Caldecott Medal… When I Was Young in the Mountains 8 Jun 2023 Rylant, Cynthia. When I Was Young in the Mountains. Illustrated by Diane Goode. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1982. A belated Happy Birthday to Cynthia Rylant! Her birthday was June 6th.…
Children's Books… Richard Scarry’s Please and Thank You Book 5 Jun 2023 Scarry, Richard. Richard Scarry’s Please and Thank You Book. New York: Random House, 1973. Happy Birthday Richard Scarry! Happy Birthday, Richard Scarry! This would be his 104th birthday. I forget…
Adventure… Reading Report for Northern, Central Texas: May 2023 2 Jun 2023 Wow! May sped past! It was a fantastic month. We had rain! With the drought we’ve had, I don’t complain about rain! All the work I put into my driveway…
Good Books… Public Library Project: Pioneer Memorial Library, Fredericksburg, TX 23 May 2023 Website: http://www1.youseemore.com/pioneer/ Address: 115 West Main St., Fredericksburg, TX 78624 Hours:Monday – Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PMFriday and Saturday: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Sunday: ClosedFacebook page: Facebook Page:…
Animal Stories… Honu and Hina: A Story of Coexistence 19 May 2023 Ching, Patrick. Honu and Hina: A Story of Coexistence. Honolulu, HI: Naturally Hawaiian Publishing, 2014. A colleague and friend gave me this lovely tile as a retirement gift. She is…
Bilingual Books… Como Mi Padrino 11 May 20236 May 2023 Briones, Miguel A. Como Mi Padrino. Translated by Erica Reyes. Austin, TX: Author, 2022. I purchased this book from this local author during a Christmas Craft sale last December. Meeting…
Adventure… Reading Report for Northern, Central Texas: April 2023 6 May 20235 May 2023 April is over! It went by so fast. I spent time reading, of course, and I spent some time walking in the neighborhood. We are in the middle of wildflower…
Animal Stories… Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations 2 May 2023 Mitton, Jacqueline Zoo in the Sky. Illustrated by Christina Balit. Star Maps by Wil Tirion. Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1998. I love looking up at the stars. It is…
Children's Books… Public Library Project: StoryWalk® | Tales on the Trail 22 Apr 2023 In the summer of 2019, Jim and I visited Sedona, Arizona. We stayed at the Sunset Chateau, a charming place nestled near the top of a hill well out of…
Books and Movies… Public Library Project: Georgetown Public Library 20 Apr 2023 Website: https://library.georgetown.org/ Address: 402 W. 8th St., Georgetown, TX 78626 Hours: Sunday | 12 pm – 5 pm Monday – Thursday | 9 am – 8 pm Friday | 9…