Happy Saturday My Friends!

How is everyone's weekend going?  My daughter and I drove out to the big lake near my home.  It was frozen in parts of it but there were many gulls flying around .A couple had a big tent up near it getting married.  It was sunny and around 64 degrees out.  I thought it might be a little chilly for an outdoor wedding but to each their own. It is a pretty place to have one.

I wanted to share another American Girl book today.  I hope you have had a chance to check some of them out at your local library or at the online American Girl site.

I am enjoying reading them.

Meet Caroline

by

Kathleen Ernest

 This book is about Caroline Abbott and her family which lived  during the time of the Battle of 1812. Caroline and her family live in Sackets Harbor, New York right on the shore of Lake Ontario. 

Caroline's father is a shipbuilder and owns Abbott's Shipyard.

Caroline wants to be a Captain of a ship one day.

Caroline and her cousins are out sailing on the ship her father built on Lake Ontario when a British Officer boards their sloop and announces and Britain and America are at war and takes her father prisoner. Caroline promised her father that she will stay strong until he returns. Caroline helps her mother run the shipyard while her father is gone.  Then the British attack her village and it looks like the American side is in trouble.
What will Caroline do and will they win over the British?

Check out this book about Caroline and find out the answers to these questions and more.

This is a good book and I would recommend it to young girls 8-12.  I really enjoyed it.

There are several more of the Caroline books.  CHeck out the author's site at this link.

http://www.kathleenernst.com/cms-assets/documents/76904-500974.bookmeetcarolinepreview.pdf

Happy Reading and see you again Monday!!!!

Happy Wednesday Friends!

How are you today?  It is kind of dreary outside here today and we had a dusting of snow but it is suppose to warm up a little bit everyday the rest of the week. So just 16 more days till the first day of spring !  I am smiling now because I am really looking forward to spring.

How about you?  I am sure if you live in the Northeastern United States you are definitely ready for spring. So it won't be long now , I hope!!!

This week I am sharing some of the American Girl books.  I love the dolls and the books.  In fact I think most girls age 8 and up would love to have an American Girl doll.  I know I would and I am way, way, way, past 8. lol

I am going to give a list of the dolls in order of the year they are from.  That way you can decide which book you want to start with.

American Girl Dolls

Kaya-1764

Caroline-1812

Josefina-1824

Addy-1864

Samantha-1904

Rebecca-1914

Kit-1934

Julie-1974

Grace-2015

What would be your favorite period of history?  I think I would like to read all of them.  So I am starting with Kaya, an Nez Perce girl who lived before America was a country.

Meet Kaya

by

Janet Shaw

In Kaya's time the Nez Perce Indians lived in what is parts of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.  Now the Nez Perce Indians live in Idaho.  Kaya would have been 50 years old before she saw a white man.

Kaya loves horses and especially her Appaloosa Horse named Step's High.  She dreams of racing her horse over the countryside with her hair blowing in the wind.  When a bothersome boy makes fun of Step's High, Kaya accepts his challenge to race. Kaya is thrilled when she finds herself in the lead until Step's High bucks and almost throws her off. Kaya's defeat isn't as bad as losing her twin brothers in the forest . Her carelessness earns her a terrible nickname.

Will she ever lose the nickname? Will she find her twin brothers? Will she race Step's High again?

This is a great adventure story for a young girl. There are more books too about Kaya.  Check them out at this site or your library.

http://store.americangirl.com/agshop/static/kayadoll.jsp

For parents and teachers: check out the activities for the Kaya books  at this site.

http://www.americangirl.com/corp/pdfs/Kaya_OnlineCurric.pdf

See you Friday with another American Girl book.

Happy Reading!!

Happy Monday Everyone!!

How is everyone this Monday?  I am doing ok and I am excited that we are in the month of March and only 19 days till the first day of spring.  I was thinking this morning about spring coming and guess what I saw out my window?  A big robin.  He was my warning that spring is on its way.  Hotshot is enjoying watching the birds today since I refilled the bird feeder and the snow has melted so more of the birds are back.  So spring is just around the corner and I am glad.

I hope each of you had a wonderful weekend and are ready for the first week of March.  I know I am.

This week I would like to share about the American Girl books.I am reading one right now to post about on Wednesday.

Today, I will share the site so you can see what is available.  They also have some of them at my local library so if you don't want to buy them you can check them out from your local library.

My favorite doll is Samantha and I am reading one of her books right now. I am excited to share some the American Girl Books with you.  I hope you will enjoy reading some of them with your daughter or granddaughter.

Happy Reading my friends!!!

http://www.americangirl.com/index.php

Check out the American Girl website.

So check out the site and let me know which is your favorite doll or book.  I would love to hear from you.

See you Wednesday.

Happy Saturday Everyone!!!

It is snowing!!!! We might get up to six inches of snow by tomorrow so Winter is not ready to leave yet.  So I believe March will come in like a lion tomorrow.  So I am hoping by March 20 it will be spring!!  I am so ready for it.  How about you ?  Are you ready for spring? Today I would like to share a few Cinderella books as I finish Cinderella week.  Don't forget to go see the new Cinderella Movie on March 10 at the theater.  I think it will be great.

I am going to put on a few books you might check out about Cinderella.  I hope you have had a chance to share Cinderella with a child this week.  Next week I want to share some about the American Girl Books.  Does your daughter or granddaughter have an American Girl Doll?  I would even love to have one!!!! :)

Cinderella Books to check out at your library and of course there are many Cinderella type movies out there too.

Enjoy your weekend and the snow if you are getting some.  

Happy Reading!!!!!

Happy Wednesday Friends!!!

How is everyone today?  I hope you are having a wonderful day.

I wanted to share another Cinderella book with you today.

Cinderella in the City

by 

Cari Meister

This one is really cute and a whole different story about Cinderella.

Cinderella, you know the story well flash forward. Cindy wants to enter the royal  dance contest. But she'll need a little help from her fairy godmother if she wants a fairy tale ending to her night out on the town.  So check out this cute modern day Cinderella story and enjoy it with a child.  This book  is a Level 2 Reader from Scholastic Books and would work for a first or second  grade student to read.

See you on Friday with another Cinderella book.  I can't wait to see the new Cinderella Movie coming out on March 11. 2015.

Happy Monday Everyone!!!

How are you today?  It is another cold day here in the midwest.  It was 10 degrees here this morning and a very cold wind.  Winter is still here but there are only 25 days till the first day of spring.  I am really looking forward to that.  I have decided I no longer like cold weather. :) I hope it is warmer wherever you are in this big wide world.

This week I want to share some different Cinderella books since on March 13, 2015 the new Disney Cinderella movie comes out in theaters.  I am excited to see it since is a live action movie and I watched the trailer and I think it looks really good.  I love Cinderella and I have since I was a little girl.  I hope you will have a chance to see it too if you are a Cinderella fan .

Check out this trailer to see what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfR8Su4ulX0

Please share a Cinderella story with a young girl today.  Never forget the magic she brings into a young girl's life.

I would suggest reading the orginal Cinderella first before you read other versions of Cinderella.

The book for today is

Cinderella is My Babysitter

by

Andrea Posner-Sanchez

This is a Little Golden book.  Do you still have some of those from your childhood?  I do and guess what Cinderella is one of them. :)

In this story Cinderella's fairy Godmother  comes to the palace garden where Cinderella is watering the palace garden.  She asks Cinderella if she will babysit her niece for a little bit while the Fairy Godmother plans a surprise for her niece.  Cinderella agrees and the Fairy Godmother takes out her magic wand and says, " Bibbidi, bobbidi, boo. "  Eliza her niece appears.  Eliza asks Cinderella if she can help her water the garden.  Cinderella says,"yes, of course."  So Eliza takes out her magic wand and says, "Bibbidi, bobbidi, spray."  Then a magic spray can comes out and waters the whole garden much to the delight of Cinderella and Eliza.   Then an amazing thing happens to the flowers . They were growing really fast from the magic water from the spray can . Then Eliza says,"see what else I can do."  Then Eliza says, Bibbidi, bobbidi, move" to the animal topiaries and they begin to move.  Then Gus and Jaq come out to see all the excitement and then the topiary elephant sees the mice.  

I will not finish the story because I would like for you to get the book and find out with your child what happens.

It is a really cute story and young girls will love it.  So pick one up today or check it out at your local library but every child should have a few Golden Books to save.

See you Wednesday with a new Cinderella book.

Check out some of the Little Golden Books you can buy.  I have several of these on this list and so does my daughter.

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE ONE?

The Three Little Kittens was one of my favorites as a child and of Cinderella.. :)

Please hare yours with us on the blog.

See you Wednesday

Happy Friday Friends!!

It is another cold winter day here at my home.  There is more bad weather on the way this evening. Well, all I can say is 30 days till spring!!!!  

Today I read a wonderful book about cats.  I can't believe that I have never read this book before.  It was wonderful!!!  The book was first published over  fifty years ago and it is a Caldecott Medal winner.  I hope you will check it out at your local library and read it to a child this week.  They will love it if they love cats.  I loved it and I am not a child .:)

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and the weather is good wherever you are.
I suggest some hot chocolate and a good book to share with a child.

Enjoy and Happy Reading!!

April's Kittens

by

Claire Turlay Newberry

There was a nice little girl named April who lived in New York City with her mother,her father, and a black cat named Sheba.

 April and her parents lived in a small apartment there. April's father called it a "one cat" apartment.  He often warned Sheba about having a family. :)  But Sheba did not listen and went ahead and had three kittens one day.  All April wanted to do was sit on the floor by the box and watch the kittens and Sheba.  April's father told April's mother that three cats had to go.   April's mother said they had a few weeks before they could get out of the box and then they would decide what to do. April and her mother decided the kittens needed names but they couldn't decide on what to name them.  Then one day April's father said," these kittens need names," and so he named them.  He named  the black one Charcoal.  He named the tiger striped one Butch, and he named the white faced one Brenda.  Now all the kittens had names and April's father said now they all needed a good home. April did not want them to go and she cried but her mother said she could keep a kitten and give away Sheba if she wanted.  April thought that might be the thing to do.  The kittens learned to eat from a bowl and were ready to go to new homes.  So April's mother invites a neighbor over with a little boy and the little boy picks Butch and takes him home.  Then a neighbor lady with two cats decides to take Charcoal.  So now there are only two cats left, Brenda and Sheba.  Mother says that Sheba can go to the country to live with their aunt and April could keep Brenda.  What will April do?  Will she choose Brenda or Sheba to stay with her?

Please read this wonderful story about April's Kittens to see who April chooses.

I highly recommend this book to all cat lovers.

Of course Hotshot recommends it too!!  He is sleeping in his house and staying warm .

Happy Reading!!!!

Check out this site to see some of Clare's drawings of beautiful cats.

http://www.cathappy.net/newberry.htm

Hotshot says," he hopes you have enjoyed the books about cats this week and hope you will come back on Monday as we start a week of Cinderella books. " Did you know a new Cinderella movie is coming out March 2015?  I love Cinderella so I am excited to see the new movie.

Happy Reading!!!!!