Day 41 of my 41 Day Challenge! The End!
School tomorrow!
48. "The White Tiger"-Aravind Adiga. Adult fiction. Mann Booker Winner. An interesting journey into today's India .
49."The Guernsey Literacy and Potato Peel Pie Society"-Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Burrows. A wonderful tale of post-war friendship, books and love. Highly recommended.
50."Interrupting Chicken"-David Ezra Stein. Picture book about bedtime stories. Great fun!
51."The Purple KANGAROO"-Michael Ian Black and Peter Brown. A delightful picture book.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Day 39...
3 more days of my Book-a-Day Reading Challenge! I have decided to keep it going for the whole year if I can...
I won't report on every single book, I promise!
39."Kensuke's Kingdom"-Michael Morpurgo. A wonderful book, a modern day Robinson Crusoe. A great read aloud for 9-10 year olds.
40."The Magician's Elephant"-Kate Di Camillo. Another great read aloud for 8-9+ year olds. A spellbinding magical tale.
41."Bink & Gollie"-Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee. Story of two friends, complete opposites, but great mates.
42."Ling & Ting Not Exactly the Same!"-Grace Lin. Ling & Ting are twins, they stick together, and look alike, but they are not exactly the same. A chapter book. Delightful.
43."Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute."-Jarrett J Krosoczka. A great graphic novel about a school lunch lady's out of school activities.
44."Funny Lunch Max Spaniel"-David Catrow. Great picture book.
45."Fancy Nancy Sees Stars"-Jane O'Connor
46."Fancy Nancy Heart to Heart"-Jane O'Connor.
47."The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest"-Stieg Larsson. Third book in the Trilogy. Simply stunning.
I won't report on every single book, I promise!
39."Kensuke's Kingdom"-Michael Morpurgo. A wonderful book, a modern day Robinson Crusoe. A great read aloud for 9-10 year olds.
40."The Magician's Elephant"-Kate Di Camillo. Another great read aloud for 8-9+ year olds. A spellbinding magical tale.
41."Bink & Gollie"-Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee. Story of two friends, complete opposites, but great mates.
42."Ling & Ting Not Exactly the Same!"-Grace Lin. Ling & Ting are twins, they stick together, and look alike, but they are not exactly the same. A chapter book. Delightful.
43."Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute."-Jarrett J Krosoczka. A great graphic novel about a school lunch lady's out of school activities.
44."Funny Lunch Max Spaniel"-David Catrow. Great picture book.
45."Fancy Nancy Sees Stars"-Jane O'Connor
46."Fancy Nancy Heart to Heart"-Jane O'Connor.
47."The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest"-Stieg Larsson. Third book in the Trilogy. Simply stunning.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Waterwheel Opening
Fence over bridge. There is going to be a gate, and steps leading down to a viewing platform...
The piano.
The guests.
Wine tasting...
Checking out the mechanics...
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Day 27...
Day 27...
32.'Ms. Todd Is Odd!'-Dan Gutman, from his Weird School series. Action packed, would be a great read-aloud to 8-9 year olds.
33. 'Fancy Nancy Splendid Speller'-Jane O'Connor, such a delightful wee book, I am sure Manaia will love it.
34.'Fancy Nancy My family History'-Jane O'Connor- I will take this to my scrapbooking class to read! Nancy stretches the truth about her ancestors to make her school speech more interesting!
35.'The Book Whisperer'-Donalyn Miller. An inspirational book on how to make reading magical again.
36.'Little Monkey's One Safe Place'-Richard Edwards. A delightful picture book abot a wee monkey's search for a safe place. His facial features, as he searches are very telling.
37.'You can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons. The World on One Cartoon a Day'-by Mo Willems. Mo Willems spent a year travelling the world, at the end of each day he drew a cartoon of something that had stuck in his mind. These are his sketches, with a short note of explanation. This is in the 'Young Adults' section of our library. I enjoyed this book, it was different!
38.'Between the Assassinations'-Aravind Adiga. Vignettes of the lives of ordinary Indians, living in a fictional Indian town of Kittar, in a time of change. Thought provoking.
32.'Ms. Todd Is Odd!'-Dan Gutman, from his Weird School series. Action packed, would be a great read-aloud to 8-9 year olds.
33. 'Fancy Nancy Splendid Speller'-Jane O'Connor, such a delightful wee book, I am sure Manaia will love it.
34.'Fancy Nancy My family History'-Jane O'Connor- I will take this to my scrapbooking class to read! Nancy stretches the truth about her ancestors to make her school speech more interesting!
35.'The Book Whisperer'-Donalyn Miller. An inspirational book on how to make reading magical again.
36.'Little Monkey's One Safe Place'-Richard Edwards. A delightful picture book abot a wee monkey's search for a safe place. His facial features, as he searches are very telling.
37.'You can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons. The World on One Cartoon a Day'-by Mo Willems. Mo Willems spent a year travelling the world, at the end of each day he drew a cartoon of something that had stuck in his mind. These are his sketches, with a short note of explanation. This is in the 'Young Adults' section of our library. I enjoyed this book, it was different!
38.'Between the Assassinations'-Aravind Adiga. Vignettes of the lives of ordinary Indians, living in a fictional Indian town of Kittar, in a time of change. Thought provoking.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Waterwheel Opening
Well, yesterday we had our Waterwheel opening, and it was so much fun! Our neighbour and his worker tidied up the area around the bridge, cut the grass, took away rubbish etc, He also dropped off a piano for me to play! We were all set to fire up the hired barbecue, only to find we had been given the wrong fitting for the gas bottle. Never mind, another neighbour went and got his barbecue! We had over 50 people there, including 10 children, who had so much fun in the stream. People came by car, 4 wheel motor bike and trailer, horse and some even walked! One family bought a gazebo, so that was fantastic, as it was extremely hot on the bridge. Ted had got venison from the freezer minced up, we had kebabs, meat balls and meat loaf, along with tasting of our gold kiwifruit and feijoa wines. The feijoa was voted the best! So all in all a fabulous day, wish you could all have been here!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Philippa
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Day 20...
23. "Letters to the First Lady" written by American children, a collection of quotes and pictures to inspire other children to read and stay active. Delightful!
24."Angels ride bikes & other fall poems"-Francisco X Alarcon, a Mexican-American poet revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of autumn, in Los Angeles. Bold, earthy illustrations are vibrant.
25."Buhuki"-Janaki Sooriyarachichi. An award winning picture book about a baby monkey's adventures.
26."Ciconia Ciconia"-Andrea Petrlik Huseinovic. Another award winning picture book, about a white stork, uprooted because of war. he travels around through towns and cities searching for his idyllic life. Thought provoking.
27."Don't Let the Pigeon drive the Bus"-Mo Willems Picture book. Fun
28."Don't Let the Pigeon Stay late" -Mo Willems Picture book.
29."Knuffle Bunny"-"-Mo Willems Picture book. A cautionary tale. Great cartoons combined with black and white photos, with a true-to-life tale! I will share this book and author with my students!
30."Knuffle Bunny Too"-Mo Willems. A case of mistaken identity! A great read!
31."The Reversal"-Michael Connelly. Great story, with Mickey Haller, and Harry Bosch. A twist at the end, and as I turned the last page, unaware that it was the last page, (expecting more!) I said "What?" One of those endings...
24."Angels ride bikes & other fall poems"-Francisco X Alarcon, a Mexican-American poet revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of autumn, in Los Angeles. Bold, earthy illustrations are vibrant.
25."Buhuki"-Janaki Sooriyarachichi. An award winning picture book about a baby monkey's adventures.
26."Ciconia Ciconia"-Andrea Petrlik Huseinovic. Another award winning picture book, about a white stork, uprooted because of war. he travels around through towns and cities searching for his idyllic life. Thought provoking.
27."Don't Let the Pigeon drive the Bus"-Mo Willems Picture book. Fun
28."Don't Let the Pigeon Stay late" -Mo Willems Picture book.
29."Knuffle Bunny"-"-Mo Willems Picture book. A cautionary tale. Great cartoons combined with black and white photos, with a true-to-life tale! I will share this book and author with my students!
30."Knuffle Bunny Too"-Mo Willems. A case of mistaken identity! A great read!
31."The Reversal"-Michael Connelly. Great story, with Mickey Haller, and Harry Bosch. A twist at the end, and as I turned the last page, unaware that it was the last page, (expecting more!) I said "What?" One of those endings...
Monday, January 3, 2011
Day 14 Reading Challenge
13."Gary and Ray"-picture book by Sarah Adams. A delightful book about Gary the gorilla who doesn't have a friend. This book is for Poihipi, who loves everything to do with monkeys!
14."Nutmeg"-David Lucas. A picture book , life is dull at Nutmeg's house, until she goes for a walk...
15."The Horrendous Hullabaloo"-Margaret Mahy, a pirate picture book that is fun!
16."If you were an interjection"- Nncy Loewen, illustrated by Sara Gray. A fun way of learning about parts of speech. Love the illustrations.
17."Fancy That!"-Gillian Lobel, pictures by Adrienne Geoghegan. "Full of vibrant jungle colour... A treat for the eye."Inis magazine.
18."Nursery Rhymes for Young Australians" illustrations by May Gibbs. Love the pictures!
19."Best Mate"-Michael Morpugo"-novel for young readers. This could be a good book to read to a class of 8-9 year olds.
20. "Chronicles of Arthur: Sword of Fire and Ice" -John Matthews, illustrated by Mike Collins. A graphic novel telling of Arthur's life as a young boy.
21."Tales from the Brothers Grimm" adapted by Mazan, Cecile Chicault, and Philip Petit. A graphic novel of 4 stories, 2 new to me. Really enjoyed this book.
22."The Girl Who Played With Fire"-Stieg Larsson. sequel to "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." I couldn't put the book down, and can't wait to read the final book in the trilogy! Highly recommended!
14."Nutmeg"-David Lucas. A picture book , life is dull at Nutmeg's house, until she goes for a walk...
15."The Horrendous Hullabaloo"-Margaret Mahy, a pirate picture book that is fun!
16."If you were an interjection"- Nncy Loewen, illustrated by Sara Gray. A fun way of learning about parts of speech. Love the illustrations.
17."Fancy That!"-Gillian Lobel, pictures by Adrienne Geoghegan. "Full of vibrant jungle colour... A treat for the eye."Inis magazine.
18."Nursery Rhymes for Young Australians" illustrations by May Gibbs. Love the pictures!
19."Best Mate"-Michael Morpugo"-novel for young readers. This could be a good book to read to a class of 8-9 year olds.
20. "Chronicles of Arthur: Sword of Fire and Ice" -John Matthews, illustrated by Mike Collins. A graphic novel telling of Arthur's life as a young boy.
21."Tales from the Brothers Grimm" adapted by Mazan, Cecile Chicault, and Philip Petit. A graphic novel of 4 stories, 2 new to me. Really enjoyed this book.
22."The Girl Who Played With Fire"-Stieg Larsson. sequel to "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." I couldn't put the book down, and can't wait to read the final book in the trilogy! Highly recommended!
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