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Three Picture Books IV

Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

“Today, our baby is not laughing. Not a hint of a dimple or a glimmer of a smile, but a face like thunder!” Though everyone in the family tries to get the baby to smile with tickling and peek-a-boo... ...

Tap Dancing On The Roof

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I’m more than ready for springtime. Like, now. Warm weather, gentle breezes, and long days recharge my batteries. It’s been a mild winter here, so I have no right to complain, oh but complain I will. ...

Three Picture Books III

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Incredible illustrations, not much story. The whole book is Monkey and Me went to see some [insert animal here]. It is very cute that the sock monkey and the girl are acting like the animal right before... ...

Zen and the Art of Faking It

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Loved this book. My sixth-grade daughter loved this book. I’m sure my cats would have loved the book if I had taken the time to read it to them. When San Lee moves to a new school, he always adjusts his... ...

Rickshaw Girl

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I’m bringing back a book from one whole year ago, Rickshaw Girl, by Mitali Perkins. Naima is a girl on the verge of heading out of the salwar kameez (long-sleeved tunics over cotton pants) and into a... ...

Three Picture Books II

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Three recent — and good — picture book additions in my fair library. I’m thinking of making these Three Picture Books posts a new thing for this blog, since I have a steady... ...

Great Texas Hampster Drive

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

My eight-year-old really wants a hamster. She asks every once in a while, and we go to the pet store to see them every chance we get. She doesn’t whine about it, but she brings home a school ...

Worse Than Meatloaf

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Today I’m giving you a poem that made me laugh out loud from an excellent, funny book, Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf, by Jennifer Holm. ...

Sturdy Books

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Recently a good friend of mine had a favor to ask of me. She has a young baby and requested some board book suggestions. As it so happens, I had just seen some interesting almost-board books that came into my library. ...

Kimchi Calamari

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Earlier this year, there was some nice blog buzz about a book by Rose Kent, Kimchi & Calamari. It looked interesting, but it took my library months to order it and then another ... ...

Three Picture Books

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

It really takes looking at Orange Pear Apple Bear, by Emily Gravett, to get why everyone is talking about this book. It is so simple, but so perfect. Using just four words — okay, one extra word at the end ... ...

Carver

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

I am surrounded by junk. I can’t clear it out. A lack of time and energy does play a huge part in the steady accumulation of stuff. But the process of cleaning up takes ...

The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

When I was about ten years old, I stole a roll of ribbon from a fabric store. The roll had maybe two feet left on it and for some reason I can’t explain now, I had to have it. That night I felt ...

Three Picture Books

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

No big introduction, just a sentence to say that here are three picture books that have caught my eye lately. ...

The Year of the Rat

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The third graders at my daughters’ school celebrated Chinese New Year recently bringing in with style the Year of the Rat. ...

Flower Fairy Series

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:05:47 +0000

The Cicely Mary Barker books have been repackaged as “Flower Fairies Friends Chapter Books” in a series that includes the one my family readButtercup and the Fairy Gold. ...

Real Books for Real Readers

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

One of the bestselling preschool books of recent times was Walter the Farting Dog. At the same time the American Library Association named as one of its best books Michael Rosen’s Sad ...

Oh, Someday

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

As I was on the computer rather late, these thoughts popped into my head in sequence and in almost perfect haiku form. With a bit of tweaking I had the following MotherReader original... ...

Beach Book Round-Up

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Before summer totally ends, let me share my four favorite of last year. If you want to relive those pleasant days when the tide ruled your day, pick up one of these wonderful books. ...