Between the Covers: Stones for My Father

Welkom vrienden!* Thank you all for joining me for Tundra Books Blog Tour of Trilby Kent’s newest novel, Stones for My Father. ABOUT THIS BOOK (From the Tundra site) Corlie Roux’s farm life in South Africa is not easy: the Transvaal is beautiful, but it is also a harsh place where the heat can be so intense that the very raindrops sizzle. When her…

Write a Review Wednesday: Hey Diddle Diddle

Say it Rah-shay By Apr 28, 2011 1 Comment

r’s note: I am trying something different with this review. Please comment!   The classic nursery rhyme, Hey Diddle Diddle, gets a sweet modern twist in Eve Bunting’s new picture book.Instead of the full rhyme readers are treated to fun variations of Hey Diddle Diddle (Hey Diddle Dum, the Whale plays the Drum).  Mary Ann Fraser’s illustrations brings a menagerie of animals to…

Wednesday in Six

I have finally twisted my hair.

Tuesday in six

Who knew Spongebob was so addictive?

On the hooks: L is for…

…Limbo lim·bo    [lim-boh] –noun, plural -bos. a place or state of oblivion to which persons or things are regarded as being relegated when cast aside, forgotten, past, or out of date: My youthful hopes are in the limbo of lost dreams. Gah! I have been neglecting my hooks lately. Without making excuses (which I am totally going to do!) I have…