LOUUIISSSE! I swear when I read this comic book anthology’s chapters of Louise’s Unsolved Mysteries and Curious Curiosities, I heard Kristen Schaal’s voice in my head reading along. And unfortunately, Sterling Archer’s voice too, because I cannot separate H Jon Benjamin’s voice from Archer, how much ever Bob tries. This book is solely for Belcher Family fans. If you haven’t or don’t plan on watching Bob’s Burgers, you will not find this book as amusing as I (a recent convert) did. The Belchers are a […]
The Manger’s Just the Middle of the Story
The Short Version: A book about Christmas, read just after Christmas, academically meaty by “gift book” standards—hurrah! I started reading this the last week in December because 1) it was a gift from my parents, 2) the Christmas tree and all the holiday decorations were still up, and 3) I wanted to read a book about Christmas to stretch the season a little further (and also so it wouldn’t go on the shelf and never be read, because it is hard to make time for […]
Dragons, Democracy and the Napoleonic Wars!
http://artfulsophist.tumblr.com/post/136431291774/dragons-democracy-and-the-napoleonic-wars I am linking to the first book in the series, because that is where you need to start.
Start as you mean to continue…
For my first Cannonball Read review I’ve decided to review my favourite book of all time, Where The Wild Things Are. Start as you mean to continue… I will probably be reviewing other picture books, because I know I can easily write more words than the books actually contain. I have a lot of Opinions about children’s books and their quality and importance in creating lifelong readers. Even before they can read, kids can love books. This is a classic illustrated book and the winner […]