Two Pandemic Picture Books; Time to Apply for the Cybils; and A Wonderful New Granddaughter

 

You never know what's going to happen in life. Three weeks ago, we got a surprising phone call...we discovered we had a new seventeen-year-old granddaughter! Bailey (center) is beautiful, smart, and incredibly compassionate and kind, and we could not be more delighted to have her in our family! 

I read two excellent picture books last week, and both were about the pandemic. Outside, Inside by LeUyen was a gentle story of staying inside and the benefits of doing so during the pandemic. The Longest Storm uses the analogy of the pandemic to a terrible storm, and it's a little darker read, a little more realistic read than Outside, Inside. I enjoyed them both.

Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim (Fiction)

Ten Stories by Katherine Mansfield (Short stories)

Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë (Fiction)

A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds by Scott Wiedensaul (Birds)

The Art of Eating by M.F.K. Fisher (Food Nonfiction)

Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft by Natalie Goldberg (Writing)

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig (Happiness)

Happy Habits: 50 Science-Backed Habits to Adopt (or Stop) to Boost Health and Happiness (Happiness)

Fox & I: An Uncommon Friendship by Catherine Raven (Memoir)

The Council of Animals by Nick McDonnell (Fantasy)

Eager to Love: The Alternate Way of Francis of Assisi by Richard Rohr (Spiritual Nonfiction)

It's time to apply to be a Cybils judge! The Cybils Awards recognizes books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal. As one of the two original founders put it, between the brussels sprouts of literary merit and the gummy bears of popularity contests, we are the organic chicken nuggets--both yummy and nutritious! If you love children's and YA books, please apply to be a Cybils judge here.

Last week I posted here on Readerbuzz:

Favorite Places to Read

Wondrous Words: The Guns of August: War Words

The One Book List: What Single Book Was the Most Influential Book You Have Read?

If you have not shared your favorite book (just one, please), I'd love to have you comment and share.

Good Thing #1

Our new granddaughter, Bailey!

Good Thing #2

Our granddaughter, Annie, 

started school for the very first time.

We Facetimed her after school, 

and she said a little girl in her class came up to her

and asked Annie if she would be her best friend.

Annie said yes. 

We asked Annie what her new best friend's name was.

She said she didn't know. 😂

Good Thing #3

We took a trip up to East Texas

last weekend.

We passed through lots of tiny towns.

We were especially intrigued with Winona, Texas.

Population 576. Four liquor stores. One church. 😂

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• What was your week like?
• Read any good books? Tell us about them.
• What other bookish things did you do? 
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