Thirty Days of Thanksgiving - Day 14


For the next few days I am going to keep things a bit short.  Somehow with my lack of planning I have several blog tours and giveaways happening.  It's amazing how sometimes I have nothing exciting to post and then I hit a week or two where I have a ton of stuff.  Regardless, I am amazed that my blog has been around for over three years and that there are people actually reading it.  For this, I am thankful.

....and since this is also picture book month, here is my daily picture book recommendation which I read with the 7 year old tonight:


Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic
by Robert Burleigh; Illustrated by Wendell Minor
Simon & Schuster (February 2011)


Thirty Days of Thanksgiving - Day 13


Sometimes simple is the best way to go and simple for today has to do with laughter.  I am thankful for the things that make me smile, chuckle, giggle, or laugh...

...I am very appreciative of all the hilarious facebook posts that my cousin writes.  If I need to laugh, I just check out what she has written on any given day.

...I am thankful for writers like Jack Gantos who can make me laugh hysterically as I read their books.

...I am thankful for friends who have the gift of humor and can always say something that is funny.

...and on a more serious note, I was super thankful when I walked into my friend's house this morning and her 7 year old was curled up on the couch reading a book I had given her.  I have been waiting for the whole reading process to click with her and I think it has happened.   

....and since this is also picture book month, here is my daily picture book recommendation which reminded me of a conversation I had today:


by Meg Medina; Illustrated by Claudio Muñoz
Candlewick (June 2011)


Thirty Days of Thanksgiving - Day 12


Some days I have to think a little harder about what I am thankful for.  There is always the obvious - I am alive, healthy, and employed. Those should never be taken for granted.  I am always thankful for the time I spend with good friends and family.  And of course, if there isn't some kind of crisis at work, then I am extra thankful. I guess being thankful for an ordinary day is not a bad thing. 

So, today, I am grateful for the ordinary.

....and since this is also picture book month, here is my daily picture book recommendation which reminds me that ordinary days are just fine:


Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst; Illustrated by Ray Cruz
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (1987)

Thirty Days of Thanksgiving - Day 11

 

There is a lot to be thankful for today...

For Veteran's Day, I am grateful for all of the men and women who have faithfully served to protect this country. 

For an extra day off, to catch up on a number of things including some reading for fun.

For getting back to my water aerobics class which I have missed the last few weeks.

For opportunities to laugh, sometimes I get way too serious and need to remember to find something fun.

....and since this is also picture book month, here is my daily picture book recommendation in honor of Veteran's Day...

by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh; Illustrated by Layne Johnson
Calkins Creek Books (September 2012)

Thirty Days of Thanksgiving - Day 10


I have a simple post today...I am simply thankful for getting through the day.  I had an assignment due for my online class, and I had book club today and a few other things.  At one point, I wasn't sure I was going to get everything done. But it is over and everything turned out okay and for that I am very grateful.

....and for my picture book recommendation for the day I have picked a parody of Little Red Riding Hood in honor of our book club theme of fairy tales (we read Far, Far Away by Tom McNeal):


by Joan Holub; Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Chronicle Books (September 24, 2013)