This seems like a sad number to me but I have to remember I have limited time to read.
We had our first book club meeting this week. It was my first ever book club meeting and it was fun to meet new people and enjoy some good conversation about a book. Problem is, I tend to finish a book and forget the details of the story within a week or so. Maybe I need to start writing a more thorough book review on here and reviewing it before I meet up with everyone.
So the next book in our club was decided to be The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. I called the library first thing the next day to have it reserved so I don't have to be on a waiting list. (The Help apparently has a super long waiting list, according to a few of the ladies in the club) Tyler decided to return his Diary of a Worm since we didn't really read it much but begged to keep Fireflies Fireflies Light my Way and Goodnight Lulu. He picked out two new books: My Truck is Stuck and Otis.
My Truck is Stuck is about just that, a stuck dump truck. Tyler loves trucks and cars and 'fix it' sort of stuff. We red this one in the library before bringing it home and at first he didn't want it, but then snuck it into his bag. The story is about a dump truck driven by a delivery dog who is making a large delivery of bones. Some sort of animal (which we call dogs because we aren't really sure what they are but they like bones) digs a hole in the road and the truck gets stuck. The delivery dog flags down a variety of vehicles to help pull him out, but who will help? In the end, he is freed by a tow truck but has a surprise in his delivery!
Otis is about a tractor on a farm who becomes friends with a calf. The tractor is replaced by a big shiny new tractor and forgotten about. The calf becomes stuck in Mud Pond and the farmer tries a number of ways to save the calf, but no one can save it. That's when Otis reappears from the back of the barn. He digs his way out of the weeds that have grown over him and cleverly saves the calf. The farmer then realizes his farm is much more productive with the presence of Otis. It's a happy ending for all.
We've only read the two children's books once, but they were enjoyed and asked to be read again. Unfortunately, it was past his bedtime and the answer was 'no'.
I've only read about 10 pages of The Kite Runner but I've was interested from the first page. It's captured my attention and I feel like all I want to do is read. Now if I could only get my children to allow me to do so in peace....
Happy Reading!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Book Reviews
I finished The Help a few weeks ago. Overall, a good read. I think it was hyped up a bit for me so I didn't LOVE the book and felt slightly let down, but only slightly. The book is thought provoking, at least it was for me. I couldn't help in thinking, "what would I have been like back then in this sort of situation?" I'd like to hope that I'd be most like Skeeter, and nothing like the other girls- either a complete b!tch or followers of one. Everyone alway says back then things were simple and easier- I think this book makes perfect sense that it wasn't- or maybe it was if you were white and wealthy. The ones that seemed to be the richest were the ones in the black community. They came together in times of need and joy, and prayed together regularly.
Grade: A
Now a review of the kids books:
In the Diner:
Not a favorite but fun to look at the pictures and do a 'I Spy' sort of game together. We probably won't get this one again. When I ask Tyler if he liked it: "No"
Chicka Chicka 1-2-3:
A much liked book. Tyler was really getting to know his single digit numbers with this book. It counted from 1-20, then by tens up to 100. He was a pro at knowing the number 0. We will borrow this book again and put it on a gift list. Tyler enjoyed this book.
The Bickleby's Bird Bath:
LOVED this book. This book was requested often and when it wasn't requested, I was begging him to read it with me. I liked it that much. The book shows a sequence of events that occured to cause the mailman to fall into the Bickleby's bird bath. Each page tells the story of what happened from the final event to the first things that happened and gives a picture clue to the next page. If that makes sense? Anyway, this is on the gift list too. We read it so much I know most of it by heart: "This is the mailman who fell in the Bickleby's bird bath. This is the goose that chased the mailman who fell in the Bickleby's bird bath. This is the moose that scared the goose that chased the mailman who fell in the Bickleby's bird bath." And so on :)
I returned those books and borrowed a few more books. This time, Tyler asked to stay home with daddy so it was just me. At the recommendation of a friend, I borrowed Half Broke Horses. It was said to be a quick read, and though it's a shorter book, I just can't get into it. I think I've read the first 3 'chapters' (they aren't identified as chapters in the book, but separated as though they are). I probably won't read this one this month. Book club meets Tuesday and we'll chose a new book to read so I'll just jump to that one.
The books I picked out for Tyler included Diary of a Worm. Fireflies Fireflies, Light My Way. and Goodnight LuLu. So far, the last two are hits and requested often. The worm book may be just a bit old for him, or just not that interesting. I personally don't love it.
What are you reading this week?
Grade: A
Now a review of the kids books:
In the Diner:
Not a favorite but fun to look at the pictures and do a 'I Spy' sort of game together. We probably won't get this one again. When I ask Tyler if he liked it: "No"
Chicka Chicka 1-2-3:
A much liked book. Tyler was really getting to know his single digit numbers with this book. It counted from 1-20, then by tens up to 100. He was a pro at knowing the number 0. We will borrow this book again and put it on a gift list. Tyler enjoyed this book.
The Bickleby's Bird Bath:
LOVED this book. This book was requested often and when it wasn't requested, I was begging him to read it with me. I liked it that much. The book shows a sequence of events that occured to cause the mailman to fall into the Bickleby's bird bath. Each page tells the story of what happened from the final event to the first things that happened and gives a picture clue to the next page. If that makes sense? Anyway, this is on the gift list too. We read it so much I know most of it by heart: "This is the mailman who fell in the Bickleby's bird bath. This is the goose that chased the mailman who fell in the Bickleby's bird bath. This is the moose that scared the goose that chased the mailman who fell in the Bickleby's bird bath." And so on :)
I returned those books and borrowed a few more books. This time, Tyler asked to stay home with daddy so it was just me. At the recommendation of a friend, I borrowed Half Broke Horses. It was said to be a quick read, and though it's a shorter book, I just can't get into it. I think I've read the first 3 'chapters' (they aren't identified as chapters in the book, but separated as though they are). I probably won't read this one this month. Book club meets Tuesday and we'll chose a new book to read so I'll just jump to that one.
The books I picked out for Tyler included Diary of a Worm. Fireflies Fireflies, Light My Way. and Goodnight LuLu. So far, the last two are hits and requested often. The worm book may be just a bit old for him, or just not that interesting. I personally don't love it.
What are you reading this week?
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