"This is why I don't fall down holes."
Oh, summer, why are your lazy days so ... not?
Summer has been busy, busy, busy and finding time to read has been hard, hard, hard.
I'm still working on Cory Doctorow's Little Brother. Still working on Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird. Still working on The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
There were a couple of books that I started and then abandoned.
Happy V Day to All! And here's another reason to celebrate a holiday devoted to love. The Cybils judges have made their final pick. Huge congrats to all the winners.
As a first round judge in the Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books category, I am especially pleased to see
Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke selected for top chapter book. This is a wonderful story about a young African girl leaving her extended family to visit her grandmother in Canada. Atinuke is a natural storyteller who will have you cheering for Anna as she navigates this new, snowy world, so different from her native Africa.
And Mo Willems does it again.
I Broke My Trunk!, a laugh-aloud romp that has Gerald explaining to Piggie the reason why his poor trunk is bandaged, is the winner in the Easy Readers category.
Be sure to check out the
full list of winners. There are some surprises, along with books that have appeared on other yearend roundups.
Anya's Ghost, a graphic novel, is now at the top of my TBR list.
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