Review-Wish You Were Here Toot and Puddle

Wish You were Here Toot and Puddle by Holly Hobbie
Little, Brown and Company, 2005, 32 pages, ages 4-8

http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/kids_books_9780316366021.htm

This book was borrowed from the library for the purpose of reading/reviewing.

The characters Toot and Puddle and Opal are pigs.
Toot travels to Borneo to study exotic plants. Opal visits with Puddle while Toot is away. When Toot returns his skin is a sickly violet color. What will Opal and Puddle do to help Toot?
My granddaughter Celeste loves to watch Toot and Puddle on television, she also plays the games on
http://www.nickjr.com/toot-puddle/When Celeste and I made a trip recently to the library she immediately picked out this book to read.
I am not as familiar with Toot and Puddle as she is, but I am a new fan after reading this delightful book.
I liked the book and thought the story was imaginative and entertaining. The illustrations are bold colors on large pages. I loved the love and kindness that the 3 little pigs show to each other.

Blissful Reading!
Annette

Review-Louise The Adventure of a Chicken

http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060755546/Louise_The_Adventures_of_a_Chicken/index.aspx

Louise The Adventure of a Chicken
by Kate DiCamillo and Illustrated by Harry Bliss
Joanna Cotler Books An Imprint of Harper Collins
56 pages, for ages 4-8

This book was borrowed by the library for the purpose of reading/reviewing

Louise is not an ordinary barnyard chicken! She is an adventurer and heeds the call to flee the coop!
Louise embarks on sea adventure and a circus adventure, she also takes a detour on an adventure with a stranger. But, will there be no place like home for Louise?

I read this book to my granddaughter during Spring break. She and I had made a library trip for several books for her to read during the Spring break week. Both of us thought this was a hilarious book, we loved the French barnyard scene, and loved the use of a chicken that should be....well too chicken for an adventure.

I have read several books in a row by Kate DiCamillo she is a new favorite author for me, I have not been able to get enough of her wonderful books!
By the way, I bought the DVD of Because of Winn Dixie---from a book written by Kate Dicamillo---my granddaughter and I watched the movie during Spring break. The movie was great!

Blissful Reading!
Annette

Spring Break

I have decided to take a Spring Break next week. I'll be back Monday March 22 with a review on......................... A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle.

Blissful Blogging!
Annette

New Doggie

Meet Fritz, I adopted him from the Animal Shelter today. He is a 4 year old Schnauzer. I took him immediately to the Veterinarian to be checked for heart worms--negative, he got all of his shots, he was already neutered. My dad and I together picked him out today, so far so good!
He needs to see the groomer but the Vet. said to wait a week.

Blissful Doggies!

Review-Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, Book 2 in Mercy Watson's adventures by Kate DiCamillo,
illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
Candlewick Press, Published 2006, 73 pages, my copy is a paperback and was released 2009.

http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&mode=book&isbn=0763645052&pix=n

http://www.katedicamillo.com/books/mercy2.html

This is a chapter book, for ages 6-8, grades 1-3

This book was purchased by me for the purpose of reading/reviewing and passing on to my granddaughter to read. My copy is a paper back and it was first released in 2009.

I'm not happy with my photo of the book, I searched and was unable to find a clearer picture, it could be because the book is lightly pastel colored.

This is a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book

Mr. and Mrs. Watson have a pet pig named Mercy. Mercy is a gregarious precocious pig. On Saturday's Mr. Watson takes Mercy for a ride in his pink vintage convertible car. Mercy would love to drive the car, Mr. Watson gently tells her that "porcine wonders cannot drive cars." Mr. and Mrs. Watson and Mercy live next door to Eugenia Lincoln and Baby Lincoln. These two sisters stare at this wonder of a pig being driven by a, "bad menace behind the wheel" driver--Mr. Watson. Soon they are all in a goofball Saturday afternoon adventure, but wait---there maybe a moral to this crazy story!

I loved this book, I read it aloud and laughed several times by the illustrations: the large eyes and open mouth of the smiling pig, the side ways glancing and big toothy smile of Mr. Watson, Baby Lincoln in her mischievous need for excitement.
The story at first glance seems rather silly, but of course enjoyable by a child. Yet, there is a teaching lesson, a needed reminder for parents and children.
The type print is large and easy to read, there is an illustration on at lease every other page, often on every page. A small piece of toast at the bottom of each page holds the page number. Several of the words are used many times as a way of teaching an early reader to recognize and practice repeated words. The story is enjoyable, funny, entertaining, and would hold the attention of a child.

Blissful Reading!
Annette

The Diary of Anne Frank

April 11 Masterpiece Theatre on PBS will show The Diary of Anne Frank.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/annefrank/index.html