Library Finds

Here are a few great finds we are reading now from our local library...

The Favorite Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris~ The girls love these stories! If you have never read them they are a must read! Don't be afraid of the dialect. If you are not sure you can read it Google Uncle Remus stories and you will find audio files you can listen to to get and ear for the dialect!

Kate Greenaway's Mother Goose and The Baby's Lap Book by Kay Chorao ~ These two books have beautiful illustrations in them. You don't want your little ones to miss out on these classic treats. I do have to add that while reading Mother Goose a while back I would leave out a line and allow the girls to fill in the blank. I said, "Little Bo Peep ___?___" N said, "Sat on A Sheep!" Well I just about died laughing. So tonight while reading Mother Goose I said, "Jack and Jill went up a hill to fetch a pail of __?___ "and N said "water". I read, "Jack fell down and broke his___?___ " N said, "LEG"! R said "that does not rhyme!" I just laughed! Who knew how funny Mother Goose could be!



The Golden Treasury of Fairy Tales with pictures by J. P Miller, Richard Scarry, Gustaf Tenggren, and other favorite artists ~ I love this book because the stories are not Disney but they are not the long drawn out Grimm's brothers fairy tales. The illustrations are wonderful! A great bedtime story book.

Frankly Scarlet

Well, it's no secret I have a love affair with Gone With The Wind. The story is stuck in my brain. It's a book unlike any book. Even after reading the book I still love the movie! It's a beautiful story!

With all that being said I have a second love, Vera Bradley!

Now, what brings the two together....

Frankly Scarlet

It's one of the new fall colors. Now, I will admit it's not my favorite but I think I will have to have one. How can I pass up on having my favorite handbag named after my favorite book? lol

I'm really thinking about getting the travel items I have been wanting like this...

Hanging Organizer or this Cosmetic Case .

Oh, well... That's all the wishing I have time for today.

If you don't have a Vera....what are you waiting for? LOL!

Scarlett & Rhett

Ok, So I got lost again. It's not too hard for me if its a good book.

Scarlett was like reading Margaret Mitchell. I could not tell the author was a different woman. She did a great job. She picked up right were Mitchell left off. It was a perfect sequel. I will have to say that the last few chapters dragged a bit but the ending was worth it.

Rhett....What can I say. I love and hated this book. It starts with Rhett's childhood. You don't even meet Scarlett till the middle of the book. I first expected it to be about Rhett and Scarlett but it's not in the least. It's about Rhett and why he was the way he was. (profound I know. lol) Once I was over the shock that Scarlett was not the center of this book I really enjoyed it. You find out who Belle Watling is to Rhett, The whole story behind Rhett's imprisonment for killing the black man, Where Scarlett got the yellow sash to give to Ashley and a few more twist. Now, Rhett Butler's People has a different ending than Scarlett. I liked Rhett's ending better. His book is not really a sequel. You could read it without ever reading Gone With The Wind although I'm not sure why you would want to. :) It follows Mitchell's story with only a few side tracks. You can tell it's written by a man due to the amount of detail difference in his writing style and Mitchell's. It was a refreshing and flabbergasting read!

All in all if you have never read Gone with the Wind, Scarlett or Rhett Butler's People...What are you waiting for. Take a trip into the deep south and enjoy the ride.

Thanks Sue for the books! One of the best graduation gifts a book lover could want!

My Favorite Thing.....

...is a BOOK!

I could get lost for hours in worlds far away. A week ago I was lost in the Civil War! If you have never read this book it's a must read! I want to read it again and I just finished it. So, after graduation which is just 2 weeks away I sure you will find me in a swing reading the beautiful saga again.

At night for a while I have been reading aloud to the girls after they are in bed at night. We read a chapter each night and they love it! We have finished Charlotte's Web, several small chapter books and this is our new read...

If you have never read the Mary Poppins books get them now to read. They are hilarious!!! The girls love them. They are super silly and so much fun! I had no idea but there are 5 different Mary Poppins books. They are good reads for girls or boys.

If you are not reading chapter books to your small ones age 3 and up I really suggest you start. They will love it and you will help build their passion for reading!