In addition to the various exploratory adventures I've had here in California (like trips to the Central Library, Santa Monica Pier, and Griffith Park), I've also been doing a fair share of exploratory reading about my new home. The landscape, weather, and plants (animals too!) are just *different* than what I am used to from my Michigan Great ( Read more... )

Sometimes a book comes to you at just the right moment. Gossamer, by Lois Lowry, did just that for me. I picked it up recently (I had requested it at my library) and decided to read it last night. I had seen it listed on some websites as a possible Newberry book for 2007, wouldn't it be fun to have read it before that and then get to add it to ( Read more... )

end of July/August books:

67. Regarding the Sink by Kate Klise, illustrated by M Sarah Klise
68. Regarding the Trees by Kate Klise, illustrated by M Sarah Klise
These two are excellent. The characters are eccentric and hilarious! They follow an earlier book I read called Regarding the Fountain.

69. Paul Moves Out by Michel Rabagliati *graphic ( Read more... )