105 Ways to Give a Book

Asleep at the Wheel

I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted anything. I blame my habit of writing up notes on books at home, work, or PTA meetings and then doing NOTHING WITH THEM. Apparently, they don't magically transform themselves into posts, so lesson learned.

Other than not turning my notes into coherent reviews, I've been keeping up on the Cybils nominations and background organizational work. I made a weekend trip home to see my mother and niece where my Internet access depends on random unguarded wireless. I spent time and emotional energy on the Kid's musical, Seussical. She played Mayzie La Bird and was flawless in her performance with a bluesy voice and brassy attitude. (The video is on Facebook, fyi.) The election has also kept me mentally occupied in a nail-biting sort of way, and I'm really tackling my household clutter... at my own snail's pace.

Being back in the library, I've been seeing some great new picture books. The middle-grade stuff has also been tempting, but I haven't had the time to do nearly enough reading at home. But hopefully I can share some of my favorites here... as soon as I decipher my notes.

3 comments:

The Pen and Ink Blogspot said...

Can you link us to the Facebook video? I would love to see it.

Ashlee Stalling said...

We all get busy from time to time, sometimes it's nice to get caught up in what you enjoy! My girls and I found a great book, A Mango in the Hand by Antonio Sacre. It's written in proverbs with great illustrations using English and Spanish words. Great for my little ones to enjoy what they can read and learn!If anyone has read it or wants to check it out you can find it at antoniosacre.com! Let me know what you think!

Anonymous said...

I find if you write something and put it in your drafts folder, it doesn't finish and post itself, either. I have to do everything around my blog.