Welcome to Litsy!

Today‘s #bookmail is very welcome! I missed my favorite used book sale because I was working and then mostly struck out at my fave used book store, so I did some online shopping instead. (Book Outlet order still to arrive)

Last night a probable tornado hit our neighborhood, and while we had no damage we haven‘t had electricity for the past 15 hours, and no estimate on restoration. So I‘ll be back on tomorrow or so!

Okay not book related, but we spent about 25 tense minutes in our basement around one am while waiting out a tornado warning. Luckily it passed over us, but oh wow was it loud! Colby here was nervous, but he thankfully both dogs did pretty well with everything. Now time for bed, and I may read a little. 😰😴 #DogsOfLitsy

Today‘s #classroomreadaloud.

Tornadoes: they are spooky, loud, and fierce. Still, what really are they? In this NF book by Gail Gibbons, Tornadoes! explores what a tornado from the very start of how they form to the technology that allows us to learn more about this particular natural disasters. I believe PR can be a good approach to help develop fluency with the aid of a peer.

They are willy nilly 4 deep. My daughter talked me into quasi alphabetizing

Last night a tornado ripped through Jonesboro, AR and destroyed our mall. I live about 40 minutes away, but I would go to the mall almost every weekend. This is where Barnes and Noble used to be. I am heartbroken for the community. Honestly if it wasn‘t for the virus shutting everything down I probably would have been there during the tornado. Only 22 injuries and no deaths. This could have been so much worse.

Tornadoes written and illustrated by Gail Gibbons is an NF children‘s book. This book provides information on the different types of tornadoes and where they occur. I would use this book for a story telling to a class of k-2. This book provides facts on tornadoes and shows how destructive they can be. #ucflae3414f19

So we got hit by a mini-tornado last Sunday. Vast branches down but no one was hurt. The entire neighborhood looked like - well, if it was hit by a tornado. Trees ripped up, thrown onto houses, cars, fences blown away. Thankfully only minor damage to roofs and gutters mostly. We got lucky... but still working on cleanup. But we have power and internet, yay!

Photo of my back yard.

I just wanted to let everybody know that me and my family are safe from the tornadoes that ripped through Dayton and the surrounding counties last night. Many people that I know have lost things. Some people have lost everything. It was a terrible storm.

Today the storm has passed, but I'm asking for prayers and good wishes for those who were less fortunate than me and my family. 💗🙏💗

#DaytonTornadoes #XeniaOhioTornadoes

Looks like storm season is officially underway! M HATES when the tornado 🚨 go off on my phone, so we are hanging out in her closet (because she wants to, not because we are in any immediate danger 😂 ), reading books together.

I‘m trying to convince her this would be the perfect day to start Anne of Green Gables. 😃

Life in Mississippi 😯

At my parents' house today, helping to clean up after a tornado took out their garage and patio Thursday night. They had several boxes of old books in the upstairs of the garage that ended up all over the yard. I'm sorting through books from when I was a kid and from when my mom and dad were kids. Most are ruined by rain and wind, but it's still been fun to look through them.

What a mess! 🌪

This is a real-life picture from back in the day. Incredible, isn't it?! Nature is truly something to behold. So, which book(s) can you see this scene taking place? And which characters can you see here? #MrBookWantsToKnow

The baby was playing in her room this evening, and this is what she did. What surprises me is that I heard NONE of this. I guess she just couldn't figure out which book to read and gave up...

What a start to a #24in48 weekend. First off ended the day with the beginning signs of a cold. Then was awaken to tornado warnings going off. Then loss of electricity(just heard it will be out all day) Third really need coffee to help me stop coughing. Would be a perfect day to read if I had coffee and didn't feel like junk😷😞