Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my faithful readers! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with family, friends, fun, and food. (How's that for alliteration?)

As today is a holiday, there won't be a Beatrix Potter Reading Project Post. I'll be back on Thursday, December 2 discussing The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. You'll find an update on the project here.

I'm going to share my favorite Thanksgiving Book with you. It's Run, Turkey, Run! by Diane Mayr (Illustrated by Laura Rader, Walker Books, 2007). This is a great story time book because the kids can help you say "Run, turkey, run!" I also like the optimistic ending. The turkey's still running. We don't know if he gets caught, but I like to think he doesn't.

Again, Happy Thanksgiving!

I Guessed Right!

Back in March, I reviewed the third book in Heather Vogel Frederick's Mother-Daughter Book Club series Dear Pen Pal. In my review, I wondered what the girls would read next. I amble through A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter and March by Geraldine Brooks before I hit on it. The girls are going to read Austen next! I wouldn't presume to guess which of Austen's novels they read, but I was right! I stumbled across a January entry on Heather's blog that reveals the name of the fourth book: Pies and Prejudice. Can you guess what they're reading? That's right...Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It's due out in September. Aren't you excited? I am!

You Might Be a Librarian If...

...when you hear someone is ill, injured, etc., your mind immediately wanders to books. Will they (the injured or ill party) have enough books to keep them occupied during their recovery? What will interest them? Should I sent books posthaste?

My mom had a minor accident at work today. She won't be able to work for several days. I'm six hours away, but that doesn't stop me plotting ways and means to get books into her hands. I think perhaps my brother-in-law would make a good delivery boy. To the library, man!

You Might Be a [Children's] Librarian If...

...chatting with patrons leads to impromptu booktalks and the like.

Case in point...

Me: I read lots of picture books.

Little Boy: Why?

Me: Because I'm the children's librarian. I want to know what children like to read/hear so I can plan story time.

Little Boy: Can you do story time now?

Me: [slight pause] Of course.

And I proceed to read him two of the books I was shelving (Good-Night, Owl! by Pat Hutchins and The Giant Hug by Sandra Horning). The little boy was four-years-old. He enjoyed the first book, but lost interest in the second (it was a bit long). I love being a children's librarian. There's no routine, only spontaneity.

You Might be a [Children's] Librarian if...

...you find yourself saving all sorts of strange things because they could be used for story time crafts. Examples of said strange things are toilet paper rolls, plastic applesauce containers, and cereal boxes.

Yes, I save these things. I have a bag designated for just such items. When it's full, it will go to the craft room.

You Might Be A Librarian If...

...you have to bring an extra tote bag with you to work so you can cart all the books you check out home.


Yes, I'm definitely a librarian. I can't help but gather up a stack of books for me during the day. Shelving goes something like this: one book back on the shelve, one book pulled to take home with me. (One for the shelf, one fir me!)

Revisiting Old Favorites

I picked up Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren on a whim. I enjoyed all the Pippi books when I was a child. I guess I wanted to recapture the magic. After re-reading the 1st book, I know why I liked them so much--Pippi is outrageous, hilarious, and audacious. The humor of Lindgren's books remind me a lot of Polly Horvath's books. I do like a book that makes you laugh out loud while reading it.