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.
Could just be a hoax, though. I fake some headaches, everyone gets used to poor helpless Spike. Then one day, no warning, I snap a spine, bend a head back, drain 'em dry. Brilliant.
Spike ,'Potential'
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."
Kate P. - Jul 08, 2008 8:07:21 pm PDT #6627 of 28380
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Jesse - Jul 09, 2008 4:49:01 am PDT #6628 of 28380
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Via the Smart Bitches, Big Spankable Asses won the worst cover contest.
lisah - Jul 09, 2008 5:22:06 am PDT #6629 of 28380
Punishingly Intricate
Via the Smart Bitches, Big Spankable Asses won the worst cover contest.
YAY!!!
Volans - Jul 09, 2008 5:28:35 am PDT #6630 of 28380
move out and draw fire
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!
Amy - Jul 09, 2008 6:14:16 am PDT #6631 of 28380
Because books.
Via the Smart Bitches, Big Spankable Asses won the worst cover contest.
I'm so proud.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 09, 2008 6:46:55 am PDT #6632 of 28380
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
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.
Susan W. - Jul 09, 2008 8:23:06 am PDT #6633 of 28380
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
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.
Amy - Jul 09, 2008 8:28:07 am PDT #6634 of 28380
Because books.
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!
Jessica - Jul 09, 2008 8:31:37 am PDT #6635 of 28380
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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.)
Miracleman - Jul 09, 2008 8:33:46 am PDT #6636 of 28380
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Em's a big fan of the Fancy Nancy books.