Showing posts with label It's Monday. Show all posts
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Monday, February 22, 2016

It's Monday... February 22

























(Hmmm.... it seems as though my embedded tweets are coming through as text only some places. Argh.)
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Monday, February 15, 2016

It's Monday... February 15th





















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Monday, January 20, 2014

It is Monday... January 20



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This graphic novel tells the stories of three brave dogs (and their soldiers) during three different wars - WWI, WWII and the Vietnam War. 

Visit author Sheila Keenan's Blog for a peek inside the book.




The 5sters and I read this one together. We have enjoyed many of the books in this Princess Tales series of short fairy tales, and we loved twist of Cinderella being a boy named Cinderellis.

More about this series on Gail Carson Levine's Website



The Bud liked the audio book of the Doll People so much, we continued the adventure with the audio book of The Meanest Doll in the World this week.

There is an Auntie Sara in our lives, just like in the books, and the 5sters get a particular pleasure out of saying her name like the doll character Tiffany does in the audio version… much to my sister's dismay.



I have been busy re-reading this stack. 
I am looking forward to discussing these titles with folks at ALA Midwinter!



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Monday, January 13, 2014

It is Monday... January 13




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More about Zebra Forest on the Author's Website




Activity and discussion guide



It's the Tell Tale Heart for the early reader set, only no gore and a much happier ending.






The Bud and I are both huge Zita fans and were so excited to read a digital ARC of the Return of Zita the Spacegirl last week.
Zita fans everywhere are going to love this action packed end to the Zita trilogy.
Look for Return of Zita the Spacegirl at your local bookstore this May.


Zita the Spacegirl Book 1:



Zita the Spacegirl Book 2 - Legends of Zita the Spacegirl:

















Any other Avatar: The Last Airbender fans out there?





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Monday, January 6, 2014

It is Monday... January 6

It has been a wonderful winter break and start of 2014!
It's currently 20 degrees below zero and all K-12 schools across Minnesota are closed, so I am enjoying an extra day home with the 5sters.


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The Bud and I finished the audio book of Neversink just before winter break. He loves animal fantasy adventure stories, so this was right up his alley. 
The narrator has great voices for the animal characters.








 Another amazing novel in verse and alternating perspectives by the fabulous Helen Frost.
Short and powerful
Historical and engaging
This book sits in the back of your mind for a long time.

 More information on Helen Frost's website.






The 2013 National Book Award Winner - Young People's Literature





This is our current audiobook in the car. It's an old favorite and so fun to come back to with the 5sters.

I've recently made the realization that the Bud loves animal fantasy stories, and we hadn't read The One and Only Ivan! ~gasp!~
I saved it to start over break with the 5sters, and they are in love.










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