Welcome to Litsy!

A short and sweet book about a small quail that imprinted on humans and captivated strangers all over the country. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2025/06/review-that-quail-robert-by-margaret.ht...

Not my typical read! I LOVED the animal perspective and the authors ability to capture their naive consciousness. S.T. made me laugh out loud multiple times. I genuinely enjoyed the character‘s whit and devotion to his family! Book would be a five star for me, but I thought the fundamental reason for the creation of “Hollows” really missed the mark. 4 out of 5!

Gorgeous beyond words this book is not long, but so thoughtful & lovely. A few words about nature were removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary, so the author & illustrator created this epic to honor them. For each word (otter, bramble, & bluebell) there is a jumble of letters, then a page with a beautiful poem based on the word, then a full-spread illustration depicting that word alive in nature. It‘s a pleasure to read & I'm thrilled to own it.

#12Booksof2025 November / Book 11 : surprise twist! This was not my highest rated read of the month (that honor goes to the new WWII historical fantasy A Resistance of Witches) but it has stuck with me enough that I am pursuing research at work related to the information I learned about pigeons in WWII from this author. Inspiration should always be celebrated!
Read with the incomparable @AllDebooks and #NaturaLitsy

Here are my #NatureWinterCardSwap cards 🥰 They have brought such joy to my mailbox and home!

Thank you so much for all the quotes, stickers, and bookmarks!

Books read on October 2025 -9

Best books The Hacienda, What Angels Fear & When Gods Die

Enjoy The Pyramid Murders

I had picked this one up a couple of months ago, and couldn't really get into it, and put it aside, thinking it just wasn't the right time. Turns out #AuldLangSpine was totally the right time! I whipped through this one in three days (yes, I was overly eager and started early, too @CBee 🤣). I love Chidgey's ability to tell the story hidden behind the story, the sense of unease and apprehension she lends with just a few well placed glimpses. 👇

Slow, like building nests and collecting eiderdown. Portrait of unique nesting grounds on remote Norwegian islands & a determined older woman charged with caring for the ducks. Takes patience, both the reading and the waiting for the birds. 2024

110 “We do not think of watching the world around us as work.”

258 “The island and the wild things are never fully known… We are all just children. We never know enough, not even the half of it.”

#BookstoSavor #BeautyBreak

#Read2025

Glad I finally read this one (even better that it came with yummy chocolate as my #jolabokaflodswap) even better. It was a very unique story set in Seattle where a zombie apocalypse occur & our MC, S.T., a semi-domesticated crow who loves humans (mofos) fights for survival with his best friend, a bloodhound named Dennis. It‘s not perfect & slogged a bit but it made me laugh, cry (especially hard at one part 😭), & appreciate Seattle.