Thursday, December 11, 2008

Open a Book


(Thanks to Jill for allowing me to use this picture of Téa)
Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them!
How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.
-Arnold Lobel
The holidays are just around the corner. If you are looking for a good book for a loved one or a book for you to curly up next to the fire and read, let me help.
The Thirteenth Tale was chosen by Jason for our book club about a year ago. At first I was skeptical. I am not a reader of fantasy/weird/unreal type books. In fact, the back of the book mentions ghosts and ghost stories. I complained a little, but started the book - I always start the books for bookclub, even if I don't finish them. However, after about a chapter I was hooked. It is an outstanding book with a lot of twists and turns and the "ghosts" are explained in the end. It is one of the best books I have read. Really!

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree is an oldie but a goodie. In fact, the book I have is from 1963 and done in ink drawing and green washes. It is very cute and the story is a sing-songy rhyme - there's just something fun about stories that rhyme. My mom read this to me when I was little (way after 1963 by the way) and I loved it. I read it to my students last week and they enjoyed it as well, even without the color pictures. All ages will love it!
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6 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 12, 2008 at 10:27 AM

    Hey, Did you just write this? When I came over this morning I kept going to a Tasty Tuesday post. I was very confused : ). I love, love, love a good book and I can't wait to see if I can pick this up at the library! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. jloDecember 12, 2008 at 5:31 PM

    I would like to take credit for the Thirteenth Tale. I recommended it to Jason thankyouverymuch! :)

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  3. Jason, as himselfDecember 12, 2008 at 6:20 PM

    Yay! I'm hoping we'll read another book like this soon. Or else maybe just God in a storage shed.

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  4. Hula HankDecember 13, 2008 at 1:28 AM

    LOL sci-fi/weird/un-real! I love it. I like my movies and school christmas recitals to be real and my books to be fantasy...

    ...um.. but not sci-fi.

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  5. UnknownDecember 15, 2008 at 5:14 PM

    I know I commented on this post. Jason must have ate it.
    Anyways, I liked the Thirteenth Tale, and Airborne does nothing for me..

    I hope you get better before you go on vacation!

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  6. Live.Love.EatDecember 16, 2008 at 6:42 AM

    That is some picture!!!

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