Whoa, July. That’s. . .the month I’m having a baby. Also, I have not even started Little Bee yet because, this may come as a shock, but it’s a hugely popular book and I’m still waiting for a copy to come in to my library. I have put in a request for the hardcover, the paperback, the audio, and the…
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Printz Predictions
Some of you may be familiar with the Printz award – it’s basically like the Newbery for young adult books. I know there is a lot of discussion (that I have participated in) about the Newbery not picking awesome books, but even despite that, I generally think the Newbery picks make sense, even if I don’t, myself, care for them….
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Ivy’s Ever After by Dawn Lairamore
8 of 10: Ivy’s Ever After is a delightful fairy tale about a princess unwilling to wait around for the prince, who turns out to be a dud anyway, to rescue her from her tower and the dragon who guards her. Funny, clean, and a quick read, I’d be handing this off to the older girls at my elementary schools…
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Diaper Bags and Days Off
Good heavens, I love you people. I ask you about a diaper bag and over ninety of you offer an opinion. I counted up the votes a day or so ago but now with additional votes trickling in, my numbers are all off and I am not motivated enough to recount. The long and short of it is that the…
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37 Weeks: Baby #1
Full term, my friends. I’m still feeling good – I haven’t yet hit a point where I’m uncomfortable enough to be wishing this pregnancy over. For now, I’m enjoying these last few weeks of it just being Bart and me.