Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Library Day

August 5, 2012

I thought it might be fun for awhile to document what books we’ve (girls and I) take out of the library. I’ve kind of been wanting to make a list for awhile because there are some really great books out there and I want to remember them so we can take them our favorites out more than once. For a while now the favorite books in this house are the Gerald and Piggie books by Mo Willems. They are great for a parent and child to read together using a myriad of different voices (you be Piggie, Mom, and I’ll be Gerald).

Maggie took out these:

1. Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator by Mo Willems – A new Mo Willems book! Looks like a fun read – as always.

2. Walt Disney’s Cinderella by Cynthia Rylant – This is a beautiful retelling of the Disney movie and the pictures are drawn as if they were in the book that opens the movie. I think I like it better than the movie. Cynthia Rylant is also author of the very popular Henry and Mudge series which we had a lot of when the big boys were small.

3. You’re Finally Here by Melanie Watt – Melanie Watt is another favorite author in our house – the Scaredy Squirrel books are just hilarious. So, you know we had to have her latest book.

4. Mary Queen of Scots – Queen Without A Country by Kathryn Lasley – This is part of the Royal Diaries series which tells about different monarchs lives during their teen years. Maggie took out Elizabeth I last time and I enjoyed that one. Of course I love historical novels anyway.

5. Barbie in The Nutcracker – Not a book but a video and so what if it’s not Christmas? It was 111 here yesterday, we can dream about Christmas and colder weather.

Now let’s see what Katie borrowed:

1. Jewelry Making by Jo Moody – Katie is all about fashion and fashion design so this was a fun find.

2. Bedhead by Margie Palatini – A picture book about having a bad hair day on what turns out to be school picture day. I’m not so much on this one – the pictures and prose are just a little weird for me.

3. House of Dolls by Francesca Lia Block – I found this and Katie thought it might be interesting. I haven’t had a chance to read it yet.

4. The History of Medicine by Lisa Yount – Historical non-fiction here. Katie wanted to take a book out about the human body so she found this one.

5. Ancient Egypt Revealed – A DK book with some clear cutaway pages – DK books are always visually inviting.

6. Sing Along With Barbie – A dvd and not sure what this one is going to be like as I think it went in a set with a microphone. We’ll see.

And Becky wanted..

1. I Am Invited To A Party by Mo Willems – What a surprise :-). She takes one out every time we visit the library.

2. Socks by Beverly Cleary – A really cute book about a young family and how Socks the cat fits in when the new baby comes home. You can never go wrong with Beverly Cleary.

3. Leonardo Da Vinci by Mary Pope Osborne – This is part of The Magic Treehouse series and is a Research Guide that goes with Monday With A Mad Genius which is probably about Leonardo DaVinci.

4. The Sister Switch by Jane B. Mason and Sarah Hines Stephens – This is one of the Candy Apple series of books for pre-teens and teens. Not sure how much Becky actually reads, but she seems to enjoy them.

5. The Sight by Erin Hunter – Part of the very popular Warriors series of books about clans of cats. Now I know Becky isn’t reading much of this, but even if she reads just a few sentences I’m okay with that. She’s probably gaining reading skill and that’s a good thing.

And these are the books I took out:

1. The Annotated Mona Lisa: a crash court in art history from pre-historic to post-modern – This looks like a fun and interesting read. I perused it and stopped to read about a favorite artist or two. I’ll also be leaving it around for others to find and enjoy.

2. The Big Book For Peace – A book of short stories about peaceful living and helping each other. It’s for kids, but I did read one of the stories because it was just so inviting.

3. Crow Call by Lois Lowry– A beautiful picture book that caught my eye (I often pick up books I think the kids may enjoy) and I did read this one already too. It’s a mostly true story about an event in the life of the author after her father comes home from WWII.

4. Dinner, A Love Story – It All Begins at the Family Table by Jenny Rosenstrach – I’d seen this one at Amazon and was thrilled to find my library had just got it in so I could see what it was about. And, know what? I think I may just buy it. I’ve already read 50 pages and these recipes are all ones I would make! It’s not often you can say that about a cookbook. This book is like a novel and cookbook in one so it’s an easy and fun read too.

5. Stars Beneath Your Bed – The Surprising Story of Dust by April Pulley Sayre – A picture book on dust and where it comes from written in prose and poetry.

6. Eloise 50th Anniversary Edition – This is the original Eloise story but with some interesting facts about the author, Kay Thompson, and also the illustrator at the end of the book. I watched Funny Face several months ago and Kay Thompson was in it as a fashion designer, so when I found out she wrote the Eloise books, I was very intrigued.

7. The Teenagers Guide to School Outside The Box by Rebecca Greene – I think this will be an interesting read about ways to get teens involved outside of of home and school, but in ways that will further their interests in college and career. Things like internships, mentoring, volunteering, apprenticeships (does anyone still do that?), etc. Can’t wait to dive in.

And that’s some of what we’ll be reading over the next two weeks.

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