The 2014 Cybils winners were announced earlier today! I’m afraid I haven’t been a very good Armchair Cybils hostess this year; I’ve had too many other things on my plate to read even half of the books I requested from the library. Ah, well. That just means there’s more to look forward to reading, … [Read more…]
Remember the TItans. The Blind Side. When the Game Stands Tall. All of these are games I’ve watched (and one of these I’ve watched numerous times). Perhaps I’m an oddity, but I love football movies but dislike watching actual football games. Perhaps it’s because I live in a football-crazy state and get oh-so-tired of … [Read more…]
Yesterday I shared a trio of super sweet Cybil picture book finalists, and today I’m sharing the funny ones. Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood is a standup comedy act disguised as a picture book. The comedian here is the titular cat, and he is determined to show up the Easter Bunny. The … [Read more…]
Brimsby’s Hats by Andrew Prahin is one of the sweetest picture books I’ve read in a while. It’s the story of a cute little hatmaker (the little critter pictured there on the cover) named Brimsby who lives in a little cottage, makes hats, and visits daily and sips tea with his best friend. Life is pretty … [Read more…]
When I write up a book review, I prefer to have the book in front of me. For Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light, however, it’s really not necessary. You see, I have read this book to the DLM every night at bedtime for the past four or five nights. If that’s not a four … [Read more…]
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