"Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them."
- Arnold Lobel


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Every Tuesday is Book Review Day, where I review and recommend a children's book.

Every Wednesday is Wise Owl Wednesday, where you can butter up your brain with some children's literature facts - history, milestones, trivia ... stop by here to learn a little something about the amazing world of books for the young!

Every Thursday is Literacy Tip Day, where I offer literacy suggestions for your children based upon my teaching and parenting experience.



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24 May 2010

"What Are You Reading?" and Armchair BEA


Happy Monday! Today is "What Are You Reading?" linky time at One Person's Journey Through a World of Books

The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

I have decided that I am finishing Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project THIS WEEK! This means that I can only read this particular book...I cannot pick up my other literature until I am finished.  There.  I said it. Please keep me accountable, fellow bloggers!!!! :)

Here are a few of the books I will be reading with my children:

Mrs. Spitzer's GardenBaby's First BookThe Little Piano Girl: The Story of Mary Lou Williams, Jazz Legend

Arbor Day SquareGrasshopper Pie and Other Poems: All Aboard Poetry Reader

I am also gearing up for Armchair BEA that starts tomorrow!  I am so excited to meet some awesome book bloggers and check out some cool new blogs!

I have added a new weekly feature here at A Novel Idea, called "Mystery Friend Friday", and I am really excited about it!  Every Friday I will highlight a particular children's author or illustrator, giving clues Monday through Thursday as to who he or she might be.  That person will be our Friday Mystery Friend!  Here's the first clue:  She is "somebunny" who you might know quite well.

And...check out the top of my sidebar! I have my own button now! Please grab it and share the love!



5 comments:

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

I loved The Happiness Project...hope you enjoy it.

Here's my Monday post:

http://laurel-rain-snow.blogspot.com/2010/05/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_23.html

Brooke from The Bluestocking Guide said...

I'm doing Armchair BEA too! I've already posted my topic under the section of my website called Belles-Lettres.


Here is mine

Unknown said...

Love the books you are going to read to your children.What a wonderful start in life.

The1stdaughter said...

I LOVE seeing some of the books on your list! :o) And such a cute new button! How exciting! I can't wait to get reading your Arm Chair BEA posts, it's going to be a blast!

Guesses..."Pat the Bunny"??? I'm not very good at this, sorry! :o)

Tammy said...

Just discovered your blog through It's Monday! And I'm a new follower. I love that you combine your adult and children's books on your blog. I'm always on the look out for good kid's books.
My guess is Runaway Bunny???
Have a great week!

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