Somehow Tenderness Survives ~ Stories of Southern Africa Selected by Hazel Rochman These are stories of Southern Africa. Not about the vast continent with the ranging sky, mesmerizing wildlife, beauty that defies the imagination. These are stories of a sad history, of […]
Want to be part of a global event? Want to celebrate one of the greatest children’s book every written and the man behind it? Want to spread a little good will? Now is your chance……as part of the 5oth anniversary of James And The Giant Peach you can help to […]
What is wrong here???? From Here.
You know it is almost time for the weekend when we visit the EepyBird guys. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_2osOb2SMU&feature=player_embedded] Thanks guys!!! Have a great weekend everyone!
Summary When a terrible incident changes Billie Jo’s life, destroying her inside and out. Her mother is dead. Her father cannot think about her. The one thing that makes Billie Jo happy is playing piano. But that is not possible with her wounded hands. But what makes it worse […]
We had a long weekend, Memorial Day, and quite a few books were read. Reviews coming. Until then a few things happening to keep you busy. In honor of Memorial Day (yesterday) when we reflect on those who gave their lives for our freedom why not send a […]
Are you hungry? You will be after watching this!
Leftover books that is. How about this? Or this? Lisa Occhipinti, artist, designer and general really creative person makes these gorgeous creations out of unused books. Here. It is amazing what creative people do, don’t you think? I wonder if she reads the books first? hmm
“For fans of The Hunger Games.” – Publishers Weekly Imagine a world where New York City does not exist. Where Freaks roam around town. Where people live underground and have not seen the sunlight for many generations. That is what the world is like in Enclave. The cause of the […]
Ok, this is a cool bookcase and all but you have like no shelving space. They just fall off. Namaste!!!!
Needs no introduction – Enjoy!
It was only a few short weeks ago we celebrated libraries and librarians. You know, the people who find you the perfect book, help you with your homework, make sure you learn to read with fun, stimulating books. These are the quiet, behind the scenes people who really are the guardians […]
From The Vault Summary Moose Flanagan has just moved to one of the most secure places in the world. Alcatraz. His dad had just got a job there as an electrician. His mother is hoping to send her autistic daughter Natalie to a special school there. But when Natalie is […]
Here at MLCWO there has been spring cleaning going on. Tidying and tweaking the blog. Getting it ready for summer, when there is finally time to totally devour books. All day. Maybe even everyday. And what a shock to discover quite a lot of posts that never quite made it […]
friggatriskaidekaphobia What’s that I hear you ask? Fear of Friday the 13th. That’s today. It has a whole history. You can read about it on Wikipedia. Enjoy your day!!!
This post is for everyone who helped me get recognized on YA Books Central Blog. Click here and look for my blogs name on that list. Thank you so much to whoever put my name out there. -MyLibraryCardWoreOut
Have been really busy…..reading…..new posts coming soon! For now, enjoy something mesmerizing. Guess he doesn’t spend much time reading. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/satellite/satelliteEmbedPlayer.swf
How To Train Your Dragon is an animation and it was really cute. The animation was really good – it was not good in the sense that it was realistic but the animations were done well and it looked crisp and clear. One of the best parts of the animation […]
A cute Alice in Wonderland stop animation video. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/18561004]
Who Was Ben Franklin? By Dennis Brindell Fradin Illustrated by John O’Brien Late winter and spring is the time in school when many students read biographies of famous people. Starting in the lower grades youngsters scramble trying to find someone who is interesting enough to read about and write an […]
