Odd Reads & Sweet Sixteen’s
By Library Romp - 3:29 PM
Is it just me, or do a lot of the
new books out there seem rather odd? Not sure if quirky is the new trend. Not
that I mind a little unique and different, but lately I find myself getting stuck in the story, while trying to
get in the author’s head. Maybe I should
just take it for what it’s worth! Even though, a few
reads in this weeks batch were so far out in left field, they’re not worth the paper
they were written on.
Yes, often it's the unusual weird people that can effectively put creativity into a good story. And then there’s
those that can't. For example, why was there a child
running completely naked through the desert in Tulip Sees America
Her Story: At three days old, our baby girl was admitted
to the NICU with RSV & collapsed lungs.
She was not expected to pull through, but today this almost sixteen year
old has the same strong drive just like when she was a six pounder fighting for
her life. And while her doctors were amazing, they were not the biggest John Denver fans. But this
mamma ignored the doctor’s request to turn off his music, and “Baby Denver”
prevailed.
The Runaway Dinner 
How Roland Rolls
Nutmeg
By Lucas, David
Sophie’s Squash
After reading to it, she decided that a squash might not make the best of friend.
So this squash became dinner! But the family had different plans and ordered a pizza. Sadly, my oldest daughter and I were the only squash takers. How could anyone pass up acorn squash stuffed with cinnamon apples? YUM!
The Dollhouse Fairy
On a somewhat related
but random off topic note, our fairy garden produced mostly wilt this summer. Our hotter n’ hell summers are to blame, but today
we dropped to a whopping 85. So I think
we will attempt making fairy pumpkins - found stencils at
Michaels. But tonight my little one is busily
working on Halloween fairies for our front porch. Looks like fairies will be joining the bats.
Tulip Sees America
By Rylant, Cynthia
Sidney
- Dr. Seuss, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!"
Is it just me or is this inappropriate?
On a Birthday ♫: With a Sweet Sixteen
birthday on the horizon, where to start or should I even begin?
Thinking a visit to Carlos Bakery in New Jersey would be easier,
but she has moved on to something more complicated. - Not that this would be any less involved
or expensive to boot. And why do we do
sweet sixteen's to begin with? I think of it as a right of passage into officially being
a teenager, and they are also legally able to get behind the wheel. Guess I've talked myself into this. Looks like the theme is a Masquerade Ball, and now to the difficult part of putting it all together. Is there a book or even an app for Hosting A Sweet Sixteen Bash On A
Shoestring Budget?
And where does the time go? Is
there a pause button in life, as my kids are growing up too fast? I have to remind myself daily to live for the
moments and take the time we have now, instead of focusing on the fact that
it’s going to end someday soon. You know
the saying, “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a
mystery, today is a gift. That’s why they
call it the present.”
Her Story: At three days old, our baby girl was admitted
to the NICU with RSV & collapsed lungs.
She was not expected to pull through, but today this almost sixteen year
old has the same strong drive just like when she was a six pounder fighting for
her life. And while her doctors were amazing, they were not the biggest John Denver fans. But this
mamma ignored the doctor’s request to turn off his music, and “Baby Denver”
prevailed.
Check out what we got from JD's publisher after sharing her story.
So there are a few changes on the horizon, as I’m going through a blog
re-design phase. Now that I’m not
working, I have more time to do what I love.
My unemployment is simply by choice, while the tolerance for the dim-witted
ran out. But back to the blog, the
interface will change, content will remain, comment section will post, and more
Kindle books will soon be available. As
for my writing, this takes time and currently I’m up to my ears in library books and
Kindle downloads. But sure enough when I think I’m ready to
submit one of my children’s stories for publication, I’m pulled in another direction. I’m on to exploring the inner self and bringing
positive changes into our everyday lives.
Meaning how to bring it, success that is!
The Good, Bad, & the Ugly
The Runaway Dinner
Oddly
amusing! ◐.̃◐
A random take on the Gingerbread story, with a little genius and spoonful of sillies. When Banjo the little boy looses his runaway dinner
sausage, he goes on pursuit along with other amusing objects joining the chase. “These sentences are long!” She’s right,
Ahlberg’s sentences are lengthy but they do bring energy and humor to the
story. She just couldn’t get enough of
the funny faced food and kitchen utensils running all over town! And now, some of our utensils seem to be
looking back at me. Must we always bring
the books to life around here, literally?
How Roland Rolls
By Carrey, Jim
I
usually don’t do celebrity written books, but I couldn’t pass the random bumblings
from the world’s biggest kid. If you’re
curious as to where Carrey went with it, here’s a glimpse. Roland the wave believes his life will end
after washing up on shore. But there is
much more to it than this, amusingly giving the notion that he’s not just “a
wave” but the whole ocean. My Little Reader liked finding the eyeballs
floating in the water, and you’ll see Jim Carrey’s expression in the
waves. Too funny, and the best part was that
my teenagers even read it. So now go put it on library loan, read it, take pictures of your silly Roland faces, then go to How Roland Rolls and upload them on Jim Carrey’s website.
Our Roland Faces!
Nutmeg
A
little eccentric, with a dash of spice.
What would you wish for if you found a magic genie? If you lived on a pile of wreckage like
Nutmeg and her family, you would probably wish for palatable food, especially if
your diet mainly consisted of cardboard and sawdust. I was waiting for the magic to unfold, but it
stayed tied up. The ending comment,
“What, that’s lame!” This could have
been a top read, but either it’s a case of missing pages or the author fell asleep?
Sophie’s Squash
By Miller, Pat Zietlow
Truly
one of our best reads ever. While at a
framers market, young Sophie finds an “unusual” and soon to be best
friend. But mom has other plans for
this perfect squash, like dinner. We
could all use a friend like Bernice the squash.
But when it starts to show signs of spoiling, luckily the farmer has a
solution. And boy does it work, just not
in the way you would expect. It’s the
unexpected things in life that bring great rewards, and in Sophie’s case twice as
much!
After reading to it, she decided that a squash might not make the best of friend.So this squash became dinner! But the family had different plans and ordered a pizza. Sadly, my oldest daughter and I were the only squash takers. How could anyone pass up acorn squash stuffed with cinnamon apples? YUM! The Dollhouse Fairy
When a messy fairy moves
into Rose’s doll house, it takes away the worry of her father’s illness. A father
daughter story that’s okay, not too bad, but felt it could have delivered more
than it did. Somewhere we got lost in
the story, but did manage to find our way back in the end. Lengthy text, but my seven year old now likes longer more involved stories. When it comes to books with a just few words per page she passes them up.
On a somewhat related
but random off topic note, our fairy garden produced mostly wilt this summer. Our hotter n’ hell summers are to blame, but today
we dropped to a whopping 85. So I think
we will attempt making fairy pumpkins - found stencils at
Michaels. But tonight my little one is busily
working on Halloween fairies for our front porch. Looks like fairies will be joining the bats. Tulip Sees By Rylant, Cynthia
Here a boy decides to follow his dream, and travels the United States Wyoming ,
Iowa
A supposed to be sympathetic and
comical text about a little mouse’s fear of swimming. But the author’s attempt at reaching out to reluctant
swimmers here fails miserably. Poor
storyline, overuse of “swimming is stupid”, and why was the boy named Sydney
"The more that you read, the more things you will
know.
The more you learn the more places you'll go."
- Dr. Seuss, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!"
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