tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60791542024-02-03T05:46:49.939-06:00Book KittenMUSINGS FROM A LIBRARY GODDESS <br>EXTRAORDINAIRE WHO HAS RECENTLY <br>EMBARKED ON AN EXCITING NEW
<br>ADVENTURE AS A WIFE
<br>AND NEW MAMAUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-41873371120986714722014-08-04T08:13:00.000-05:002014-08-04T08:37:50.259-05:00A Brief Sojourn off the Social Media GridLast Tuesday, I did something I'd been thinking of for a while but just hadn't been able to commit to: I temporarily deactivated my Facebook page. For a while, I've been considering that there are better uses of my time and attention than checking Facebook a hundred times a day to avoid missing anything. And so, after a day that left me wishing my world was a little quieter, I did it.
I'm not Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-17479108566108792982014-07-22T15:37:00.003-05:002014-07-22T15:37:45.987-05:00
So much joy for a mere $5. Perfection.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-18418989630110506562014-07-22T08:54:00.000-05:002014-08-04T08:52:17.029-05:00#100happydaysHave y'all seen the #100happy days challenge currently making the rounds? It's a pretty simple premise: every day, for 100 days in a row, notice something that makes you happy, take a picture of it, and share. You can share via Facebook, instagram, tumblr, twitter, or by email. You have the option to limit how many people you share with by changing your settings or even your hashtag.
I know manyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-76563239742715635352014-07-22T08:33:00.000-05:002014-07-22T08:33:00.562-05:00once again......I've fallen far behind on my blog and, once again, I have an excuse:
Meet Penelope Grace. Poppy. Of course, she's been here since January and has grown a smidge by now:
She's pretty amazing but, if I thought life was crazy with a toddler, life with a toddler and a newbie is even more so.
I'm going to try to be back, though I honestly don't know what direction the blog will take. Will IUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-55532522496538494172013-08-15T21:02:00.003-05:002013-08-15T21:05:26.060-05:00Slightly uncomfortable credit claiming
I have recently had a very cool quote appear on my Facebook feed a number of times. Various parenting sites are reposting the picture and it always gets a number of shares and "likes," thus helping it spread more.
Everytime I see it, I smile, but I am every so slightly unnerved, too. Why? Because this is my work, uncredited, and appearing in a number of places. I cannot lay Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-42273931133921184052013-08-07T15:52:00.001-05:002013-08-07T16:28:55.151-05:00By the by...While I've been very remiss in keeping up with reviews as of late, I have been writing snapshot reviews of titles I have read this past year. I have been posting these on a Pinterest Board and have included all books except books for the very young. While I've read far less this past year than usual, perhaps you'll see a title that looks good to you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-59622563368690754352013-08-07T15:44:00.000-05:002013-08-07T15:46:52.860-05:00Nature Counts!
Max loves nature, a propensity I am doing my best to encourage. We try to spend some time outside every day, rain or shine. We visit our local Nature Center for playdates and programs, as well as just to hike and explore on our own. I recently watched him spend a happy half hour following an ant around the deck, giggling as he watched it navigate the jungle of his toys.
His delightUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-37024409295047435462013-08-07T14:47:00.003-05:002013-08-07T14:47:35.619-05:00Lazy Daisy, Cranky Frankie and other delights
"This is my cow, she's called Daisy.
She should eat grass but she's too lazy."
Even before the first lines of Lazy Daisy, Cranky Frankie by Mary Ellen Jordan and Andrew Weldon, children are treated to a peek of the singular farm they'll be visiting. The end papers show an orderly place sparsely populated with animals. Everything looks as it should be. The next page, though, features a hyper, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-42153169184017380572013-08-01T22:36:00.000-05:002013-08-02T09:35:06.950-05:00I support you
I don't think I have written publically about my breastfeeding journey before, but the time feels right...
I knew I wanted to nurse my child as soon as I saw the double line on the pregnancy test. It seemed like the only logical choice to me. Nothing against formula feeding - I, myself, was formula fed as a child - but I wanted a nursing relationship with my child. I read lots of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-16671879508042557342013-07-15T14:33:00.000-05:002013-07-15T14:33:19.993-05:00Big NewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-50943177934317113582013-06-19T06:17:00.002-05:002013-06-19T06:22:21.791-05:00Stay tuned...I've been away for a bit, dealing with everything Life throws at us, but I will be back in the next week or two. I have a nice big stack of picture books to review for you and will likely be having my first ever giveaway, so check back in!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-59229982542289322902013-01-28T11:02:00.003-06:002013-01-28T11:03:01.298-06:00Whew!Really surprised - and disappointed! - not to see Wonder recognized, but a really great group of winners overall. I'll be back sometime later to clean up the formatting, add links, etc. Happy Awards Day!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-34806620389295163312013-01-28T11:01:00.004-06:002013-01-29T06:32:20.289-06:002013 John Newbery Medal
Winner
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Honors
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz
Bomb: the Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon written by Steve Sheinkin
Three Times Lucky by Sheila TurnageUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-62484533346250122722013-01-28T10:59:00.001-06:002013-01-29T06:29:22.895-06:002013 Randolph Caldecott Medal
Winner
This is Not My Hat illustrated and written by Jon Klassen
Honors
Creepy Carrots illustrated by Peter Brown, written by Aaron Reynolds
Extra Yarn illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Bennett
Green illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
One Cool Friend illustrated by David Small, written by Toni Buzzeo
Sleep Like a Tiger illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Mary Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-72456294330345547662013-01-28T10:53:00.000-06:002013-01-29T06:34:09.129-06:002013 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
Winner
Up, Tall and High written and illustrated by Ethan Long
Honors
Let's Go for a Drive written and illustrated by Mo Willems
Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons written by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
Rabbit and Robot: the Sleepover written and illustrated by Cece BellUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-64893892473394482592013-01-28T10:50:00.003-06:002013-01-29T06:37:08.392-06:002013 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
Katherine PatersonUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-58644097829801771282013-01-28T10:49:00.004-06:002013-01-29T06:20:34.430-06:002013 Andrew Carnegie Medal
Anna, Emma and the Condors produced by Katja TornemanUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-78040897129443308392013-01-28T10:48:00.002-06:002013-01-29T06:50:45.981-06:002013 Robert F. Sibert Medal
Winner:
Bomb: the Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon written by Steve Sheinkin
Honors
Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by Robert Byrd
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose
Titanic: Voices From the Disaster by Deborah HopkinsonUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-26418491148107595422013-01-28T10:46:00.001-06:002013-01-29T06:50:34.120-06:00Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Winner
My Family for the War written by Anne C. Voorhoeve, translated by Tammi Reichel, published by Dial Books
Honors
A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return written and illustrated by Zeina Abirached, translated by Edward Gauvin, published by Graphic Universe, a division of Lerner Publishing Group
Son of a Gun written and translated by Anne de Graaf, published by Eerdmans Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-25435476394434846612013-01-28T10:42:00.002-06:002013-01-29T06:38:07.347-06:00May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
Andrea Davis Pinkney will deliver the 2014 Arbuthnot lectureUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-17772021581498677552013-01-28T10:41:00.001-06:002013-01-29T06:44:54.924-06:002013 Pura Belpre Award for Text
Winner
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Honor
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia ManzanoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-10901547625580981402013-01-28T10:37:00.003-06:002013-01-29T06:07:00.766-06:002013 Pura Belpre Award for Illustration
Winner
Martin de Porres: the Rose in the Desert illustrated by David Diaz, written by Gary D. Schmidt
no honor booksUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-11442236182547827872013-01-28T10:35:00.003-06:002013-01-29T06:49:41.642-06:002013 Michael L. Printz Award
Winner
In Darkness by Nick Lake
Honors
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Dodger by Terry Pratchett
The White Bicycle by Beverly BrennaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-29175066406129396612013-01-28T10:32:00.001-06:002013-01-28T21:52:56.514-06:002013 Odyssey Award for Audiobook Excellence
Winner
The Fault in Our Stars written by John Green, narrated by Kate Rudd and produced by Brilliance Audio
Honors
Artemis Fowl: the Last Guardian written by Eoin Colfer, narrated by Nathaniel Parker and produced by Listening Library
Ghost Knight written by Cornelia Funke, narrated by Elliot Hill and produced by Listening Library
Monstrous Beauty written by Elizabeth Fama, narrated by Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079154.post-30504777613249854012013-01-28T10:30:00.000-06:002013-01-29T06:49:27.229-06:002013 YALSA Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults
Winner
Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Finalists
Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different by Karen Blumenthal
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose
Titanic: Voices From the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March by Cynthia LevinsonUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0