its defence policies. And the reason for this go to method is explained by Bergman.

One incident which immediately comes to mind is the West German police handling of kidnapping of Israeli athletes in Munich in 1972.  When  Israel was refused permission to lead the rescue mission. The disastrous handling led to Jews dying on German soil. No one can miss the significance of this. This was when Golda Meir decided to expand the remit of targeted assassinations to the world and even friendly European countries. 

The use of drones to target and enable strikes has also been covered. Bergman has provided details of the first drone strike by Israel. In 1992 drones enabled the assassination of the Secretary General of Hezbollah.

This book is well worth reading and I enjoyed it. Please join me and read it too.