I really wish that Tell Me a Mitzi were still in print. I loved that book, so much.
I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.
Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Hil R. - Oct 12, 2012 4:36:23 pm PDT #19901 of 28344
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Jessica - Oct 12, 2012 5:28:07 pm PDT #19902 of 28344
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I was going to say Paper Bag Princess too. If it's a new-baby gift, though, go with the Knuffle Bunny trilogy. Or an Elephant and Piggie book. (Today I Will Fly or Watch Me Throw The Ball for starters.)
smonster - Oct 12, 2012 5:31:46 pm PDT #19903 of 28344
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I really wish that Tell Me a Mitzi were still in print. I loved that book, so much.
OMG, we had that book and read it to pieces (not literally). My mom probably has it stashed away with the rest of our prized baby books. Our first cat was named Mitzi, though I'm not sure there was a connection.
Cass - Oct 12, 2012 7:44:36 pm PDT #19904 of 28344
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I'm trying to remember the story of Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls but I really only remember that I loved the name and cover. And wanted the poster when it came out. The floor below me did the design and I coveted. Maybe I still do.
DebetEsse - Oct 12, 2012 7:47:46 pm PDT #19905 of 28344
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Wolves in the Walls is probably not an appropriate baby gift...Blueberry Girl doesn't so much have a story, but is very nice.
Seconding Knuffle Bunny
Aims suggest Fancy Nancy as a possibility, or the Olivia books...
Kat - Oct 13, 2012 2:05:43 am PDT #19906 of 28344
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
The Olivia books are a fave in our house. But for a baby, we loved the Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton.
Kat - Oct 13, 2012 2:05:44 am PDT #19907 of 28344
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
The Olivia books are a fave in our house. But for a baby, we loved the Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton.
flea - Oct 13, 2012 2:43:38 am PDT #19908 of 28344
information libertarian
I like "Katy and the Big Snow." Katy is a bulldozer, and the strongest one (they don't send her out for just little snows). Nothing is made of the fact that she's a female bulldozer; it's just taken for granted.
(Mike Mulligan's steam shovel is also female.)
Jesse - Oct 13, 2012 4:07:42 am PDT #19909 of 28344
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I just got an email from Powells about 30% Mo Willems titles, if that's of interest.
smonster - Oct 13, 2012 6:28:05 am PDT #19910 of 28344
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
A good friend of mine wrote a vampire book, and I think it's a helluva first novel. It's available free for Amazon download for the next few days; check it out if so inclined! [link]
Here's a snippet of a summary I agree with:
Redlisted is a book that features strange delusions, dreams, forgotten memories, and mind control. It presents an engaging puzzle of plot lines and back stories that the reader gradually deciphers. The vampires in this book are neither depressingly Gothic nor sickeningly romanticized. They're both modern and timeless, and deal with contemporary problems while juggling ancient powers.
Best of all is that Redlisted features a sensible, tough, capable heroine. Though Kate often finds herself in dangerous, disorienting situations she never lets circumstances get the best of her. Though she suffers through some pretty gruesome trials, she never plays the victim.