Little Skink’s Tail by Janet Halfmann, Illustrated by Laurie Allen Klein

My boys and I laid in bed the other morning and read Little Skink’s Tail by Janet Halfmann and illustrated by Laurie Allen Klein.  Seriously, nothing is better than lounging in bed before getting up while reading picture books aloud.  Even better that the book was within arms reach of the bed thus not even [...]

New York Times Bestsellers – March 28th

The New York Times Bestseller List
March 28th, 2010
Hardcover Fiction

THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s ­Mississippi.
HOUSE RULES, by Jodi Picoult.  A teenage boy with Asperger’s syndrome is accused of murder.
THE SILENT SEA, by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul.  Juan Cabrillo and [...]

When I’m Not Reading . . .

. . . (and also blogging it seems this week) I’m cleaning out the house. 
RUTHLESS DE-CLUTTERING.
Throwing out prescription medication from five years ago, an entire recycling bin of paper.  Reorganizing my pantry and kitchen cupboards.  Half the stuff from the black hole of a basement is now gone.  I’ve decided that I’m sick and [...]

Tomorrow is Purple Day – Supporting Epilepsy Around the World

March 26th is Purple Day, an international day to promote epilepsy awareness and my friend and fellow book blogger Cari from Book Scoops is hosting a Purple Day mini-challenge.
Cari’s beautiful daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy five months ago.  Cari and I not only attend book club together but my little boy really loves to play [...]

Library Loot!

No book covers today simply because the book covers this week aren’t exciting enough to make it worth my time.
For the first time, I don’t have any new fiction checked out for me.  Lots of reference books and books that the boys checked out on their own.  Their daddy is so happy when he [...]