Sunday, January 26, 2014

What They're Reading Now

One of my favorite things to do on my old blog was to list our favorite children's books every week and I miss doing it so I will try and start it up again here.

Bug is a chronic book repeater when we go to the library.  There's a couple of books that she makes me check out at least once a month.  I finally broke down and bought all of the Pigeon books and I might have to do the same with the other two because I. Am. Sick. Of. Checking. Then. Out.














The Pigeon Series by Mo Willems

There's several in this series (and a new one on the way that we are VERY excited for!), but I think these two are Bug's favorites.  She reads them over and over.  I bought these in a set from school and it was probably one of the best book buys I've made.  They get thoroughly read over and over and the little's laugh like crazy over them.



















Bebé Goes Shopping by Susan Middleton Elya

This has been read so many times that Bug has it memorized and can even repeat the Spanish words along with me.  I like that there's a guide in the back that tells you what the Spanish words mean and how they're pronounced in case you need help.  












A Day With No Crayons by Elizabeth Rusch

This book is so pretty and lovely inside.  I love that they make real paintings out of the every day found items and it sparked several conversations between me and my little's about who the painters were and they were excited to see Starry Night which they already knew.  Bug's favorite part is the very last picture where Liza makes a collage in her room of herself.  She loves to look at it and see which items Liza uses.  




These other two are current books she likes:



The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

This book is the newest one in our "GET THIS BOOK THE NEXT TIME YOU GO TO THE LIBRARY, MOMMY.  I LOVE IT." rotation. 
The letters from the crayons are adorable (Yellow's is too hard to read though.  We always have to tilt it back and forth to read each line.)   Bug likes to pretend to get angry and shouts at Duncan for being mean to the crayons.










Junie B., First Grader:  Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff) by Barbara Park

Junie B. is VERY popular in our household.  In fact, Goose threw a drama-filled fit when I made her clear them all off of her bookcase to give to her little sister.  Bug got three new ones from Christmas and checks them out every week at her school library.  Personally, I hate Junie B.  She's kind of a brat.  But I read them because they enjoy them.  *shrug*  This one is what we're currently reading and it's a special edition so it's a little bit longer than they normally are.  We try to read at least one chapter a night so it will take us a while to get through this but I know Bug will already have another one ready and waiting for when we're done.




Goose has declared herself too old to read with us every night now (a fact that still makes me a little weepy), so I don't know what she's reading at the moment.  She just recently finished A Series of Unfortunate Events and it has turned her into a Lemony Snicket fanatic.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Bow holder

I had a really pretty picture frame and I didn't want to throw it away when the glass broke so I bought some zebra patterned ribbon and glued strips of it to the back to make an easy bow holder for some of their fancier bows so they wouldn't get squashed in their jewelry box.
I think I need to make another one solely designated for holiday themed bows so they're all in one place.

Monday, December 30, 2013

My 2013 Book List

April
1:  The Hobbit by J.R. Tolkien
2:  Peony by Pearl S. Buck
3:  The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson

May
4:  Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum series) by Janet Evanovich
5:  Flip-Flopped by Jill Smolinkski
6:  The Shadows of Ghadames by Joelle Stoelz
7:  Judy Moody by Megan McDonald
8:  The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng
9:  Shadow and Bone (The Grisha series) by Leigh Bardugo

June
10:  Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone series) by Laini Taylor
11:  Days of Blood and Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone series) by Laini Taylor
12:  Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanna Wakatsuki
13:  The 5th Wave (The Fifth Wave series) by Rick Yancy
14:  The Giver by Lois Lawry

July
15:  Siege and Storm (The Grisha series) by Leigh Bardugo
16:  Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
17:  Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
18:  Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin
19:  Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
20:  The Never List by Koethi Zan

August
21:  Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells
22:  The Ginseng Hunter by Jeff Talarigo
23:  The Second Spy (The Books of Elsewhere series) by Jacqueline West
24:  Pacific Rim by Alex Irvine

September
25:  Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
26:  Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
27:  Wilderness Tips by Margaret Atwood
28:  New Earth by Ben Bova
29:  The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
30:  The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian
31:  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
32:  Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

October
32:  Monument 14 (Monument 14 series) by Emmy Laybourne
33:  Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard
34:  The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
35:  A Hundred Flowers by Gail Tsukiyama
36:  Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy) by Sarah Rees Brennan
37:  Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
38:  Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

November
39:  I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
40:  Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren
41:  Sisters of the Sword by Maya Snow

December
42: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
43:  Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn


My goal was 50 books this year, but in all honesty I probably read five times this amount in fanfiction and I wrote thousands and thousands of words this year so I'm pretty happy.  :D

Monday, December 23, 2013

Pom pom puppies

Goose bought a how to book at her bookfair on how to make your own pom pom puppies.  We've made a border collie and a beagle so far and she adores them.


Say hello to Champ the border collie and Princess the beagle!

Friday, November 29, 2013

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Tomorrow we are going to a hotel for "Black  Saturday". I am so emmbarred. And if I spelt that wrong, IGNORE IT!. Thanks for noticing. I am watching wheel of fortune. LOL! This girl on wheel of fortune has these HUGE eyes and crappy eye shadow. And theres this girl who is like I am a baker! oh my gosh! Oh, and that girl with the huge eyes and the crappy eye shadow just solved both tossups. Ooooh! Now she landed on a Bankrupt! Ooooh! Now that baker girl just landed on lose a turn! I could just see those eyes, LOSE THE EYE SHADOW UGLY GIRL! Now this guy on a comercial was like serios serios money! I could tell I spelt that wrong. TTFN! (Ta ta for now) Love, Goose. P.S. that is not my real name. :*******************) LOL star guy.


Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Hi! I am bug. I like bugs. I like stuffed animals. I do not like anything that can sting. I have a lot of friends at school. I am in kindergarten. Goose is my sister. I like her very much. My birthday is January 22. I was born in 2007. I have a very big family.


***I found this in the drafts.  Apparently she had her big sister type it up for her.