Books Posts

Have you ever heard of Jon Scieszka?  *(by the way, he will tell you his last name is pronounced in a way that it rhymes with FRESCA)  He has been a children's author for many years.  Most of his books used to be illustrated by Lane Smith.  In the teaching world, those two names went together like Christmas and tree.  Recently Scieszka has started a new series called Truck...

If you are an avid reader, you probably have many favorite books.  If you read many genres, chances are you have favorites in each genre.  I read MANY genres and have favorites in most of them!  One of my favorite genre is Children's literature.  And within that are MANY little parts and pieces.  One of the best parts is the holiday season.  Authors write such lovely ...

I like to have multiple sauces when I eat chicken nuggets.  My favorite is McDonald's spicy mustard.  I like to eat that one paired with honey. Dalton gets this from me...although I do not mix my sauces like he does.I love being a mom to 2 boys.  I love Diet Coke.  I know it's bad for me, I know people say it tastes horrid, but I like it. I also love water. It is my second...

Reading to your child is one of the most fundamentally important things you can do for them (short of feeding them and loving them, of course).  By reading to your child daily, you show them that literacy is important in your world.  Mem Fox once wrote a book about why you should read 1000 books before Kindergarten with your children.  This averages to less than 1 book a day.  ...

Tricking the Tallyman by Jacqueline DaviesThis book was fascinating to me.  That says a lot because I'm not normally very interested in reading non-fiction.  Phineas Bump was one of the first census collectors.  They were called Tallymen back then.  He rode from town to town in Vermont counting people on every farm and in every town.  The numbers he collected were use...

Princess Hyacinth: the surprising tale of a girl who floated by Florence Parry Heide      What a cute, cute story!  Princess Hyacinth "has a problem" the book starts out.  She cannot control the floating, so the only way she can venture outside of the castle is weighted down with items.  Until one day she floats away and Boy (that's his name) rescues her wit...

OK, you didn't think I was going to forget my boys out there right?  These are three books we just got into the library that I think are perfect for boys.  As a matter of fact, when they are cataloged, I will be taking them home to my favorite boys!Dino-Soccer by Lisa Wheeler     I am going to be honest and say I ordered this book because of Dalton.  Then when I ...

I Love You As Big As The World by David Van Buren        This is a gorgeous book.  Not necessarily JUST for girls, but I have found that girls of all ages love to read books about love.  My favorite line from this book was, "I love you as soft as the dew." Fairy Tale Lunches retold by Jane Yolen      This book pairs favorite fairy ta...

Some of the big names in Mystery writing are Tony Hillerman, James Patterson, Diane Mott Davidson, and Lilian Jackson Braun.  I like Diane Mott Davidson's books.  She writes culinary thrillers.  I know that sounds odd, but she includes recipes in her books and there is always a mystery of sorts for her to solve.  In one of the books, she tries to find out who killed the main ch...

In case you have forgotten (not likely), I love books.  I work with books daily, and I buy more books (through the library) than most individuals do.  If anyone out there has a problem with comic books or graphic novels, it's normally someone in my profession or a teacher.  We tend to be book snobs.  Except, I'm not.    I read romance novels.  I read comic boo...