Today I will fly! By Willems, Mo

Title: Today I will fly!
Author: Willems, Mo.
Publisher: Hyperions Books for Children

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While Piggie is determined to fly, Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen


First of all, I love Mo Willems. He could put a book out with nothing but a cover and I would by it and love it. I love that his illustrations are nice and easy to draw, and let’s face it what is funnier than a Pigeon. That’s what I thought until I started reading his newest series Elephant and Piggie.

They are written in a style similar to Dr. Seuss. The book has few words, but it engages the reader. It is a book that begs to be read aloud, by two people, or more. It would be fun to act out and have kids learn the pieces. That is if Mr. Willems doesn’t have a problem with it, always make sure to ask before you go stealing other peoples work.

But enjoy this book and the others coming in the series. I am just warning you, if you say

Monkeewrench by Tracy, P.J..

Title: Monkeewrench
Author: Tracy, P.J.
Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s

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When a killer starts imitating, down to the last detail, the events occurring on Monkeewrench, a new computer game, a rural Wisconsin sheriff, 2 Minneapolis police detectives, and Grace McBride's software company gang, are caught in a web of decades-old secrets that could get them all killed.


It is very rare that I get two mystery novels I can’t finish, but it happened to me this weekend. Let me make this clear, it has nothing to do with the book. The book is well written, it has a great concept, and good characters. I just hate it when chapters bounce back and forth between two different storylines. I find it frustrating and annoying. I will give this book another chance in a few weeks when I can focus on it better, but for now, it is going back on the shelf.

Paula Deen : it ain't all about the cookin' by Deen, Paula.

Title: Paula Deen : it ain't all about the cookin'
Author: Deen, Paula and Sherry Suib Cohen
Publisher: Simon &Schuster

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A memoir with recipes from the Southern cooking impresario (Food Network shows, restaurants, cookbooks, magazine).


I loved this book, but I love Paula Deen. She is one of my favorites on the Food Network. I love her cooking style, her personality, and her life. She was just a regular person that worked hard to get what she wanted. She believed in herself when no one else would. She had a family that backed her when she needed it. And her sons did more than the will ever admit.

I watched a Chefography about Paula a few months ago and was just amazed at what she had overcome to get to where she is. That show was just the half of it. This book goes through everything, the ups the downs, the good the bad, the stuff she is proud of and the stuff she is ashamed to admit. All of it is there.

She writes like she talks, Southern. If you are a stickler for grammar, don’t read this. If you don’t like the way she talks, don’t read this. If you love Paula’s show, read it in a heartbeat. If you want to know the story behind some of her favorite recipes, read it. If you want some recipes that haven’t been printed before, read it.

I really enjoyed it, and I hope that other people will take time to read it, too.

Sisters Grimm : Once upon a crime By Buckley Michael

Sisters Grimm : Once upon a crime By Buckley Michael
Title: Once upon a crime
Author: Buckley, Michael
Publisher: Amulet Books

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When the fairy-tale detectives rush to New York City hoping to find an Everafter who can cure Puck, they trigger a chain of events that includes a murder mystery, and learn many new things about their mother who, along with their father, is still in an enchanted sleep.


These are just fun reads for my brain. For the age group this is written for, it is just good fun. They are away for them to enjoy characters from other books they grew up with. For people who tend to like to read fairytales or other literature they are very interesting. For example Shakespeare fans will love this new title. It focuses a lot on characters from Midsummer night’s dream. Puck was hurt in the previous book and now needs to visit a the only doctor that can help him. Oddly enough they end up going to New York City and running into Puck’s parents. The Sisters also run into Bess (the cow that jumped over the moon) and the Great and Powerful Oz.

I highly recommend giving this series a try. I know the author works to keep the characters close to the roots of their original stories. I don’t’ know my Shakespeare well enough to double check them, but if you are looking for a fun read, go for it.

Open Season by Box, C.J

Title: Open Season
Author: Box, C.J.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons

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Joe Pickett is the new game warden in Twelve Sleep, Wyoming, a town where nearly everyone hunts and the game warden -- especially one like Joe, who won't take bribes or look the other way -- is far from popular. When he finds a local hunter outfitter dead, Joe takes it personally. And as Joe digs into the death, he discovers that the outfitter was responsible for the endangered species now living in Joe's woodpile -- news that Joe wants to keep quiet. The closer Joe gets to the truth behind the outfitter, the endangered species, and InterWest, the multinational company planning to build a natural gas pipeline across the state, the closer he comes to losing everything and everyone he holds dear.


Here is a fine example of how I don’t finish everything I start. I made it 50 pages into this book, and I just can’t finish it. I know there are people that love C.J. Box. I remember when this boo first came out and it was all some mystery readers talked about. It just isn’t my thing. I don’t particularly like to hunt or fish or whatever. I don’t particularly care for reading about Wyoming. However what I did read had a good plot and it was well written. I would recommend it to anyone.