Happy New Year!

I know I am a little late saying Happy New Year as well as late posting a new year's post but I didn't get the Christmas cards out until 2010 had already started. The good thing about that was folks had a moment or two to look at it. On the other hand I usually send a bunch of cards but not this year nor did I get very many. The ones I got were from family or my young people friends. Well, let's get on with the meat of the matter. I want to share LIBRARY THING with you. Have you used Shelfari? LIBRARY THING is a similar website. It is an online place to store your book titles. Titles of books you plan to read or have read. I am reading or supposed to be reading a great deal of children's books and I am having trouble keeping track of all of them so I can comment on them for different workshops, presentations or Open Houses. One of the young gals I worked with suggested the site she uses. I liked it. It is a bit easier to navigate and has some additional features. Try it and see what you think. I am interested. On the book end I got 8 new books this month to review ( speaking of reviews, did you see I had 6 published in LMC this month?). The Big Swim is due out soon and it is a boy book for upper middle school boys. It is about a boy on his first trip to camp. Very odd story but I think that is because it originates from Canada. I also was sent Glenn Beck's picture version of the Christmas Sweater. This is sweet story and would be a good gift book. The last one I want to mention is called Once Upon a Twice. I love this book and I can see multiple uses for it. It is a rhyming book filled with nonsensical words, like Jabberwocky. The pictures are dark and beautiful to demonstrate the danger of the night. It is a tale of warning to a daring little mouse. This would be a great intro to a creative writing assignment in the upper grades. I love this book! Well, welcome 2010 again. I look forward to posting again this new year.