Inspiring Bookworms

A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban (Ages 4-8) 1970 I loved this story, although, I have to admit I was a bit hesitant as I was reading it to my children for the first time.  I couldn't believe the conniving tactics that Frances' friend was using to swindle her out of her money that she was saving up for a tea set. I was relieved as Frances thought of her own plan to set the record straight while saving the friendship. My three are a bit young to understand the concept of the story, but they enjoyed the thought of a tea set.  :) Question for you though.   Do you pre-read/screen stories before reading them to your children?  I'm giving it thought now since this story and am curious what other parents do. Happy Reading!

Do you read any author's blogs?  If so, are you looking for information on their next project?  On the author personally?  Something else? Go here if you'd like to join this week's topic of conversation.  You can link your own post or join just in comments. Well, when I read this weeks meme, I first thought, "No", but then I remembered a newly published author that I've been keeping tabs on.  I'm reading her first novel now, " Around the World in 80 Dates "  and am looking forward to the next. I'm just about as good with knowing authors of books as I am at remembering or knowing singers/bands of songs or details of movies.  There are, of course, some that I know, but even some of my favorites leave me blank when I try to bring them up in conversation - so I don't, usually.  Trivia, forget it. What about you?  Do you read author's blog to get more info on them personally, their work or something else? Happy Reading!!

If you'd like to join in, go here . " Have you ever been put off an author’s books after reading a biography of them? Or the reverse - a biography has made you love an author more?" Since I haven't necessarily read a biography on any authors I've read, I guess I really can't answer this Booking Through Thursday question of the week.  Of course, I'll read the backside of the book that has a snippet of the author or I may catch an interview on T.V., but that is about it.  Either way, I don't feel it influences to read or not to read their works.   **I do have one exception to this..  I recently learned that a girlfriend from high school has published two novels and is working on her third.  Well, of course, I have to read 'em!!  I'll be starting the first one tonight. When I enjoy a book, I tend to look up other work by the same other and read those as well.  I also like to get recommendations from friends or other readers to broaden my range or ...

It's that time again when 5 Minutes for Books hosts the monthly carnival - Whats on Your Nightstand ?  Click on over and see what everyone else is reading, or better yet, link up yourself and share with the rest of us what you are reading.  No blog is necessary.  You can always join in by leaving comments on what you are reading. Each week, while I'm at the library, after I get my predetermined selections, I browse through some sections and pick a title or two purely based on the title and cover art.  This week, PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern caught my eye and once I read the back cover, I had to get it.  From the back cover.   "Holly and Gerry are the kind of perfectly happy married couple that others envy.  Then, at the age of thirty, Gerry is diagnosed with a terrible illness.  Months after after Gerry's death, Holly receives a package of letters that he's left for her, instructing her to perform a series of unexpected tasks.  With the help of the letters - an...

If you'd like to join in, click here . "Since 'Inspiration' is (or should) the theme this week … what is your reading inspired by?" My response: Easy.  I love to read.  Books.  Magazines. Blogs.  Newspapers.  Reading is such a fundamental skill. I wasn't always like this. I didn't get much of a chance when I was growing up and didn't develop an interest until later in life.  I hated reading assignments in high school and never finished any of the assigned novels.  I'd skim through to get the "jist" of the story and listen to classmates' reviews just so when it came time for me to write my own report or written exam, I'd at least get a passing grade. Now, with three little ones, just as my blog titles states, "Inspiring Book Worms" is what I'm trying to do.  I hope to instill in them what wasn't passed on to me or what I didn't grasp when I was young. Thankfully I love to read now, they see me reading a lot an...

With all of the hoopla going on yesterday , I totally forgot that it was Kids' Picks Day over at  5 Minutes for Books .  I'm posting late, but that's ok !  Right? Click on over to 5 Minutes for Books and check it out!  There is always an open invite to join in or follow along.  Either way it's a great way to see what other parents are reading to/with their children and what they have to say about the books and stories being read.  If you don't have children, but love to read...   Click here  to view the other carnival themes that you can participate in or again, just follow along.  Avid readers must stop by! Augustus and His Smile by Catherine Rayner (Ages 4-8) 2006 Grateful for the suggestion, I reserved this book from the library and it must be popular cause it took weeks for it to come in! Right now we have a large stack of library books for the babes to pull their selections from and night after night, among the books I select for our story time, they make sur...

That is the title of the book.  Yes!   An Awesome Book!  truly is an awesome book. The author hit the nail on the head and I was almost in tears for dreams lost and that my children's dreams will soon fade away.  It's a humbling reminder that we need to slow down in today's fast paced world. All photos are from  The Crafty Crow 's site.  Head on over and enter to win a copy for yourself !!