Next up in the series of "Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights" is....Random House! Moonhorse by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by S.M. Saelig 9780679867098, $7.99, Pub. Date: April 2010 Though I haven't read the full text yet, this lullaby bedtime story written by the author of The Magic Treehouse series sounds lyrical and dreamy, with soft delicate … Continue reading Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights – Random House
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Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights – HarperCollins
This week marks the beginning of the summer buying season."Summer?" you might be asking yourself. "But it's January!" That's how it works, folks. We buy months in advance, and sometimes we forget how excited we were by the time a book actually comes out. To that end, here is a list of some things to … Continue reading Summer 2010 Picturebook Highlights – HarperCollins
All I Want for the Holidays is…
Faces have been stuffed, candles lit, carols sung, and all other manner of holiday traditions, whatever your winter holiday of choice, have been perpetrated. It is now time to take stock and think of those things you actually wanted for the holidays.Here are the big ticket items on my wishlist for this year:First and foremost … Continue reading All I Want for the Holidays is…
Recognize that voice?
Dear friends,I'm excited, proud, and slightly embarrassed to present my voice on the air! This is the answer to those days when you say to yourself,You know what I've been missing? A little of Rebeca's voice in my ear. Now that would really perk up my day. I'm gonna have to give her a call. … Continue reading Recognize that voice?
Book Review: Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyHardcover: 9780385342308, $23Intriguing cover. Interesting premise. Snotty British accents. Child narrator interested in chemistry and the properties of poison. Murder over stamp collecting.It all sounds like it would lead to a rompy, well-written, literary, murder mystery of a novel doesn't it? And it almost does, with … Continue reading Book Review: Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Procrastination Reviews #2: The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry
The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie BerryHardcover, 9781599903347, $16.99The second book in the exciting "Procrastination Reviews" series, I picked this one up off the shelf when I was searching for an appropriate book to send to the 14/15 year-old girl in the Odyssey Bookshop's Gift of Reading Program. This is a program where people sign up … Continue reading Procrastination Reviews #2: The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry
Procrastination Reviews #1: The Compound by S.A. Boden
The key to successful procrastination: do something that is halfway legitimate; extra points if you can turn that something halfway legitimate into more work because of its very pseudo-legitimacy. Case in point: in order to procrastinate the three papers I have hanging over my head, I've read two teen novels (for my job, not for … Continue reading Procrastination Reviews #1: The Compound by S.A. Boden
Book Review: Fire by Kristin Cashore
Fire by Kristin CashorePublication date: October 2009Hardcover: 9780803734616, $17.99Also counts for Chunkster Challenge, Book 2.First of all, let me just say that, particularly as first novels, Graceling and Fire (and Kristin Cashore, for writing them) are an inspiration. I really enjoyed Graceling, and despite the fact that I'm apparently reviewing primarily fantasy books recently, I … Continue reading Book Review: Fire by Kristin Cashore
Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman – 2009 Newbery Award Winner
2009 Newbery Award Winner - The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanI realize I may be one of the last people to finish this book - my co-worker, Nieves, has been trying to get me to read it since it first came out (congratulations to her for reading a book before me and being the first … Continue reading Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman – 2009 Newbery Award Winner
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