Do you have messy bedrooms in your house? I know I do. When I was asked if I would like to review this book I jumped at the chance to read this book and tell you all what I thought of it.

I loved this book. Right away my three girls wanted me to read this book to them. My two year old only lasted thru the story part and not the secret's of cleanlands, But it did entertain her. My oldest identified with this story the most cause she is alway's losing her stuff. The book was very good about showing just what happens when Sam doesn't have a clean room and how he misses out on things cause he can't find them. My favorite part of the book was The Secrets of Cleanland. I tell my girl's to clean there room and I always have to tell them pick this up and that, They think I am nagging them. But this book showed them the benefits of that clean room. The secret's of cleanland went it detail showing the kids how to clean there room clean and keep it clean. But really you don't have to be a kid to put the secrets to good use in any room of your home.

How Cleaning My Room Changed My Life

by Huma Gruaz and Mark Rosenweig

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
• Hardcover: 63 pages
• Publisher: Alpaytac Inc (July 17, 2008)
• Language: English

I think I am going to make a poster of the secrets in this book for my girls’ room and for our main living areas.  The secrets and tips are at the end of the book; there is even a certificate of achievement there too!

The story is about a messy little boy who looses an item that belongs to his best friend who is moving away.  He needs to find the item before she moves.  He gets help from a fairy (from far away land called Cleanland) and the MySweeper she brings as a gift for the little guy.

My children were comparing their room to the bedroom pictured in the story.  They were saying how they don’t have a lot of little things on their floor but they have lots of clothes and blankets and some bigger toys.  I told them they’d be surprised about what is under that mess!  We don’t have a MySweeper type of cleaner but we do have some brooms and dustpans with long handles that are fun to use; I think we will be focusing on their room in the next few days, using the secrets and tips given in this book!

The story is sweet and easy to follow.  The pictures are detailed and like the “I Spy” books.  There are not specifics to look for but you can find stuff like underwear on the bed post and skipping ropes and balls.

I actually think that my girls’ room is worse than the little boy’s room.  There are three of them living in a small room; there are three beds, two desks, a dresser, another empty be frame and a toy kitchen.  I would separate them but they just end up sleeping in the same room anyway.  The more I think about it and after reading this book and thinking about the suggestions given I think I need to move one of them over to our “guest / spare” room.  Then at night, they can choose to all sleep in one bed if they want, but that would get some of the stuff out of that one little room.  Maybe that way they can keep it cleaner and enjoy their time in the rooms more often.

Thanks to the authors for a great mini manual for keeping our homes and our rooms clean!  A great book that fits the recommendation of ages 2 to 92.  This book was provided for me to review by the publisher.

How Cleaning My Room Changed My Life by Huma Gruaz and Timothy Young provides the perfect example of how one small aspect of your life can make a big difference in every part of it.

My kids rooms are normally the most clean rooms in the house. I feel as though they deserve to sleep in a place that is not full of stuff all over the place. Our main living areas is what accumulates the most stuff. As we read this book, it really made me aware of how much easier life can be if we just return things to their place when we are done. We all know this, but when its there in black and white and you see an example, it really hits home.

My girls really enjoyed this story and sat beside me quietly as I read it to them. We also were shared this book with a friend. Her and I were discussing cleaning one evening and I still had this book out. I showed it to her and she asked to borrow it. She did not plan to, but read the story herself before she read it to her kids. She agreed that it was great story for all.

This book teaches and shows you how what habits you form when you are young can make life easier today, as well as in the future. The helpful cleaning hints at the back of the book are a added bonus. Old and young will benfit from this book. This book was provided by the publisher for review

Written by Huma Gruaz and Mark Rosenweig
Alpaytac Inc, Publisher

I received a copy of this book for review (from the publisher) just in the nick of time. I have five children at home and my stepdaughter visits with us for the summer. I received this book the week before her visit and used it to get my eight year old daughter to clean up her room for her step-sister’s visit!

How Cleaning My Room Changed My Life teaches kids the importance of cleaning. This is the story of Sam, an ordinary kid who is complete unorganized and suffering the consequences of a messy room. Sam is in jeopardy of losing his best friend if he cannot find a very special item he borrowed from her. He decides it is time to clean up his life a little. The story and colorful pictures kept the attention of all my younger children from cover to cover.

The step-by-step guide, "Secrets of Cleanland," at the end of the story is a valuable resource. It includes organization tips, easy-to-remember rhymes to help make cleaning fun and a certificate at the end of the book to encourage the child to continue living a more organized life.

I still owe my daughter the stick vacuum like Sam had in the story. That is definitely an investment I am very willing to make in order to get my children more organized! Thank you Huma Gruaz.