Thursday, 21 August 2008
Chinese Money and a Mint Polo!
Sometimes we need a laugh and this site will get that and maybe more. You won't be sorry! http://www.lingscars.com/feature/cashback.php Try your luck and maybe you can win some Chinese money and a mint polo, if not it's worth the laugh.
Thursday, 31 July 2008
ImageKind
How cool is this? You can post almost any type of pictures on ImageKind so Illustrators you may want to check this out. For more info:
http://Silversheen.imagekind.com/
or
Enjoy!
Smiles, Char
Sunday, 27 July 2008
Sunday, 20 July 2008
Time Flies!
Oh, yes I know I haven't been very good about keeping this up to date. Smack me with a wet noodle if ya want. However, I haven’t been slacking. Honest! I've been reading tons and tons of blogs. Yes, your blogs. Why? Well, I have to figure what makes a great blog. How do I get YOU to read my blog? Gosh, that's easier said than done!
I'm working on it.
Check back here for progress.
In the mean time here's a photo for inspiration. What sort of short story can you come up with? Do you think you can come up with something in under 150 words or less? The first person to send their story of 150 words or less will have it published on my blog. WhoHoo! All right, maybe not a big deal but it's better than nothing!
Seal on West Wemyss Beach, Scotland
Smiles, Charlotte
I'm working on it.
Check back here for progress.
In the mean time here's a photo for inspiration. What sort of short story can you come up with? Do you think you can come up with something in under 150 words or less? The first person to send their story of 150 words or less will have it published on my blog. WhoHoo! All right, maybe not a big deal but it's better than nothing!
Seal on West Wemyss Beach, Scotland
Smiles, Charlotte
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Win, win, win a book!
Susan Humphreys is having a competition to win a book by author Tom Becker titled Darkside Nighttrap. This book is actually the third in the Darkside series. So if you’re feeling lucky head on over to Susan’s site. http://www.writersblock.merseyblogs.co.uk/
Friday, 23 May 2008
Lottie's New Beach Towell
Lottie’s New beach Towel
Written & Illustrated by Petra Mathers
ISBN # 0-689-81606-5
Do you like chickens, the beach, picnic lunches, boat rides, weddings and beach towels? If so, then this is a book for you. Lottie’s New Beach Towel is a rectangular book that is bright red and yellow and has 20 pages. Each page has only one or two sentences along with some really cute pictures.
The illustrations are done in watercolor and are bright and lively to look at. Ummmm, they are not glossy bright, but are done in realistic colors that catch your attention.
The two main characters in this book are Lottie the chicken and Herbie the duck. These two good friends have a wonderful adventure while trying to have a nice quiet picnic. So on with the story….Oh and I tell you the whole story so do not read if you want to keep the ending a secret.
PAGES 1 & 2:
Lottie is shown making a picnic lunch. She is wearing a blue striped apron and squeezing lemons. On the table is bread spread with strawberry jam and topped with bananas. You can just make out the second slice of bread with what looks like peanut butter. A large clock on the wall shows the time to be 10:38 and looking out the window you see the postman walking away and a large package sticking out of the mailbox.
The one sentence says;
Lottie was squeezing lemons when a package arrived. It’s short, sweet and to the point. Page two shows Lottie, still in her apron, pulling out a large red beach towel with white polka dots. There are actually two pictures on this page. Each is shown in a square box, kinda like a comic book. The second square show her packing her picnic lunch up in a cooler with the beach towel on the back of a chair. A note came with the package and is shown against the first picture square. The writing is large enough to read, Dear Lottie, This might come in handy this summer. Love, Aunt Mattie
This is a good time to ask your little one what the beach towel might come in handy for. See if you get the usual answer; to dry off with. I know Brennah has come up with a few good ideas, like wearing it for a wig, or wrap it around her middle for a skirt. What can I say, my little one likes clothes and hair. She’s a princess ya know! (Giggle)
PAGES 3 & 4:
Lottie takes off to meet Herbie at the beach. Again the writing is simple and direct. It was a beautiful summer day. The sun was high and the sand was hot. Soon Lottie’s feet were on fire. Uh Oh! I think anyone who has ever been on the beach in the summer can relate to this. That darn sand can get pretty warm! Lottie is in a pickle, her feet are hot and she is stuck on the beach. The picture on page four always gets a giggle from Bren. Lottie is shown standing on her cooler amongst the sand dunes with a very large hot sun beating down. OUCH!
This is a good place to ask your little one what Lottie could do to help herself get to the water.
PAGES 5 & 6:
These show how Lottie figured out how to keep her feet from getting hot. Can you guess? I think I’ll keep this a secret; you’ll have to buy the book to find out.
PAGEs 7 & 8:
Lottie has made it to the water! Hooray! There are four squares, two on each page. Square # 1 shows Lottie wading into the sea, # 2 shows her being swamped by a wave, # 3 shows her being tumbled over and over and last #4 shows a dripping wet Lottie sitting on the beach. Again, very simple text; “Here I am, come and get me!” Lottie yells to the waves and we see from the picture that she teased the sea and lost!
Herbie finally arrives in a boat to pick Lottie up for the picnic. They head out to sea and the motor quits. Herbie is shown with a face bright pink from embarrassment. Silly Herbie, now what do they do? They are stuck with no motor and no land in sight. Ask your little one to come up with a solution. Lottie comes up with using her beach towel as a sail. Wow, and it works.
PAGES 9 & 10:
They finally make it to the picnic site and eat their lunch. ”I’m so hungry I don’t care if there is sand on my sandwich. Get it, Lottie? Brennah thinks this pun is hilarious. I feel kinda dumb; it took me longer to get it than Bren.
PAGES 11 & 12:
As they sit eating their lunch, they hear voices and then see a wedding party chasing a veil that got away from the bride. The bride is lovely gray mouse in a white dress and the groom a brown mouse in a bow tie. We also some of the other mice but the one that stands out is the flower girl. A tiny little mouse in a purple dress with a basket of spilled flower petals. You read “Gone,” cried the bride. “But darling, we can still get married,” said the groom. Very melodramatic and my favorite part!
PAGES 13 & 14:
What is a bride to do? How can she get married with no veil? It’s tragic, until Lottie offers her polka dot beach towel to the bride. Yup, you got it, the bride loves the idea and the wedding is on! WHOHOO! The picture shows Lottie handing the towel to the bride and groom. The wedding party is all smiles! After the wedding they all pig out on cake. I’d like a piece, darn it. It looks mighty tasty, pink icing with hearts and flowers decorating it.
PAGES 15 & 16:
Herbie has a tummy ache! ”Oh Lottie, my stomach feels tight. Will my feathers pop off? He asked. “Time to go home,” said Lottie. This picture is too, cute! All you see is Herbie’s big belly as he is laying flat on the beach. He ate a bit too much wedding cake! Lottie is in the background holding the cooler. I think she is smirking, but I could be wrong. It’s getting dark and the pictures are getting a bit dusky. The boat reached Lottie’s dune by moonlight.
PAGES 17 & 18:
Herbie drops Lottie off and she walks up the dunes to her home. The actual sentence is; She walked up the dune. The cool sand squeaked between her toes. I didn’t know sand squeaked, did you?
Lottie is shown on page 18 sitting at her typewriter. She is writing to her Aunt Mattie, thanking her for the beach towel. We can read the paper in the typewriter. It says Dear Aunt Mattie,
Thank you so much for my new beach towel. Without it I might be in the hospital with burnt feet or lost at sea with Herbie. There might not even have been a wedding. But let me start at the beginning. Nice touch, to let little ones know it’s always polite to write thank you notes for gifts. I did have to explain what a typewriter is to Brennah. She thought part of Lottie’s computer was gone. My baby is a techie nerd!
PAGES 19 & 20:
These two pages are only pictures. Page 19 shows Lottie’s house and you can see her through the window at her typewriter. Lots of stars are in the sky and the polka dot beach towel is draped over the clothes line. A nice quiet ending to a very cute story!
If you look at the pictures the beach towel is used in a few other ways also. I love the illustrations and the story, both are simple and sweet. The story also gets your child thinking about practical solutions to some problems they might or might not have. Regardless, it makes them think and that is always good.
I bought this book from Children's Book of the Month Club and can't remember exactly how much I paid for it, but I think it's around $7.99.
Thanks and Smiles, Charotte
Written & Illustrated by Petra Mathers
ISBN # 0-689-81606-5
Do you like chickens, the beach, picnic lunches, boat rides, weddings and beach towels? If so, then this is a book for you. Lottie’s New Beach Towel is a rectangular book that is bright red and yellow and has 20 pages. Each page has only one or two sentences along with some really cute pictures.
The illustrations are done in watercolor and are bright and lively to look at. Ummmm, they are not glossy bright, but are done in realistic colors that catch your attention.
The two main characters in this book are Lottie the chicken and Herbie the duck. These two good friends have a wonderful adventure while trying to have a nice quiet picnic. So on with the story….Oh and I tell you the whole story so do not read if you want to keep the ending a secret.
PAGES 1 & 2:
Lottie is shown making a picnic lunch. She is wearing a blue striped apron and squeezing lemons. On the table is bread spread with strawberry jam and topped with bananas. You can just make out the second slice of bread with what looks like peanut butter. A large clock on the wall shows the time to be 10:38 and looking out the window you see the postman walking away and a large package sticking out of the mailbox.
The one sentence says;
Lottie was squeezing lemons when a package arrived. It’s short, sweet and to the point. Page two shows Lottie, still in her apron, pulling out a large red beach towel with white polka dots. There are actually two pictures on this page. Each is shown in a square box, kinda like a comic book. The second square show her packing her picnic lunch up in a cooler with the beach towel on the back of a chair. A note came with the package and is shown against the first picture square. The writing is large enough to read, Dear Lottie, This might come in handy this summer. Love, Aunt Mattie
This is a good time to ask your little one what the beach towel might come in handy for. See if you get the usual answer; to dry off with. I know Brennah has come up with a few good ideas, like wearing it for a wig, or wrap it around her middle for a skirt. What can I say, my little one likes clothes and hair. She’s a princess ya know! (Giggle)
PAGES 3 & 4:
Lottie takes off to meet Herbie at the beach. Again the writing is simple and direct. It was a beautiful summer day. The sun was high and the sand was hot. Soon Lottie’s feet were on fire. Uh Oh! I think anyone who has ever been on the beach in the summer can relate to this. That darn sand can get pretty warm! Lottie is in a pickle, her feet are hot and she is stuck on the beach. The picture on page four always gets a giggle from Bren. Lottie is shown standing on her cooler amongst the sand dunes with a very large hot sun beating down. OUCH!
This is a good place to ask your little one what Lottie could do to help herself get to the water.
PAGES 5 & 6:
These show how Lottie figured out how to keep her feet from getting hot. Can you guess? I think I’ll keep this a secret; you’ll have to buy the book to find out.
PAGEs 7 & 8:
Lottie has made it to the water! Hooray! There are four squares, two on each page. Square # 1 shows Lottie wading into the sea, # 2 shows her being swamped by a wave, # 3 shows her being tumbled over and over and last #4 shows a dripping wet Lottie sitting on the beach. Again, very simple text; “Here I am, come and get me!” Lottie yells to the waves and we see from the picture that she teased the sea and lost!
Herbie finally arrives in a boat to pick Lottie up for the picnic. They head out to sea and the motor quits. Herbie is shown with a face bright pink from embarrassment. Silly Herbie, now what do they do? They are stuck with no motor and no land in sight. Ask your little one to come up with a solution. Lottie comes up with using her beach towel as a sail. Wow, and it works.
PAGES 9 & 10:
They finally make it to the picnic site and eat their lunch. ”I’m so hungry I don’t care if there is sand on my sandwich. Get it, Lottie? Brennah thinks this pun is hilarious. I feel kinda dumb; it took me longer to get it than Bren.
PAGES 11 & 12:
As they sit eating their lunch, they hear voices and then see a wedding party chasing a veil that got away from the bride. The bride is lovely gray mouse in a white dress and the groom a brown mouse in a bow tie. We also some of the other mice but the one that stands out is the flower girl. A tiny little mouse in a purple dress with a basket of spilled flower petals. You read “Gone,” cried the bride. “But darling, we can still get married,” said the groom. Very melodramatic and my favorite part!
PAGES 13 & 14:
What is a bride to do? How can she get married with no veil? It’s tragic, until Lottie offers her polka dot beach towel to the bride. Yup, you got it, the bride loves the idea and the wedding is on! WHOHOO! The picture shows Lottie handing the towel to the bride and groom. The wedding party is all smiles! After the wedding they all pig out on cake. I’d like a piece, darn it. It looks mighty tasty, pink icing with hearts and flowers decorating it.
PAGES 15 & 16:
Herbie has a tummy ache! ”Oh Lottie, my stomach feels tight. Will my feathers pop off? He asked. “Time to go home,” said Lottie. This picture is too, cute! All you see is Herbie’s big belly as he is laying flat on the beach. He ate a bit too much wedding cake! Lottie is in the background holding the cooler. I think she is smirking, but I could be wrong. It’s getting dark and the pictures are getting a bit dusky. The boat reached Lottie’s dune by moonlight.
PAGES 17 & 18:
Herbie drops Lottie off and she walks up the dunes to her home. The actual sentence is; She walked up the dune. The cool sand squeaked between her toes. I didn’t know sand squeaked, did you?
Lottie is shown on page 18 sitting at her typewriter. She is writing to her Aunt Mattie, thanking her for the beach towel. We can read the paper in the typewriter. It says Dear Aunt Mattie,
Thank you so much for my new beach towel. Without it I might be in the hospital with burnt feet or lost at sea with Herbie. There might not even have been a wedding. But let me start at the beginning. Nice touch, to let little ones know it’s always polite to write thank you notes for gifts. I did have to explain what a typewriter is to Brennah. She thought part of Lottie’s computer was gone. My baby is a techie nerd!
PAGES 19 & 20:
These two pages are only pictures. Page 19 shows Lottie’s house and you can see her through the window at her typewriter. Lots of stars are in the sky and the polka dot beach towel is draped over the clothes line. A nice quiet ending to a very cute story!
If you look at the pictures the beach towel is used in a few other ways also. I love the illustrations and the story, both are simple and sweet. The story also gets your child thinking about practical solutions to some problems they might or might not have. Regardless, it makes them think and that is always good.
I bought this book from Children's Book of the Month Club and can't remember exactly how much I paid for it, but I think it's around $7.99.
Thanks and Smiles, Charotte
Friday, 16 May 2008
Book Review! The House In The Mail
The House in the Mail
By Rosemary & Tom Wells
ISBN: 0-670-03545-9
Illustrated by Dan Anderson
32 Pages
$16.99 US dollars
Age level = 4-8 years
I bought this book for my daughter. She was fascinated from the beginning. She couldn’t quite believe a house could be ordered in the mail. The living conditions and what was thought of as“modern” amazed her. It’s a well loved book in our house.
This wonderful book is written in the form of a diary with drawing and cutouts by Emily Cartwright., age 12, Emily lives with her parents, younger brother and grandparents in a two bedroom house in Enfield, Kentucky.
However, as Emily and her younger brother, Homer, grew, the house became a bit too small.
That’s when Emily declared she was moving to live with her aunt in Chicago. Her parents dropped a bombshell on them at that point. “Emily,” said Ma, “you’re right. We do live tight as bees in a hive. But we are about to build a new house of our very own, with a room for each of you and one for the new baby.” Emily and Homer found out they would be getting a new house
and a new brother or sister. Their pa laid a catalog on the table called Modern Homes. It had pictures of houses. Pa told them every house in the book came in a put-together kit and theywould put it together with a barrel of nails. Now, they just had to agree on a house.
The houses all had names like Jefferson, Beckford, or Carlisle. Finally a house called the Lincoln was selected. It had something everyone wanted, a porch for ma, big kitchen for pa, a window onto the roof for Homer and for Emily, her own bedroom.
Pa sent a check for $2,500 dollars to Sears,Roebuck & Company which was the price of the Lincoln. Ma said it was their whole life savings.
There are copies of pictures from Modern Home along with some blueprints to view. The
illustrations in this book are all on a background of parchment yellow. (think old newspaper) One of my favorites shows a modern kitchen, for the 1920’s. It looks like a child’s play kitchen. A modern washing machine which is a huge round tank with a foot pump to drain the water out which proclaims “fastest in the world!”
Each page is set up like a journal filled with photos, drawings, dried flowers, sequins, buttons, or cut-outs. One could just look at the illustrations and understand exactly what the story is about.
On November 5, 1927, not long after moving into the new house, Joseph Cartwright was born. Emily is proud that her brother is going to grow up in the modern house. He will never know how it was in the old days.
What about the rest of the story? What other secrets do Emily and Homer reveal? You will have to read this book and find out.
Website = Rosemary Wells http://www.rosemarywells.com/
Rosemary Well's Biography
Rosemary Wells (1943-) Biography - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights
By Rosemary & Tom Wells
ISBN: 0-670-03545-9
Illustrated by Dan Anderson
32 Pages
$16.99 US dollars
Age level = 4-8 years
I bought this book for my daughter. She was fascinated from the beginning. She couldn’t quite believe a house could be ordered in the mail. The living conditions and what was thought of as“modern” amazed her. It’s a well loved book in our house.
This wonderful book is written in the form of a diary with drawing and cutouts by Emily Cartwright., age 12, Emily lives with her parents, younger brother and grandparents in a two bedroom house in Enfield, Kentucky.
However, as Emily and her younger brother, Homer, grew, the house became a bit too small.
That’s when Emily declared she was moving to live with her aunt in Chicago. Her parents dropped a bombshell on them at that point. “Emily,” said Ma, “you’re right. We do live tight as bees in a hive. But we are about to build a new house of our very own, with a room for each of you and one for the new baby.” Emily and Homer found out they would be getting a new house
and a new brother or sister. Their pa laid a catalog on the table called Modern Homes. It had pictures of houses. Pa told them every house in the book came in a put-together kit and theywould put it together with a barrel of nails. Now, they just had to agree on a house.
The houses all had names like Jefferson, Beckford, or Carlisle. Finally a house called the Lincoln was selected. It had something everyone wanted, a porch for ma, big kitchen for pa, a window onto the roof for Homer and for Emily, her own bedroom.
Pa sent a check for $2,500 dollars to Sears,Roebuck & Company which was the price of the Lincoln. Ma said it was their whole life savings.
There are copies of pictures from Modern Home along with some blueprints to view. The
illustrations in this book are all on a background of parchment yellow. (think old newspaper) One of my favorites shows a modern kitchen, for the 1920’s. It looks like a child’s play kitchen. A modern washing machine which is a huge round tank with a foot pump to drain the water out which proclaims “fastest in the world!”
Each page is set up like a journal filled with photos, drawings, dried flowers, sequins, buttons, or cut-outs. One could just look at the illustrations and understand exactly what the story is about.
On November 5, 1927, not long after moving into the new house, Joseph Cartwright was born. Emily is proud that her brother is going to grow up in the modern house. He will never know how it was in the old days.
What about the rest of the story? What other secrets do Emily and Homer reveal? You will have to read this book and find out.
Website = Rosemary Wells http://www.rosemarywells.com/
Rosemary Well's Biography
Rosemary Wells (1943-) Biography - Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
The Slimy Book, A Book Review!
The Slimy Book By Babette Cole
ISBN 0-09943426-1
Published by Red Fox a division of Randomhouse
www.kidsatrandomhouse.co.uk
Paid UK 5.99
(british pounds at Amazon.co.uk)
The Slimy Book by Babette Cole is a wonderfully cute rhyming about slimy things. I bought this for my daughter mainly because there is a picture of a snail on the cover and she loves snails.
Length of Book: Typical picture book- 32 pages
Illustrations: Looks like watercolor.
The pictures are adorable from the snail dripping slime on the front cover to the Fat Ladies rubbing slime on their skin to make them thin. This also happens to be my favorite picture. Four chunky ladies dressed in belly-dancing outfits…Each has a sparkly bra-like top on. Oh La La! Very round bellies hang over their skimpy pants and bells dangle on matching belts stretched around their hips. Each is dressed in a soft shade of green, pink, blue or yellow. Oh, most importantly, they are each holding a bottle of “SlimSlime” in one hand while rubbing it on their tummies with the other. This picture makes me snicker each and every time. I suppose if I was gullible enough one of these lovely ladies could be me.
My bookworm loves reading this and having me read this to her. It is a fun book with lots of words that feel quite like what they are describing. The book starts out… Sticky, sludgy, slippy slime the sloppy, ploppy, creepy kind. And goes on to… Maybe it’s lurking in the loo. Careful! It could pounce on you! Or I wonder how it really feels, slurping slimy jellied eels…. See what I mean. You just have to drag the words out…Ssssliiimy, Sssslurping…. This is a fun, silly book which will produce many giggles as you read it.
Product Details: ISBN: 0099434261
Format: Paperback,
32pp
Pub. Date: August 2003
Publisher: Red Fox
Barnes & Noble Sales Rank: 216,371
Age Range: 5 to 8
Babette Cole's Website - http://www.babette-cole.com/
This book is one of those that will be read over and over and over again.
Smiles, Charlotte
ISBN 0-09943426-1
Published by Red Fox a division of Randomhouse
www.kidsatrandomhouse.co.uk
Paid UK 5.99
(british pounds at Amazon.co.uk)
The Slimy Book by Babette Cole is a wonderfully cute rhyming about slimy things. I bought this for my daughter mainly because there is a picture of a snail on the cover and she loves snails.
Length of Book: Typical picture book- 32 pages
Illustrations: Looks like watercolor.
The pictures are adorable from the snail dripping slime on the front cover to the Fat Ladies rubbing slime on their skin to make them thin. This also happens to be my favorite picture. Four chunky ladies dressed in belly-dancing outfits…Each has a sparkly bra-like top on. Oh La La! Very round bellies hang over their skimpy pants and bells dangle on matching belts stretched around their hips. Each is dressed in a soft shade of green, pink, blue or yellow. Oh, most importantly, they are each holding a bottle of “SlimSlime” in one hand while rubbing it on their tummies with the other. This picture makes me snicker each and every time. I suppose if I was gullible enough one of these lovely ladies could be me.
My bookworm loves reading this and having me read this to her. It is a fun book with lots of words that feel quite like what they are describing. The book starts out… Sticky, sludgy, slippy slime the sloppy, ploppy, creepy kind. And goes on to… Maybe it’s lurking in the loo. Careful! It could pounce on you! Or I wonder how it really feels, slurping slimy jellied eels…. See what I mean. You just have to drag the words out…Ssssliiimy, Sssslurping…. This is a fun, silly book which will produce many giggles as you read it.
Product Details: ISBN: 0099434261
Format: Paperback,
32pp
Pub. Date: August 2003
Publisher: Red Fox
Barnes & Noble Sales Rank: 216,371
Age Range: 5 to 8
Babette Cole's Website - http://www.babette-cole.com/
This book is one of those that will be read over and over and over again.
Smiles, Charlotte
Monday, 12 May 2008
Book Reviews- New and Old- Don't Miss This!
Hi all,
I'm very excited to be doing a book review on Kim Chatel's new book, Rainbow Sheep and have decided to start the countdown to this review by posting my previous book reviews from a site called Epinions.com. I'm not a professional reviewer, these books are all ones I own and love. I've chosen to review them because I wanted to share these wonderful books with others.
However, this may be the start of something new. I'm more than happy to take a look at anyone's book. I can't promise a glowing review but I will give a honest one. If you are interested, e-mail me for details.
Make sure you pop back and read more reviews in the coming days AND the upcoming review of RAINBOW SHEEP by Kim Chatel. What day will it be reviewed? That's the surprise! You will have to come back and see. RAINBOW SHEEP will also be reviewed on Epinions.com under the user name char.mike.
Smiles, Charlotte
The Baby's Bedtime Book by Kay Chorao
This book is a treasure! Kay Chorao has collected together poems from many great poets, such as Rudyard Kipling, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Robert Louis Stevenson and Jane Taylor. There are many more poems with no author listed and I'm not sure if the author is unknown or if Kay Chorao has written these herself.
The illustrations are eye-catching, filled with color yet manage not to be harsh or over stimulating. They catch children in many different realistic poses and bring a smile to your face with the memories of your children in like situations.
The title of this review actually comes from one of my favorite poems in this book. This poem is called CRADLE-SONG by Sarojini Naidu and is found on page 46. Here is the first verse:
From groves of spice,
O'er fields of rice,
Athwart the lotus-stream,
I bring for you,
Aglint with dew,
A little lovely dream.
The illustration with this poem is of a mother holding her child in a wicker chair. They are on a patio looking out over a field with the sun going down, cattle grazing and poppy's blooming. It is a peaceful, tranquil scene.
Another poem that is a little more upbeat and lively is THE LAND OF NOD by Robert Louis Stevenson. (pg 41) It starts out like this:
From breakfast on all through the day
At home among my friends I stay;
But every night I go abroad
Afar into the land of Nod.
All by myself I have to go,
With none to tell me what to do-
All alone beside the streams
And up the mountainsides of dreams.
This poem talks about all the strange, frightening and delightful things he see while in the land of Nod, aka dreamland. Again the picture is worth looking at again and again. It shows a little one asleep at the top of the page and shows the dreams and the land of Nod as you look down the page. With frightening monsters and yummy looking berries and ice cream. Note, that while they show monsters they are cute, cuddly looking monsters, not scary at all.
Brennah's favorite poem is very simply titled STARS and there is no author listed. This is a very short poem and one of the first she memorized. Let me share this sweet little poem with you. (pg 10)
Stars
I'm glad the stars are over me
And not beneath my feet,
Where we should trample on them
Like cobbles on the street.
I think it is a happy thing
That they are set so far;
It's best to have to look up high
When you would see a star.
And yes, again the picture is just plain great to gaze at. It show a quaint cottage with bear walking down a path of stars. There are smaller details that Brennah loves to pick out, like the pig peeping out the cottage window.
This book is 64 pages long and that includes the table of contents and index page. It is filled with many familiar poems too. Such as TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR (pg 25) by Jane Taylor, Rock-a-bye, Baby,(pg 29), no author listed and LULLABY AND GOOD NIGHT,(pg 45), from the German. Each of these we know best as a lullaby song. I'm sure we have all sung these to our children.
There are many different types of poems, ones when read fill your head with images, you see the poem as you read it. A good example of this would be TREE SHADOWS on page 12. This poem is from the Japanese.
All hushed the trees are waiting
On tiptoe for the sight
Of moonrise shedding splender
Across the dusk of night.
Can you see the trees waiting with branches spread for the moon to rise?
Ah, now the moon is risen
And lo, without a sound
The trees all write their welcome
Far along the ground!
The moon is filling the night sky and the trees shadows are the moons welcome. Close your eyes, can you see this? Isn't this a lovely picture?
Another type is music in poetry and a good example of this would be SWEET AND LOW by Alfred, Lord Tennyson on page 52. As you read this poem it is almost like making music. Here is the first verse.
Sweet and low, sweet and low,
Wind of the western sea,
Low, low breathe and blow,
Wind of the western sea!
Over the rolling waters go
Come from the dying moon and blow,
Blow him again to me
While my little one,
while my pretty one Sleeps.
You can feel the music of the wind and the sea in this poem and the longing of a mother for her child's father. Close your eyes and softly say this poem, you almost want to whisper the words, feel the rise and fall of the sea, when you say, Sweet and low, sweet and low. Then feel the rushing of the wind when you say, Over the rolling waters go, come from the dying moon and blow. Can you feel the music? I hope you can, this poem is truly beautiful.
As you can tell, I love poetry and I'm happy to say my youngest one does too. We have read this book soooo many times, the binding is coming loose and the pages are worn. Yet, we still enjoy it, even with knowing most of the poems by heart.
The pictures are still delightful to look on as the day we first set eyes on them. A few others we really like are AT NIGHT on page 16, My Bed is a Boat, page 21, How They Sleep, page 32, Good Night on page 38, Gaelic Lullaby, page 42 and The White Seal's Lullaby on page 48. I will leave you with one more little tidbit and hope this review has given a small insight on a wonderful book, that hopefully you will enjoy with your little one.
SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP no author listed (pg 50)
Sleep, baby, sleep
Thy father watches the sheep.
Thy mother is shaking the dreamland tree,
And down falls a little dream on thee.
Sleep, baby, sleep!
Shush now, good night!
I'm very excited to be doing a book review on Kim Chatel's new book, Rainbow Sheep and have decided to start the countdown to this review by posting my previous book reviews from a site called Epinions.com. I'm not a professional reviewer, these books are all ones I own and love. I've chosen to review them because I wanted to share these wonderful books with others.
However, this may be the start of something new. I'm more than happy to take a look at anyone's book. I can't promise a glowing review but I will give a honest one. If you are interested, e-mail me for details.
Make sure you pop back and read more reviews in the coming days AND the upcoming review of RAINBOW SHEEP by Kim Chatel. What day will it be reviewed? That's the surprise! You will have to come back and see. RAINBOW SHEEP will also be reviewed on Epinions.com under the user name char.mike.
Smiles, Charlotte
The Baby's Bedtime Book by Kay Chorao
This book is a treasure! Kay Chorao has collected together poems from many great poets, such as Rudyard Kipling, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Robert Louis Stevenson and Jane Taylor. There are many more poems with no author listed and I'm not sure if the author is unknown or if Kay Chorao has written these herself.
The illustrations are eye-catching, filled with color yet manage not to be harsh or over stimulating. They catch children in many different realistic poses and bring a smile to your face with the memories of your children in like situations.
The title of this review actually comes from one of my favorite poems in this book. This poem is called CRADLE-SONG by Sarojini Naidu and is found on page 46. Here is the first verse:
From groves of spice,
O'er fields of rice,
Athwart the lotus-stream,
I bring for you,
Aglint with dew,
A little lovely dream.
The illustration with this poem is of a mother holding her child in a wicker chair. They are on a patio looking out over a field with the sun going down, cattle grazing and poppy's blooming. It is a peaceful, tranquil scene.
Another poem that is a little more upbeat and lively is THE LAND OF NOD by Robert Louis Stevenson. (pg 41) It starts out like this:
From breakfast on all through the day
At home among my friends I stay;
But every night I go abroad
Afar into the land of Nod.
All by myself I have to go,
With none to tell me what to do-
All alone beside the streams
And up the mountainsides of dreams.
This poem talks about all the strange, frightening and delightful things he see while in the land of Nod, aka dreamland. Again the picture is worth looking at again and again. It shows a little one asleep at the top of the page and shows the dreams and the land of Nod as you look down the page. With frightening monsters and yummy looking berries and ice cream. Note, that while they show monsters they are cute, cuddly looking monsters, not scary at all.
Brennah's favorite poem is very simply titled STARS and there is no author listed. This is a very short poem and one of the first she memorized. Let me share this sweet little poem with you. (pg 10)
Stars
I'm glad the stars are over me
And not beneath my feet,
Where we should trample on them
Like cobbles on the street.
I think it is a happy thing
That they are set so far;
It's best to have to look up high
When you would see a star.
And yes, again the picture is just plain great to gaze at. It show a quaint cottage with bear walking down a path of stars. There are smaller details that Brennah loves to pick out, like the pig peeping out the cottage window.
This book is 64 pages long and that includes the table of contents and index page. It is filled with many familiar poems too. Such as TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR (pg 25) by Jane Taylor, Rock-a-bye, Baby,(pg 29), no author listed and LULLABY AND GOOD NIGHT,(pg 45), from the German. Each of these we know best as a lullaby song. I'm sure we have all sung these to our children.
There are many different types of poems, ones when read fill your head with images, you see the poem as you read it. A good example of this would be TREE SHADOWS on page 12. This poem is from the Japanese.
All hushed the trees are waiting
On tiptoe for the sight
Of moonrise shedding splender
Across the dusk of night.
Can you see the trees waiting with branches spread for the moon to rise?
Ah, now the moon is risen
And lo, without a sound
The trees all write their welcome
Far along the ground!
The moon is filling the night sky and the trees shadows are the moons welcome. Close your eyes, can you see this? Isn't this a lovely picture?
Another type is music in poetry and a good example of this would be SWEET AND LOW by Alfred, Lord Tennyson on page 52. As you read this poem it is almost like making music. Here is the first verse.
Sweet and low, sweet and low,
Wind of the western sea,
Low, low breathe and blow,
Wind of the western sea!
Over the rolling waters go
Come from the dying moon and blow,
Blow him again to me
While my little one,
while my pretty one Sleeps.
You can feel the music of the wind and the sea in this poem and the longing of a mother for her child's father. Close your eyes and softly say this poem, you almost want to whisper the words, feel the rise and fall of the sea, when you say, Sweet and low, sweet and low. Then feel the rushing of the wind when you say, Over the rolling waters go, come from the dying moon and blow. Can you feel the music? I hope you can, this poem is truly beautiful.
As you can tell, I love poetry and I'm happy to say my youngest one does too. We have read this book soooo many times, the binding is coming loose and the pages are worn. Yet, we still enjoy it, even with knowing most of the poems by heart.
The pictures are still delightful to look on as the day we first set eyes on them. A few others we really like are AT NIGHT on page 16, My Bed is a Boat, page 21, How They Sleep, page 32, Good Night on page 38, Gaelic Lullaby, page 42 and The White Seal's Lullaby on page 48. I will leave you with one more little tidbit and hope this review has given a small insight on a wonderful book, that hopefully you will enjoy with your little one.
SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP no author listed (pg 50)
Sleep, baby, sleep
Thy father watches the sheep.
Thy mother is shaking the dreamland tree,
And down falls a little dream on thee.
Sleep, baby, sleep!
Shush now, good night!
Monday, 28 April 2008
Blogs, Favorites, Old and New!
Eh, now where should I start? What makes a great blog? I’ve been reading a ton and Boy, are there a lot out there! However, I do have a few favs.
An old favorite is one I’m sure many of you know about already is Margot Finke’s blog and website. She covers just about anything and everything you need to know about writing and if you can’t find it on her page you can be sure there is a link to direct you to where you will find it. Her Musings column featured on Harold Underdown’s Purple Crayon must not be missed! http://www.underdown.org/finke.htm
She is quite the computer savvy lady, too! Loads of links, widgets and feeds cover her sites. She has thoughtfully put down the directions on how to include these on your site. Thanks Margot!
Be sure to check her sites at http://margotfinke.blogspot.com/ and
http://www.margotfinke.com/ You won’t be sorry!
A blog I’ve run across and quite like is Writer’s Block by Susan Humphreys. Susan has a very eclectic site with some very interesting articles like the double nosed dog called an Andean Tiger Hound but she also includes lots of writing news, too. Her most recent is letting us know of a writing competition, The Commenwealth Short Story Competition and an article on the book, Young Bond. She also directs us to a poll by Bloomsbury asking us Who is the best villain in children’s books? There also a review of Writer’s Forum magazine and announcing Writer’s Advice Centre Competition for 2008. Susan won the competition last year! WhoHoos for Susan!
I think it’s a very clever and informative site. She’s great at using news to inspire her in her writing. She has inspired me to open my eyes and see what I can find to spark a story. I can’t wait to what she what will pop out of her hat for my next visit.
Take a look you won’t regret it. Here is the link, http://www.writersblock.merseyblogs.co.uk/
Smiles, Charlotte
An old favorite is one I’m sure many of you know about already is Margot Finke’s blog and website. She covers just about anything and everything you need to know about writing and if you can’t find it on her page you can be sure there is a link to direct you to where you will find it. Her Musings column featured on Harold Underdown’s Purple Crayon must not be missed! http://www.underdown.org/finke.htm
She is quite the computer savvy lady, too! Loads of links, widgets and feeds cover her sites. She has thoughtfully put down the directions on how to include these on your site. Thanks Margot!
Be sure to check her sites at http://margotfinke.blogspot.com/ and
http://www.margotfinke.com/ You won’t be sorry!
A blog I’ve run across and quite like is Writer’s Block by Susan Humphreys. Susan has a very eclectic site with some very interesting articles like the double nosed dog called an Andean Tiger Hound but she also includes lots of writing news, too. Her most recent is letting us know of a writing competition, The Commenwealth Short Story Competition and an article on the book, Young Bond. She also directs us to a poll by Bloomsbury asking us Who is the best villain in children’s books? There also a review of Writer’s Forum magazine and announcing Writer’s Advice Centre Competition for 2008. Susan won the competition last year! WhoHoos for Susan!
I think it’s a very clever and informative site. She’s great at using news to inspire her in her writing. She has inspired me to open my eyes and see what I can find to spark a story. I can’t wait to what she what will pop out of her hat for my next visit.
Take a look you won’t regret it. Here is the link, http://www.writersblock.merseyblogs.co.uk/
Smiles, Charlotte
Saturday, 19 April 2008
Communication! Resignation! Read of The Day!
The value of Communication!
Communication is a wonderful thing, especially these days with all the thingies we have to communicate with. However, things can go awry if one doesn’t properly utilize these wonderful thingies. E-mails for example, when you get one and it’s asking a question or giving you some great info, I do believe most people would answer back. There’s a few dark banana’s who for some reason, don’t. Why? Do they ignore you on purpose? Do they not read all the e-mail? Or just flake out and think you can mind read? I’d love to know? (Excuse my excessive use of things and thingies!) :O)
Resigned!
For those of you who would like to know I have resigned my post as ARA of Scotland due to unforeseen circumstances. While I loved what I was doing and hope SCBWI Scotland goes on to bigger and better things I cannot be a part of it. Boo! I am still a member of SCBWI and will continue to be so. Whoop!
Read of the day!
I LIKE THIS POEM edited Kaye Webb
This is a collection of poetry for children chosen by children. It was first published in 1979. I bought my copy in 2005. It is still available on Amazon.co.uk for 4.49.
The first chapter starts with poems chosen by 6&7 year olds and continues up though age 15. After each poem is a small blurb from the child telling why this poem was chosen; some of them are quite profound and some are great for a giggle. I love to see how the types of poetry changes as the children get older.
One of my favorite poems is in this book, Silver by Walter De La Mare, (page 144) in the 13 year olds section. As well as On the Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan, (page 10) Tartary by Walter De La Mare, (page ) Upon the Snail by John Bunyan, (page 23) I’ve Had this Shirt by Michael Rosen, (page 99) The Lady of Shalott (part 1) by Alfred Lord Tennyson, (page 155) The Paint Box by E.V. Rieu, (page 158) Chamber Music by James Joyce, (page 164) and The Listeners by Walter De La Mare. (page176)
You may notice I love Walter De La Mare and am thrilled this book has so many of his poems. My Bookworms favorite is the Upon the Snail. She memorized this soon after I bought this book in 2005. We have read this book so much the pages are getting quite worn but we still find something new every time we open this book.
Smiles, Charlotte
Communication is a wonderful thing, especially these days with all the thingies we have to communicate with. However, things can go awry if one doesn’t properly utilize these wonderful thingies. E-mails for example, when you get one and it’s asking a question or giving you some great info, I do believe most people would answer back. There’s a few dark banana’s who for some reason, don’t. Why? Do they ignore you on purpose? Do they not read all the e-mail? Or just flake out and think you can mind read? I’d love to know? (Excuse my excessive use of things and thingies!) :O)
Resigned!
For those of you who would like to know I have resigned my post as ARA of Scotland due to unforeseen circumstances. While I loved what I was doing and hope SCBWI Scotland goes on to bigger and better things I cannot be a part of it. Boo! I am still a member of SCBWI and will continue to be so. Whoop!
Read of the day!
I LIKE THIS POEM edited Kaye Webb
This is a collection of poetry for children chosen by children. It was first published in 1979. I bought my copy in 2005. It is still available on Amazon.co.uk for 4.49.
The first chapter starts with poems chosen by 6&7 year olds and continues up though age 15. After each poem is a small blurb from the child telling why this poem was chosen; some of them are quite profound and some are great for a giggle. I love to see how the types of poetry changes as the children get older.
One of my favorite poems is in this book, Silver by Walter De La Mare, (page 144) in the 13 year olds section. As well as On the Ning Nang Nong by Spike Milligan, (page 10) Tartary by Walter De La Mare, (page ) Upon the Snail by John Bunyan, (page 23) I’ve Had this Shirt by Michael Rosen, (page 99) The Lady of Shalott (part 1) by Alfred Lord Tennyson, (page 155) The Paint Box by E.V. Rieu, (page 158) Chamber Music by James Joyce, (page 164) and The Listeners by Walter De La Mare. (page176)
You may notice I love Walter De La Mare and am thrilled this book has so many of his poems. My Bookworms favorite is the Upon the Snail. She memorized this soon after I bought this book in 2005. We have read this book so much the pages are getting quite worn but we still find something new every time we open this book.
Smiles, Charlotte
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Comments & Rejections! WhoHoo's & BooHoo's!
Things I’ve got to remember, Like check my comments!
Ok, so you know I’m new to blogging but I did a very dumb thing. I forgot to check my comments. Don’t ask, I don’t know, but I did.
Wow, I even had comments, lots of comments, nice ones, too! So, I owe an apology to those of you who have left comments. Sorry! Thanks to those who have linked to my blog. You have now been added to my links, too. Thank You!
I will try to do better in the future and check my comments on a daily or at least every couple of days .
Rejections? I just received another one. A nice one, they usually are. This one is from Flashlight Press. Same old thing, they like my ms but it is not right for them at this time. They have a similar book previously published. Yes, well, I sometimes think the truth is s-t-r-e-t-c-h a bit. Just because one book of theirs has a character who happens to be an older person doesn’t mean my ms is the same. If so, they’d be in trouble, how many books are out there using kids as characters? It’s the same difference! Well, I think so anyway. How about you? Has this happened to anyone else?
Ok, so you know I’m new to blogging but I did a very dumb thing. I forgot to check my comments. Don’t ask, I don’t know, but I did.
Wow, I even had comments, lots of comments, nice ones, too! So, I owe an apology to those of you who have left comments. Sorry! Thanks to those who have linked to my blog. You have now been added to my links, too. Thank You!
I will try to do better in the future and check my comments on a daily or at least every couple of days .
Rejections? I just received another one. A nice one, they usually are. This one is from Flashlight Press. Same old thing, they like my ms but it is not right for them at this time. They have a similar book previously published. Yes, well, I sometimes think the truth is s-t-r-e-t-c-h a bit. Just because one book of theirs has a character who happens to be an older person doesn’t mean my ms is the same. If so, they’d be in trouble, how many books are out there using kids as characters? It’s the same difference! Well, I think so anyway. How about you? Has this happened to anyone else?
Saturday, 5 April 2008
Awesome Picture Book
Bookworm and I checked out a great picture book from the library. In fact we liked it so much we checked it out again. What is this fabulous book? It’s My Hippie Grandmother by Reeve Lindbergh and Illustrated by Abby Carter. We both loved everything about this book, the story written in verse and the pictures. It’s brilliant to read and a delight to the eyes.
It starts out with a little girl telling about her grandmother who hasn’t cut hair since 1969 and how happy she is that she is her grandmother. Her grandmother drives a purple bus, has a cat named Woodstock, a boyfriend named Jim, and has vines growing in her shower and posters saying Love and Flower Power in her bedroom. She is shown by her grandmother how to garden, and bake bread. Her grandmother and Jim lull her to sleep by playing Amazing Grace on the banjo and guitar and tucking her in bed under psychedelic sheets. Grandmother tells her she can be anything she wants and she’ll find the perfect job one day when she grows up but the little girl wants to grow up to be just like her grandmother.
I’m not an artist but the illustrations seem to be either water color or chalk. They fit with the book. Grandmother is shown with a flower wrapped around her big toe and wearing long brightly colored loose skirts with very long flowing grey hair and lots of beads and baubles. It’s worth taking the time to view each page. This book was published by Walker Books in 2003. So take a trip to the library or stop by your fav on-line bookstore because this is a winner.
I just found out an interesting fact as I was lookig for the webpage or blog for this author. Reeve is a girl and the youngest daughter of Charles Lindbergh. Wow! She has many other books. I couldn't find a link to her personal blog or author website but I did find this.
http://www.answers.com/topic/reeve-lindbergh
and here is one for Abby Carter where you can see her wonderful drawing style.
http://www.hkportfolio.com/cgi-bin/iowa/artists.html?artist=4
Smiles, Charlotte
It starts out with a little girl telling about her grandmother who hasn’t cut hair since 1969 and how happy she is that she is her grandmother. Her grandmother drives a purple bus, has a cat named Woodstock, a boyfriend named Jim, and has vines growing in her shower and posters saying Love and Flower Power in her bedroom. She is shown by her grandmother how to garden, and bake bread. Her grandmother and Jim lull her to sleep by playing Amazing Grace on the banjo and guitar and tucking her in bed under psychedelic sheets. Grandmother tells her she can be anything she wants and she’ll find the perfect job one day when she grows up but the little girl wants to grow up to be just like her grandmother.
I’m not an artist but the illustrations seem to be either water color or chalk. They fit with the book. Grandmother is shown with a flower wrapped around her big toe and wearing long brightly colored loose skirts with very long flowing grey hair and lots of beads and baubles. It’s worth taking the time to view each page. This book was published by Walker Books in 2003. So take a trip to the library or stop by your fav on-line bookstore because this is a winner.
I just found out an interesting fact as I was lookig for the webpage or blog for this author. Reeve is a girl and the youngest daughter of Charles Lindbergh. Wow! She has many other books. I couldn't find a link to her personal blog or author website but I did find this.
http://www.answers.com/topic/reeve-lindbergh
and here is one for Abby Carter where you can see her wonderful drawing style.
http://www.hkportfolio.com/cgi-bin/iowa/artists.html?artist=4
Smiles, Charlotte
Friday, 4 April 2008
Where Have I Been?
Ok, I've not been so hot at posting but I have a good excuse. I've been very busy working on the SCBWI Scotland website and on the up-coming Logo Contest. Whew, it's a lot of work! Claira Jo and I are still trying to find a venue. We are a new chapter so we have very little money and the venue must come cheap or even free. (sigh) We hope to make this a big success so this won't be a problem in the future.
We were worried about prizes but no worries now. Here is a list of some brilliant authors and illustrators who have generously donated books, magazines or artwork for our contest. Their kindness will make this contest a wonderful success; without them we would be struggling! Please take the time to view this list and perhaps if a book title catches your interest, why not wander over to an on-line bookstore and support one of these lovely people.
Jane Clarke - picture book- Gilbert in Deep and Knight Time, Random House, Gerry O'Brian- Picture Books- Bubba Begonia, You'll Be Sorry from Acorn Press PEI, 2006 and Bubba Begonia and The Mudmen of The Koola Boola,2007, Bev Cooke- Middle Grade/Young Adult Novel- Feral from Orca Book Publishers, April 2008, Vanda Lavar- illustrator, Christine M. Irvin - Craft Books- The Mania craft series from Children's Press, Anna Myers- Middle Grade/Young Adult Book, Vicki Sansum- Illustrator, April Robbins- Picture Book-Zachary Goes Treasure Hunting, Tekla White - Historical fiction for kids, Kelly Milner Halls- Science-non fiction for kids, Annette Sheldon- picture book- Big Sister Now, Bernice Magee- children’s magazines- FACES, APPLESEEDS, and ODYSSEY, Janet S. Fox - Get Organized Without Losing It from Free Spirit Publishing, 2006, an award-winning book for kids, ages 9-14, Kay Millward- MG/YA Wobbly Witch & Kiki, Janet Foxley – MG/YA- Midsummer Legend, Radhika Meganathan- THE VILLAGE FAIR from Tulikabooks, Verna Harps Morrow- My Mommy Wears Army Boots
I have one more request. I had a list of blogs to put up on this site and I lost them. WHOOPS! If you are a children's writer, illustrator, publisher or editor and you have a blog or website please send me your link and I will be happy to include it on this site.
Have a great day!
We were worried about prizes but no worries now. Here is a list of some brilliant authors and illustrators who have generously donated books, magazines or artwork for our contest. Their kindness will make this contest a wonderful success; without them we would be struggling! Please take the time to view this list and perhaps if a book title catches your interest, why not wander over to an on-line bookstore and support one of these lovely people.
Jane Clarke - picture book- Gilbert in Deep and Knight Time, Random House, Gerry O'Brian- Picture Books- Bubba Begonia, You'll Be Sorry from Acorn Press PEI, 2006 and Bubba Begonia and The Mudmen of The Koola Boola,2007, Bev Cooke- Middle Grade/Young Adult Novel- Feral from Orca Book Publishers, April 2008, Vanda Lavar- illustrator, Christine M. Irvin - Craft Books- The Mania craft series from Children's Press, Anna Myers- Middle Grade/Young Adult Book, Vicki Sansum- Illustrator, April Robbins- Picture Book-Zachary Goes Treasure Hunting, Tekla White - Historical fiction for kids, Kelly Milner Halls- Science-non fiction for kids, Annette Sheldon- picture book- Big Sister Now, Bernice Magee- children’s magazines- FACES, APPLESEEDS, and ODYSSEY, Janet S. Fox - Get Organized Without Losing It from Free Spirit Publishing, 2006, an award-winning book for kids, ages 9-14, Kay Millward- MG/YA Wobbly Witch & Kiki, Janet Foxley – MG/YA- Midsummer Legend, Radhika Meganathan- THE VILLAGE FAIR from Tulikabooks, Verna Harps Morrow- My Mommy Wears Army Boots
I have one more request. I had a list of blogs to put up on this site and I lost them. WHOOPS! If you are a children's writer, illustrator, publisher or editor and you have a blog or website please send me your link and I will be happy to include it on this site.
Have a great day!
Thursday, 27 March 2008
Lookybook is a cool site!
Lookybook.com. Have you been there? If not you should visit. You can actually read a book, turn the pages, look at the pictures just like you would if you were holding it in your hands. Although, if the font is small I must say I can’t read it but I do get a feel for what the book is about. I have found several books that are now on my wish list. One being He Came With the Couch by David Slonim. A sweet and clever book you will want to read again and again. It tells the story of Sophie and her family’s search for a new couch. They look many places likes charity shops and yard sales until they happen upon the perfect couch. However, the couch comes with a strange fellow attached to it and no amount of prying, pushing or pulling with many strange objects can dislodge him. They consult a doctor who says he needs to get out more so the family takes him to the beach, the Grand Canyon and several other very recognizable sites. The holidays don’t work and the fellow stays firmly on the couch. Finally, they decide they will just have to get use to him. Then one fateful day he does come off the couch. Why? I’ll leave that for you to find out. Go to http://www.lookybook.com/ and read this and lots of other great books. While you are there, take a look at my bookshelf called Silversheen's Library and see some other great books I've found on this site.
Smiles, Charlotte
Smiles, Charlotte
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Blue is my blog!
Well, as you can see, I changed the template on my blog. I was told the previous one was hard to read. The font was too small and too light. Thank you, Margot, for pointing this out. You're a total sweetheart!
I’d love to hear what the rest of you think of my new look for this blog. It's quite blue, not because I'm down in the dumps but because I love the color blue. Let me know if it's easier to read.
I've got to cut this post short. It's time for me to pick up my Bookworm from school.
Have a great day and if you have time why not check out Margot’s site’s at http://www.margotfi nke.com or http://margotfinke. blogspot. com/
Smiles, Char
I’d love to hear what the rest of you think of my new look for this blog. It's quite blue, not because I'm down in the dumps but because I love the color blue. Let me know if it's easier to read.
I've got to cut this post short. It's time for me to pick up my Bookworm from school.
Have a great day and if you have time why not check out Margot’s site’s at http://www.margotfi nke.com or http://margotfinke. blogspot. com/
Smiles, Char
Monday, 24 March 2008
First Post / SCBWI Scotland
Hi and welcome to my blog. Not a very creative beginning but how else are you going to welcome someone?
I've been working on the SCBWI Scotland website; added a few more author links. I do hope to collect a few more. If you are a children's author and have a website or blog, e-mail me with your details and I'll add them to the site.
Are there any Scottish children's writers out there? Interested in becoming a member of SCBWI and SCBWI Scotland? First, go to www.scbwi.org and become a member; after you are a member, e-mail me with your bio and I'll add it to our member's page. You can find SCBWI Scotland at www.scbwiscotland.co.uk
Let’s see what else can I write about? Scottish weather? Ummm, it’s crap; cold and windy as usual but then the weather gods decided to started spitting snow at us. Burr! I need some sun! I’ve got my fingers crossed that an Italian or perhaps a Spanish holiday is on the horizon. I really got to talk to hubby about that.
My muse and computer cat, Tiggertoo, has disappeared, perhaps off to sleep under the radiator? I think I’ll end this here. Come back and see what books I’m working on and what out to publishers.
Have a great day!
Smiles, Char
I've been working on the SCBWI Scotland website; added a few more author links. I do hope to collect a few more. If you are a children's author and have a website or blog, e-mail me with your details and I'll add them to the site.
Are there any Scottish children's writers out there? Interested in becoming a member of SCBWI and SCBWI Scotland? First, go to www.scbwi.org and become a member; after you are a member, e-mail me with your bio and I'll add it to our member's page. You can find SCBWI Scotland at www.scbwiscotland.co.uk
Let’s see what else can I write about? Scottish weather? Ummm, it’s crap; cold and windy as usual but then the weather gods decided to started spitting snow at us. Burr! I need some sun! I’ve got my fingers crossed that an Italian or perhaps a Spanish holiday is on the horizon. I really got to talk to hubby about that.
My muse and computer cat, Tiggertoo, has disappeared, perhaps off to sleep under the radiator? I think I’ll end this here. Come back and see what books I’m working on and what out to publishers.
Have a great day!
Smiles, Char
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