Tuesday, June 28, 2011

# 47 -- ROOM

I can't even begin to tell you about this book. It is amazing, horrible, hopeful, terrible...there are so many emotions that you run through when you read it.

Emma Donoghue has written an amazing story.

I'll leave it up to you to pick up and read, but the faint of heart should choose something else.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Reviewed Children's Books





These five books are in a stack of titles I've gotten to review for my new library. I wanted to add some new children's books to the collection and picked these from our district's review library. Now I will get to add them to my library.

Testing the Ice is a true story of Jackie Robinson after he has retired from baseball. It has wonderful illustrations and is a sweet story.

Basketball Belles is the story of one of the earliest girl's basketball teams from Stanford. Written very simplistically for young readers, it's still has good information and nice illustrations.

How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? is another in a series of the "How do dinosaurs..." books. I love the drawings and the storylines. Each one is cute and fun to read.

A Sick Day for Amos McGee is a sweet story of a zoo keeper and how he visits his animals each day. When he stays home sick one day, the animals come to visit him.

And finally, Pirate vs. Pirate is the story of the two "best/worst" pirates in the world and their competition to out-do each other in their quest to be number one!

I love picture books and can't wait to get these in my library! (You can click on the pictures to go to Amazon and read about each book.)

Friday, June 3, 2011