Our Weekly Progress:
We got hit with snow this week! I spent more days at home with my hunny than I did at work! What a blessing. And what a good lot of books to be curled up at home with! It was difficult to pick a favorite, but in the end, I had to admit that I just loved this one the most:
Our Weekly Favorite:
We got hit with snow this week! I spent more days at home with my hunny than I did at work! What a blessing. And what a good lot of books to be curled up at home with! It was difficult to pick a favorite, but in the end, I had to admit that I just loved this one the most:
Our Weekly Favorite:
Title: Gladys Goes Out to Lunch
Author/Illustrator: Derek Anderson
Rating: 5 stars
Summary: "At the zoo Gladys eats bananas for breakfast, bananas for lunch, and even bananas for dinner. But one day Gladys smells something even better than bananas. Could it be pizza? Ice cream? Or something altogether better?"
Why I Loved it:
- What a great story line! My daughter is "learning how to turn pages" (reaching out and touching every page), and I actually got impatient waiting for her, because I wanted to know what was going to happen! This book was genuinely suspenseful!
- The pictures were awesome. I was cracking up at the illustrated antics of the zookeepers who were chasing Gladys. Not to mention the chocolate mousse that was shaped like a moose!
- The ending was perfect. I don't want to give anything away, but I couldn't have thought up a better ending myself- and believe me, I usually try.
- The author's note at the end. Read it. That's all I'll say.
- The recipe at the end of the story makes it an all-day activity theme instead of just a story-time reading. Have I mentioned that I love this book?
Other
Books We Read This Week:
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Title: Bedtime!
Author: Christine Anderson
Illustrator: Steven Salerno
Rating: 4 stars
I liked this story of a girl who doesn't want to go to bed- until her mom starts the bedtime routine with the dog instead! Pretty cute. I would read this story again.
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Title: Disappearing Desmond
Author/Illustrator: Anna Alter
Rating: 3 stars
The story teaches a good lesson about friendship and reaching out to notice and include others. I just didn't find the telling of it especially gripping.
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Title: Momo and Snap
Author/Illustrator: Airlie Anderson
Rating: 3 stars
Interestingly, this book tells an entire story using only one-word (or, more accurately, one-sound) speech bubbles. It was good, but not outstanding. I probably wouldn't buy this book or read it more than once.
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Title: A Photo for Greta
Author/Illustrator: Anna Alter
Rating: 2 stars
This book was very "ehh..."
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Title: Romeo and Lou Blast Off
Author/Illustrator: Derek Anderson
Rating: 4 stars I really liked this book. The illustrations added to the humor. |
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Title: The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrator: Ard Hoyt
Rating: 5 stars
The storyline was funny and interesting, if you can get over the weirdness of a girl whose hair has a mind of its own. (Which actually reminds me of a My Strange Addiction episode where a woman names her hair and carries it around in a basket...) Back on topic. The illustrations made this book. You could spend a lot more time looking at the pictures than reading the actual story.
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Title: Blaze Finds the Trail
Author/Illustrator: C.W. Anderson
Rating: 3 stars
I thought this was a nice story, but it did seem quite dated. (It was written in 1950.) The black and white drawings weren't as captivating as they could have been.
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Title: The Serpent Came to Gloucester
Author: M. T. Anderson
Illustrator: Bagram Ibatoulline
Rating: 5 stars
I loved this book! I was intrigued from the beginning after I read that this book is based on a true story. I will say that this book seems more like a poem geared towards adults than a storybook geared towards children. The language was difficult, and a bit old-english-y sounding. The rhyme scheme and symbolism reminded me of something I would have studied in a high school English class. But the truth is, I enjoyed my high school English classes, and I enjoyed this book as well!
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Title: The Princess of 8th Street
Author/Illustrator: Linas Alsenas
Rating: 3 stars
You can't judge a book by the cover. Too bad- I thought this one was going to be GREAT. I mean, there was glitter on the cover. And it was good, but it just didn't quite live up to my high expectations.
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