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Sammy tries to explain Santa to a not-so-bright turkey. This is a long (relatively speaking) picture book with very simple words on each page. Probably good for a 2-3 year old
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pickThis is a perfect book for young girls. Vicki, her unicorn, & Kenny the magical snowman visit Santa to make her Christmas wish. It‘s hard to find some moral in this book—sometimes books should just be lovely, and it is—but upon thinking about it, I realized it‘s provides a subtle message about unselfishness. I am confused by the spelling of her name on the cover versus how it‘s spelled in the book. 🤷♀️
My next audiobook for #letterK #Christmasatoz #xmaschacha #wintergames @StayCurious #littenlisten @aperfectmjk #serieslove @TheSpineView
pickVery very sweet stories all variations on some themes: 1) a very poor family cannot afford anything for Christmas and something happens that means the family can have traditional Christmas food and the kids gifts, and 2) there‘s been some rift in the family (normally over inheritance of land) and something happens to heal the rift. I would have preferred some diversity in themes. Short and good for a low-anxiety read. ⬇️
A lot more #litsylove and #naturallitsycardswap cards going in the mail tomorrow. I‘ve been mailing lots everyday this week so hopefully some have already arrived. I love doing these so much! I grew up with pen pals making going to the mail so much fun. And of course I love making cards. I‘ll be sending more the next few days too!
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A lovely listen tonight with this cuddle bug
#Christmasatoz #xmaschacha #wintergames @StayCurious #littenlisten @aperfectmjk
#two4Tuesday Thanks @TheSpineView for the tag!
1) a cup of black tea with honey in the morning and after dinner, cuddles with my cat
2) persistence in the face of death and just about everything else!
pickEliza and Will have made a lovely home for themselves and their two children in Kansas but when Will goes to fight for the Union against the “seceshes” (secessionists), Eliza must run the farm mostly alone and face life as “just a woman,” in a very man‘s world. She must decide whether to help an escaped slave, how to deal with brutal thugs who would as soon kill her and her kids as look at her, and whether she should let a secesh help her when ⬇️
pickThis is an oddly entertaining and satisfying murder mystery—the victim performing his own investigation to find his murderer while trying to save his organic mushroom business against a fierce competitor in this quiet Finnish hamlet. Jaakko has been poisoned over a long period of time such that he became used to it while it damaged all of his internal organs. He‘s on borrowed time. And does he ever make use of it. There are only two suspects ⬇️
My next audiobook
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When your Finnish sister-in-law and her mother agree your attempt at a Finnish recipe is spot-on. 🎉🎊
#Finland #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
Tonight I tried making “PANNU KAKKU (FINNISH OVEN PANCAKE)” for #Finland for #foodandlit. It was ummm, good, but very sweet. Maybe not the best breakfast-for-dinner plan. So we ordered pizza. We will try the remaining Finnish sweets I ordered another day while we all recover from the sugar high here. @Catsandbooks
Audiocrafting gets quite messy!
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It‘s always a good day when my #foodandlit book talks about food! #Finland #letterM #Christmasatoz #xmaschacha #wintergames @StayCurious @Catsandbooks
pickI adored this graphic novel about a cat who can appear out of nowhere, multiply, and be downright spooky. When a kitten briefly enters the story, it steals the spotlight but only briefly. The main character can only deal with “one” creepy kitty! It did take me some time to get the format, reading from the end to the beginning. Just tonight I realized I should have been reading the pages similarly, left to right. Lesson learned. ⬇️
pickThis author! I‘ve now read two of her books and I‘m a big fan. A sad, older couple want a child so badly. So when they build a darling little snow girl and wrap her in a red scarf, is it any wonder when they “imagine” her alive? In deep winter in Alaska, a little girl with striking blond hair starts to visit their homestead and in her own way helps them survive their first harsh winter there. But she refuses to stay with them; how can she ⬇️
pickThe local police have their hands full when a famous author‘s wife is found dead in what appears to be a ritual murder. Multiple murders later, it seems they are linked…someone is looking for and killing witches. But oddly they seem to have a role in their own murders. So for most of the book, the police are following this very logical conclusion…until it goes off the rails in an almost completely different t direction. Sadly this feels like 2 ⬇️
pickWhat an excellent book—a huge shoutout to the power of women over misogyny early last century, mostly set in #Canada but a few important moments in #Boston. The main character was raised to be a midwife. When a male doctor comes to town, he insists the old ways are dangerous and his newfangled ways (including forceps) are safer. There is so much to unpack about this book a short review cannot do it justice. In general, it speaks to the power ⬇️
so-soI guess, whatever it takes to get kids to eat vegetables...tell them Santa eats Brussel sprouts so he has the strength to deliver gifts to all the children in one night. It's cute, but so-so for a holiday book. #xmaschacha #wintergames #letterD #christmasatoz @StayCurious
My next audiobook #letterQ #Christmasatoz #xmaschacha #wintergames @StayCurious #littenlisten @aperfectmjk
My next ebook for #Finland #foodandlit and #letterM #Christmasatoz #xmaschacha #wintergames @StayCurious @Catsandbooks
Still trying to finish my cards so I can send for #naturalLitsy and #litsylove cards!! Audiocrafting to the last two hours of this book
#wintergames #teamchacha @StayCurious #ChristmasAtoZ #letterS #littenlisten @aperfectmjk #snowedin @CSeydel @PuddleJumper @TheBookHippie @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude
Movie poster for Romance in Rome. See my previous post for my Hallmark movie description. Would you watch it? #wintergames #week2minigame @StayCurious #xmaschachacha
Hallmark movie blurb! Who‘d watch this one? Cover to come! #wintergames #week2minigame @StayCurious #xmaschachacha
pickImagine you‘re 17 again, sitting in your living room with a massive carpet underfoot. Your creative juices are flowing and you imagine miniscule people who live their entire lives in the carpet, with its deep forests and city walls built of dust. The “fray” is quite scary to the people and traversing the entirety of the carpet would take a lifetime. 17-yo Pratchett wrote a version of this somewhat mystifying book in serial form for his local ⬇️
To my surprise #jolabokaflod recipient on the east coast: Your gifts will arrive from Amazon in two parts. If this might be you, keep a lookout!
I missed posting #5joysFriday after Thanksgiving AND this last Friday so I‘m making up some time. Son comes back home on Thursday this week! And we will celebrate Christmas with Mom and Dad soon! So a lot to look forward to. @DebinHawaii
8 pages of words! The photos has the last of them—1 11-letter word and 7 10-letter words!
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pickA Hanukkah holiday story, publisher employee Abi wants to help her favorite writer meet her deadline but is waylaid by the author‘s grandson. With the author unavailable, Abi and Dov set out to finish the last in the author‘s most famous series. Corny and frustrating dialog of the getting to know you type. But the underlying story is good and Oslo the dog is pretty cute. And the food sounds delish.
pickA famous singer known for her Christmas songs hasn‘t been home in 15 years, but when she briefly comes home to pick up her father for vacation events unfold to keep her there. She receives mystery cards with Christmas song lyrics and she‘s taken on a scavenger hunt to figure out who it is. Told like an old-fashioned radio show the best part is the singing. A fine uplifting Christmas story.
