As the holiday season gets into full swing it seems that everyone is compiling their list of Best Books of 2010 or Gift Book lists. It is always interesting and fun to see what others are reading and recommending. So without further ado here is this years Best Teen Books […]
The after Thanksgiving panic of shopping has started. The holidays are fast approaching and how to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list? And how to avoid the fruitcake and cheese balls? Without being too biased books are the most wonderful solution. And to make it even better […]
A little something for your after Thanksgiving fun!
As mentioned last week President Barack Obama has a new book for children, Of Thee I Sing. In case you want to know if it is worthwhile reading see this review from Kirkus. Interesting. Wow. Ouch.
After interviewing Presenting Lenore and seeing her lovely cats I though I would share my lovely cats too. Incase you have not visited my Cat Page, this is my cat Merlin named after the wizard. Click here to see a history about Merlin and Harry. Merlin has been his normal […]
Ummmmm. Is that supposed to be a book shelf. There must be too many books at one end because it seems to be bending. Just kidding. 🙂 But I personally think that it is pretty ugly. How about you?
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Friday is the big day for Harry Potter fans. Friday is when Part 1 of the Harry Potter finale is starting. The day that all the Harry Potter Series fans have been waiting for. Well the waiting is over and if you have not bought your ticket you just might […]
Here at MLCWO we will be literally running towards the holiday season once Thanksgiving is over (shhh, there is a certain young blogger who has a birthday just days before Christmas and it all is bundled into one huge, extended celebration!!) Gifts and trimmings and celebrations are all on our […]
President Barack Obama has written a book for his daughters ~ Of Thee I Sing ~ and it is in bookstores today. Random House the publisher has released a video promoting it and the illustrations look wonderful. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPsJKaGV_qw] Introducing several famous people the book appears simply written but big on […]
Summary “The seller of lightning rods arrived just ahead of the storm. He came along the street of Green Tow, Illinois, in the late cloudy October day, sneaking glances over his shoulder. Somewhere not so far back, vast lightnings stomped the earth. Somewhere, a storm like a great beast with […]
The time has come for the Book Bloggers Holiday Swap to come around again. If you would like to make a book blogger out there feel really happy then you should join in with the fun. But if you do not know what you are getting yourself into then go […]
Following this somewhat depressing article the question of young children, books (picture books particularly) and early reading fills my thoughts. There is nothing so wonderful as sharing a book with a child, or several children, or many. Have you ever seen the look of excitement and wonder as a story […]
Just getting this in before midnight………Bram Stoker the author of Dracula was born this day in 1847. This was the book that started it all. Before Twilight. Before Buffy. Before everything. Vampire stories are legend and found in many cultures. But the gothic Prince of Darkness who left his home […]
I know that we are 7 days into November but it is never to late to start. NaNoWriMo is a writing “project” where your goal is about 50,000 words and all you do is write, write, write, write, write all the month of November. 50,000 words might not seem like […]
Wow! More here. Click through the pictures. Not just functional, but beautiful too.
As we are moving into a new season, and summer time will end this weekend (do they still call it summer time?) we are wrapping the blog in a new look for the season. With a nod to our Scottish heritage (Grandma was from Edinburgh). And we are enveloping our […]
Today is November 2nd and in Christian cultures it is the day when the souls of the deceased are remembered. In Mexico it is Día de Muertos ~ The Day of the Dead. It is a time to celebrate the lives of ancestors and loved ones with their favorite […]
We are well into autumn now and have tucked Halloween away (sorry, we didn’t really touch on it) and now we are into November. The festive season. Well, the beginnings of it. Much to read and write about. Poems and pictures. Can’t wait!
