The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein My rating: 5 of 5 stars A friend loaned this to my husband to read, and I just happened to pick it up on a night when I had nothing else to read. I couldn’t put this book down. I stayed up that night [...]
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Ballet of the Elephants by Leda Schubert My review rating: 5 of 5 stars Winner of the 2007-2008 Texas Bluebonnet Award, this book filled with watercolor pictures of the true story of the Ballet of Elephants was captivating. When Igor Stravinsky (composer of The Nutcracker) was asked by George Balanchine (Russian Choreographer) to compose a piece of [...]
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
A bit about the book… Laurence Anholt has done a beautiful job of telling the story of Matisse and his nurse, Monique, who became a nun, in a way that children can relate to and enjoy. Since I didn’t know anything about this artist, I also enjoyed getting to learn more about his personality and [...]
Friday, February 27, 2009
I was rocking Karis to sleep today, when I picked up a book off her shelf I haven’t looked at in years. It’s called A Child’s World, by Laura Straus. (Thanks, Cheri!) The book is basically a collection of quotes from children under the age of 10. Some are answers to simple questions like, “what [...]
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
A bit about the book… While we had listened to a few of the movements from Camille Saint-Saens’s “Carnival of the Animals” (specifically Yo Yo Ma’s performance of “The Swan”), Kate had never really appreciated it the way I wanted her to. So, when I saw this book was at our public library, [...]
Baby CheapskateHoly cow!! Great use of visuals to help explain the proposed budget cuts and their actual impact on the overall budget.
You’ll never fold tshirts the same way again!
If you ever wanted to hear someone put a mommy’s day into a song, try this one! (I guarantee you’ll laugh your butt off.)
A little on the political side, but interesting nonetheless…
Monday, October 5, 2009
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