The Mayor ,'End of Days'
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."
I hated feeling the dread,but somehow I didn't at the same time. And Jack's aging felt even worse because I knew what was happening soon. Just a perfect feeling of never enough, and what does matter
But I'm still very tangled up in Superpowers. Reading it around July 4th was fitting.
That book's last 200 pages felt so terrible extraneous to me. Sigh.
That's my favorite part of the whole book! I loved reading about the sisters' lives as they grew up. It does feel like a separate book, but to me it's the more interesting one.
Via the Smart Bitches, Big Spankable Asses won the worst cover contest.
Via the Smart Bitches, Big Spankable Asses won the worst cover contest.
YAY!!!
YAY BSA!!!
OK, I finished Superpowers. I had to lock myself in the bathroom at home, and then sit in the parking lot at work to read, but I couldn't stop. Bravo!
Via the Smart Bitches, Big Spankable Asses won the worst cover contest.
I'm so proud.
I now am in possession of Knut's book. Looking forward to getting to it. I'd love to have a drive-by post by the guy.
And now, for a different level of literary...
I'm looking for more picture books Annabel might enjoy. She adores the Mo Willems Pigeon books, she's liked the Kevin Henkes books we've read to her so far (Chester's Way and Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse), and she loves Tyrannosaurus Drip. Basically, I'm looking for something not too long, but with a definite plot, humor, and fun illustrations.
Also, around what age would you typically start reading to a kid from chapter books? I'd love to start Little House in the Big Woods with her soon, but I don't think her attention span is really there yet, and she'd probably be disappointed by the relative lack of pictures. She'll sometimes get annoyed when some important action is only narrated rather than illustrated.
The Max and Ruby books by Rosemary Williams are funny. Very droll.
Sara loves all of the How Do Dinosaurs...? books. (How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food, ... Say Good Night, etc.)
Rachel Fister's Blister and Cousin Ruth's Loose Tooth are hysterical. By Amy ... Brown? I think.
If your library has them, any of the Alison Lester books -- Celeste Sails to Spain, Tessa Snaps Snakes, etc.
Also: Martha Speaks, Gregory the Terrible Eater, Ella Sarah Gets Dressed, and anything by Diane Goode (which are favorites of mine because the illustrations of 1920s Paris are gorgeous).
For a start!
What about something like Eloise or Hetty and Harriet? Not chapter-book length, but longer than your average picture book, and still illustrated.
I also love Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type and Giggle Giggle Quack!, which Annabel would probably appreciate much more than Dylan does. (He loves hearing Giggle Giggle Quack because of the animal sounds, but I'm not sure he's actually getting the jokes.)