Memorial Day books for kids
THE WALL, by Eve Bunting A boy and his father have come to the Vietnam War Memorial to look for the boy’s grandfather’s name among those who were killed in the war. They find his name surrounded, but far from lost, in the rows of print that “march side by side, like rows of soldiers.” [...]
Partners in prose
I was going to be very clever and find something that rhymed with “crime” for the title of the post, but it’s o-dark-thirty in the morning and I couldn’t come up with anything. Alliteration will have to do. Anyhoo, I mentioned earlier I’m doing NaNo again this year. But this year, I’ve got a fabulous [...]
MIA again?!
Oy, it’s been several days since I’ve polka-dotted. I’m so bad. My excuse is that I was finishing up my fifth book. I know I say this every time, but this one was So Much Fun! I know I’ve still got the edits and the tweaks and the “forgot this!”s to go through, but phew [...]
Top four books with Sir Buffalo Sushi
Hello, Bloglings! Sir Buffalo Sushi here. I’ve been reading a lot lately, and have some favorites. *= 1 star, **= 2 star, ***=3 star, etc., etc. The Invention of Hugo Cabret This is my favorite book of all time. It’s around 500 pages, but 280 something are pictures. I think all ages would love this. [...]
