On to book #3 for the year

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!