Sunday, July 31, 2011
Hunger Games Movie Poster
Wicked excited! Don't want to wait a year to see this one but I know it'll definitely be worth it!
In My Mailbox #14
In My Mailbox is hosted every week by Kristi The Story Siren.
This week our IMM post is going Kiddie Style.
As in, we went to the Library for the last Alphabet Soup of the summer and picked up some really cute books for the girls and I wanted to share them with you. Last week was Faerie Tale week so THIS week, all the books from last week were available for check out.
This week our IMM post is going Kiddie Style.
As in, we went to the Library for the last Alphabet Soup of the summer and picked up some really cute books for the girls and I wanted to share them with you. Last week was Faerie Tale week so THIS week, all the books from last week were available for check out.
Originally by The Brothers Grimm
Retold by Marianna Mayer
Illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft
Beauty and the Beast
Originally by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve
Retold by Jan Brett (author of The Mitten)
Originally by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve
Retold by Jan Brett (author of The Mitten)
Illustrated by Jan Brett
From the version by Charles Perrault
Retold by Barbara McClintock
Illustrated by Barbara McClintock
Retold by Barbara McClintock
Illustrated by Barbara McClintock
Originally by The Brothers Grimm
Retold by Will Moses
Illustrated by Will Moses
Predates The Brothers Grimm's Rapunzel by 200 years
Retold by Diane Stanley
Illustrated by Diane Stanley
I did get some things of my own this past week, but I'll share those next week. :-) Can't wait to see what you all got!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Harry Potter in 99 Seconds
Saw this on a journaling website I've been on since 2001. It's freaking awesome. These guys rock.
Go check out their YouTube Channel and subscribe!
Go check out their YouTube Channel and subscribe!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
So Here's The Thing
Ok, first order of business...
Tomorrow is the last day of Alphabet Soup at the Library for my little one. Alphabet Soup is a half an hour story time where the kids are read different children's books and can watch 10 minute short videos of their favorite stories brought to life. I'm sad. She loves Alphabet Soup. I don't do so well around lots of little kids, but it's her favorite day of the week. I'm not sure what to do with her on Fridays for the next month now. Hmm...
SECOND order of business...
In order to try and kick start my oldest into the book loving world I have given her a ... mission. I've told her that on top of reading Harry Potter for 30 minutes every night before bed, she gets to choose a book that SHE wants to read during the day. She'll read 1 chapter a day and when she's finished with the book I want her to either write up what she did and didn't like about it and give it to me. In exchange, I will put her "review" up on my blog.
Third and last order of business...
I was filling out a form and had to pick a user name... I couldn't use my usual handle of WildIrishRose33 because somehow on that website it had already been taken. SO, instead I chose The Irish Bookworm. And as soon as I saved that I was like "holy cow... maybe I should change my blog name!" Because honestly? I love it. I love my blog the way it is now. I really do. But it's hard to identify with the blog name. It's not an identity, in other words. I want to be able to say "Yep that's me, I'm blahblahblah". So, to change or not to change. That is the question. I'm absolutely horrible with change and sometimes regret the decision as soon as I've done it, but I'm really up in the air with this one.
I need your help. I would like your opinion in the matter. Should I become
Tomorrow is the last day of Alphabet Soup at the Library for my little one. Alphabet Soup is a half an hour story time where the kids are read different children's books and can watch 10 minute short videos of their favorite stories brought to life. I'm sad. She loves Alphabet Soup. I don't do so well around lots of little kids, but it's her favorite day of the week. I'm not sure what to do with her on Fridays for the next month now. Hmm...
SECOND order of business...
In order to try and kick start my oldest into the book loving world I have given her a ... mission. I've told her that on top of reading Harry Potter for 30 minutes every night before bed, she gets to choose a book that SHE wants to read during the day. She'll read 1 chapter a day and when she's finished with the book I want her to either write up what she did and didn't like about it and give it to me. In exchange, I will put her "review" up on my blog.
Third and last order of business...
I was filling out a form and had to pick a user name... I couldn't use my usual handle of WildIrishRose33 because somehow on that website it had already been taken. SO, instead I chose The Irish Bookworm. And as soon as I saved that I was like "holy cow... maybe I should change my blog name!" Because honestly? I love it. I love my blog the way it is now. I really do. But it's hard to identify with the blog name. It's not an identity, in other words. I want to be able to say "Yep that's me, I'm blahblahblah". So, to change or not to change. That is the question. I'm absolutely horrible with change and sometimes regret the decision as soon as I've done it, but I'm really up in the air with this one.
I need your help. I would like your opinion in the matter. Should I become
The Irish Bookworm
Or should I stick with things the way they are?Follow Friday #16
So Parajunkee threw out a new kind of question this week. Which I've been thinking about for a bit and I'm still not sure I've got just ONE answer for it.
Q. Let's step away from books for a second and get personal. What T-Shirt slogan best describes you?
A. Oh boy. A T-shirt slogan. Hmmm.....
Or maybe...
Because I actually am Irish.
I think I'll have to go with this one though...
Body piercing saved my life...
Can't wait to see ya'lls tshirts!
Jackson Pearce
I just want to say I think she is absolutely hilarious. I've subscribed to her YouTube Channel and have been watching her videos for a few months and I think she's just awesome. Unfortunately, I have not yet had a chance to read her books, I think she is a terrific person and I would read absolutely anything she wrote. Even if it WAS Mark Twain Porn. LoL.
Very few things I see on the internet make me laugh until I cry. One is D*mn You Auto Correct and so far the only others are her videos. Well, no, I take that back... watching Charlie try to teach Michael to speak British was kind of funny. And vice versa. If you wanna check it out go check out charlieissocoollike and watch his videos.
And, come on, Harry Potter pick up lines? Priceless.
Seriously, if you haven't yet, you should go subscribe to her videos!
Now back to your regularly scheduled program.
Very few things I see on the internet make me laugh until I cry. One is D*mn You Auto Correct and so far the only others are her videos. Well, no, I take that back... watching Charlie try to teach Michael to speak British was kind of funny. And vice versa. If you wanna check it out go check out charlieissocoollike and watch his videos.
And, come on, Harry Potter pick up lines? Priceless.
Seriously, if you haven't yet, you should go subscribe to her videos!
Now back to your regularly scheduled program.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Teaser Tuesday #19
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
•Grab your current read
•Open to a random page
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser
I'm going to mix things up a bit. I'm going to post my teaser, but I'm not going to tell you what book it's from. You have to figure that out. :-) To a lot of people it may sound familiar but you can't quite put your finger on it. To a lot of other people, you may have no clue, but you'll look. :-)
"At that very moment such a loud sound of wailing broke out from the servants' quarters that she clutched the young man's arm, and Mary stood shivering from head to foot. The wailing grew wilder and wilder."
Can't wait to see who guesses right!
•Grab your current read
•Open to a random page
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser
I'm going to mix things up a bit. I'm going to post my teaser, but I'm not going to tell you what book it's from. You have to figure that out. :-) To a lot of people it may sound familiar but you can't quite put your finger on it. To a lot of other people, you may have no clue, but you'll look. :-)
"At that very moment such a loud sound of wailing broke out from the servants' quarters that she clutched the young man's arm, and Mary stood shivering from head to foot. The wailing grew wilder and wilder."
Can't wait to see who guesses right!
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