I just finished reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl tonight and couldn’t help but quickly post the Mike Teavee song lyrics as written by Dahl (who also wrote the screenplay for the Gene Wilder version).
First half of the song omitted. This is the second half:
“All right!” you’ll cry. “All right!” [...]
Can anybody tell me the gestation period of an elephant? No? Let me share. An elephant is pregnant for about 22 months! That’s almost two years people! Can you imagine being pregnant for two years?! Thanks, but no thanks.
My boys and I have been excited ALL summer (photo on the left is my baby about [...]
In full honesty and transparency I was a little excited to receive Dork Diaries: Tales from a NOT-SO-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell for review. This author certainly knows how to promote herself. First the book arrived in a box, not an envelope. With tissue. Yes, tissue. Inside the tissue was a really cute pink [...]
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August 26th, 2009
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I was drawn to Wife of the Gods, An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery by Kwei Quartey for the cover alone. I just love how African it feels.
Wife of the Gods is a whodunit murder mystery and in full honesty if the book wasn’t set in Africa without its many African themes and traditions [...]
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August 17th, 2009
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Although I rarely talk about them on my blog, I love watching movies! Ever since having kids, it’s near impossible to actually see a new release in the theater, although I may not be there on opening night, there are a ton of movies coming out this summer and fall that are based on some [...]