...the behinder I get. Really, I have like five books going at once now and I have to start just finishing them. This does not include the books I have to read for school. Also, is "behinder" a real word? I don't know. Today I am at work and it is just thrilling. I did manage to finish What I Was by Meg Rosoff last night, and I really enjoyed it. It was not half as good as How I Live Now, but that was a better story. I also just finished The Invention of Everything Else and I really enjoyed that. I loved the historical elements in it: Tesla's interaction with Mark Twain are brillient and Thomas Edison came off exactly as I had always imagined him. Overall, the book is filled with a sadness that is in stark contrast to an en-"light"-tend New York of the time and the effect is mesmorizing. I can't think of anything to compare it to, which is a good thing, but it is goofy and wonderful in the same way The Royal Tenebaums charmed viewers. I recommend it for those who enjoyed The Time Traveler's Wife and novels by Judy Budnitz (who I adore).
Tonight's storytime followed the same format I use for all of my day storytimes as I have temporarily suspended my idea of doing storytime in reverse in order to get the kids sleepy. They only seem to run out into the library to pick out movies and books and the effect is lost. So here is what we did tonight. Our theme was teddy bears, but our night storytime is always wear jammies, bring a lovey, and low action. My opening song is Hello Bubbles which I learned from Read Sing Play here . BTW this woman is a storytime goddess and I have picked up many great ideas on her blog. Story the 1st: The Red Hat by Lita Judge Why? Because I want to get across to my kids that books do not always have to have words in order for us to "read" them, and I want to give pre-readers a chance to feel proud they finished a book on their own. I plan to try to read or highlight at least one wordless read for the next couple of storytimes. Flannel Board: Ten in the Bed I used a mod
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