The Trap by John Smelcergrabbed my attention because of it's cover. Drops of blood on the snow near an animal trap led me to want to learn more about the story. Survival stories can be quite riveting, and I was in the mood for a fast-paced and gripping read. The story, set in Alaska among a Native American community, is beautifully told. The grandfather's fight for survival … [Read more...] about Spam Sandwiches
Discovering Jane Eyre
As an undergraduate, I majored in English literature. Except for the grammar classes, I loved every minute of it. I read books I never would have read otherwise, like Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury. At first, I dearly hated that book. It was, I thought, impossible to read, but I pressed on. Today, I count it among my favorite books. Unfortunately, even an English major … [Read more...] about Discovering Jane Eyre
Chicken Walks in to the Library – Ha! Ha!
A chicken walked in to the library, went up to the librarian, flapped her wings and said, "Bok! Bok!" The librarian reached behind her, grabbed a book, and placed it under the chicken's wing. And, out the door, the chicken waddled. A few minutes later, the chicken returned. She placed the book on the counter, looked at the librarian, flapped her wings, and said, "Bok! … [Read more...] about Chicken Walks in to the Library – Ha! Ha!
Between the “O” and the “P”
Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting a class of kindergartners for a story-time and a tour of the library. I was reading the book, Curious George Goes to the Library by H. A. Rey. At one point in the story, Curious George rides a book-cart into a stack of encyclopedias. He goes flying up into the air with the books, then lands between the "O" and the "P". As I read this … [Read more...] about Between the “O” and the “P”
Taste of Gingerbread
Yesterday my friend Dakota, age 3, stopped by the library. He, his mother and baby sister, are faithful story-time attenders, and Dakota had been singing the Gingerbread Man's infamous "Can't catch me" chant ever since hearing it in a story-time 2 weeks prior. Now he and his mother wanted to check-out the version of the story that I had shared: The Gingerbread Man retold by … [Read more...] about Taste of Gingerbread