Reviews for Making Smarter Borrowers: A Workshop for Homebuyers

The average rating for Making Smarter Borrowers: A Workshop for Homebuyers based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-07-20 00:00:00 Jason Kramer Review Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola is the first book in a classic children's literature series from the 1970s and 1980s. It was eventually made into a cartoon and several other children's merchandise, all fun and educational toys as kids grew up. I enjoyed the premise of the books but only read the first one, and maybe the second or third (can't remember!). Strega Nona means "Grandma Witch," and she helps the townspeople with all their problems through her magical pasta pot. One day, she has to go away and leaves Big Anthony in charge. And even though he was told not to use the pot, he doesn't listen and causes all sorts of wacky situations. These books were meant as little lessons for children. It all comes down to teaching the 4 to 8 range why it's important to listen, what harm can happen if you don't and how to always be honest and truthful. Valuable stuff... and when it's in a picture book format, it's quite strong. Of all the picture books, these weren't my super-high favorite ones, but they were still very good. I liked the idea of a witch teaching children, but at the same time... if you want this to be a listen, did she have to be a witch? Couldn't she just have been a grandma with some magical powers? I suppose it's a good way to show that not all "witches" can be bad. But I bet kids learned to eat a lot of pasta from them!!! About Me For those new to me or my reviews... here's the scoop: I read A LOT. I write A LOT. And now I blog A LOT. First the book review goes on Goodreads, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at , where you'll also find TV & Film reviews, the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge and lots of blogging about places I've visited all over the world. And you can find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who/what/when/where and my pictures. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by. Note: All written content is my original creation and copyrighted to me, but the graphics and images were linked from other sites and belong to them. Many thanks to their original creators.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-08-23 00:00:00 Justin Pinoni I think I have read this book before as a young child. My memory is tickled. I loved this book. Strega Nona is the town witch or healing woman. People come to see her for any ails they have. She is getting older, so she hires Big Anthony to help her out with chores. Big Anthony sees her using her magic pasta pot and he is so excited he has to tell everyone and they laugh at him. So, when Strega goes to visit a friend Big Anthony fires up the pot. The town is so impressed with him, but he didn�t see the full details to turn it off. A blob of pasta begins to threaten the city and Strega Nona has to save the town. A wonderful tale about magic and playing with things you don�t really understand. It�s also a fun story that gets the imagination going. The kids really enjoyed this story. They laughed along with it. The nephew kept asking if a magic pasta pot could really do that? Could that really happen? He laughed at Big Anthony. He thought this was a funny story and so he gave this 4 stars. The niece enjoyed this story too. She laughed along with her brother. She wondered why Big Anthony didn�t listen to Strega Nona. She was entertained by this and she gave it 4 stars too.