![]() ![]() ![]() First released in 1981, A Light in the Attic remains an amusing way to introduce young readers to poetry. An author so singularly quirky that a posthumous collection of his work, The Runny Babbit Returns, published this year and landed on Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s Best Book lists. Silverstein’s name runs with The Greats of children’s poetry. “The Little Boy and the Old Man” is a gem able to put healthy tears in a few eyes. You might think the poems lack substance until you bump into “How Many, How Much” with sweet thoughts on friendship and “Put Something In” about adding laughter to the world. Most are short and keep energetic young readers amused. Some poems are mildly gritty or shocking (“The Dragon of Grindly Grun” is a romantic about a fire-breathing dragon whose damsels end up well done). This makes them fun and tongue-twisting to read aloud. Adding to the nonsense, Silverstein disregards the dictionary and peppers poems with invented words. Silverstein takes full advantage of that in this collection.Ī Light in the Attic opens a silly world decorated by black and white sketches that are often hilarious on their own. ![]() Here in the attic you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. A Light in the Attic delights with remarkable characters and hilariously profound poems in a collection readers will return to again and again. Children’s poetry has a rhythmic way of sticking in your mind like a catchy song. This special edition contains 12 never-before-published poems. If you dare stuff the words “poetry” and “boring” in the same sentence, you’re too young or too old (maybe too ho-hum?) to have read Shel Silverstein. ![]()
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![]() ![]() CHRISTMAS IN BLUE HOLLOW FALLS * Donna Kauffman Attorney Moira Brogan expects her brother’s Christmas wedding to be a peaceful affair. Along the way they just might discover their own occasion to celebrate. She’s planning her son’s Christmas wedding and Billy is happy to help. Good thing his longtime friend, Bella, does. AN UNEXPECTED GIFT * Kate Pearce Widower Billy Morgan wishes his grown children still needed him. Or maybe he won’t move at all, if sparks keep flying with the town’s new surgeon, Kate Stafford. ![]() ![]() Featuring Christmas Homecoming by #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, now the hit Hallmark movie Unlocking Christmas! Make it a merry Christmas with four stories of the special way the holidays warm our hearts… A CHRISTMAS HOMECOMING * Fern Michaels Former Air Force Pararescueman Kevin Matthews is back home in Texas, working at his family’s Christmas tree farm while deciding his next move. ![]() ![]() ![]() Glue them down on your paper plate.įinish off by sticking down your snail on the whale’s tail. ![]() Draw several lines down from the mouth to the bottom of the plate.Ĭut out two white circles for your whale’s eyes and use your marker to colour some pupils. Now to make your whale! Take your marker and draw a smiley mouth along your blue crescent line. Glue your pieces of snail together and then finish her off by adding two googly eyes and by drawing on a big smiley mouth. This pack includes contains all the resources needed to teach writing of a character description. If necessary, paint your tail blue and put aside to dry.Ĭut out the shapes to make your snail, you’ll need a slug shaped body, two feelers and a curvy shell. The Snail and the Whale- Character Description: Snail, Whale or a New Character Subject: English Age range: 3-5 Resource type: Worksheet/Activity This is an amazing pack for those teaching the book ‘The Snail and the Whale’ by Julia Donaldson. Take your A4 piece of card and cut out the shape of your whale’s tail. Take your paper plate and paint on a blue crescent on the top half of your whale’s head. It was from watching this that we came up with our cute snail and the whale craft which has taken pride of place next to his paper plate gruffalo in his room! You will need ![]() The BBC also aired a short film of the snail and the whale at christmas too which we absoloutely love to snuggle up and watch. Fortunately i love every children’s book they’ve ever made together so it’s never a chore reading it over and over. I can pretty safely say that i now know the entire story off by heart. The snail and the whale written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler is by far my son’s favourite book. ![]() ![]() Since that day, Finn has seen neither Conlan nor Fitch. But Seal Island is haunted with memories, some sweet, some sad three years ago Finn found his lover in the arms of Fitch, Finn’s twin brother. Then his personal heartbreak showed up, fresh from six months in a Yukon River fish camp, determined to help.Ĥ in the PARTNERS IN CRIME SERIES! Lovers and Other Strangers by Josh Lanyon Recovering from a near fatal accident, artist Finn Barret returns to Seal Island in Maine to rest and recuperate. ![]() ![]() ![]() Murder at the Heartbreak Hotel by Sarah Black Peter Moon, proprietor of a charming little get away in the Land of the Midnight Sun, finds himself headed for less comfortable accommodations when he’s accused of murder. Timothy North is trying to find out what happened that long ago summer’s night, but when a Tarot card turns up pinned to his front door, the only person Tim can turn to for help is his ex lover, Detective Jack Brady. Sometimes, though, if you’re not so lucky, you can give your life for it…Ĭards on the Table by Josh Lanyon Fifty years ago a glamorous Hollywood party ended in murder the only clue a bloody Tarot card. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you can give your life to it. The men who solve the murders also have to solve riddles in their own lives. ![]() Boy Meets Body 1 in the PARTNERS in CRIME series Two young lives snuffed out, half a century a part, half a continent apart. ![]() ![]() ![]() I don't remember much, or even where I heard of this at this point - I guess it probably came up as a Goodreads rec, when the algorithm was still good at doing that? - but though the details are fuzzy, seeing the title just makes me happy!Ģ. ![]() Life Among the Savages - Shirley Jackson. Reminder that standard reading list formatting rules apply - bold = 5 stars, italics = 4 stars, strikethrough = 1 star (though it will be obvious by my text) and an asterisk (*) indicates a reread.įair warning: I will be using " _, my beloved!" like a toddler with a new favorite toy I apologize in advance but also won't edit it out.ġ. now my husband tenth anniversary of being together coming up circa late May!), after which my reading rate took a slight dip. Will I prove myself right? This was also the year I got my first boyfriend (a.k.a. This time around, we've got the first full year of me being on Goodreads - although most of the links here still go Amazon, here's a link to My 2013 on GR - and while most of my reviews there were still very short, my hypothesis is that since I wrote them all in real time, this means I will remember a lot of them better. ![]() ![]() Welcome back! It's yet another beloved edition of "RS looks at her reading list from 10 years ago and reacts to it." 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