Awesome...

Oh Joy, A Baby BOY!

I'm going to be an aunt!!

So excited for his arrival on June 13, 2014

Congratulations Jennifer & Nyle Chambers!

Word of the Day...

HABERDASHERY

Truth of the Day...

"Yee-haw!" says Cowboy. "You fixed it."

Octopus says, "Some things work better with a friend."

~COWBOY & OCTOPUS

By Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith

Lovely Greetings...

Loving these greeting cards by illustrators including Jon Klassen!

Found at Paperless Post

http://www.paperlesspost.com/cards/group/red_cap_cards?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=%2AHPC&utm_campaign=Rothman%20%26%20Red%20Cap%20-%20HPC

Caldecott & Newbery Winners Announced Today!

http://www.nola.com/books/index.ssf/2014/01/caldecott_newbery_and_other_to_1.html

You Can Teach an Old Picture Book New Tricks...

"Once upon a time, there was this bear. One minute, he was strolling in the woods, all happy-go-lucky....

The next minute, he didn't have a crumb-of-a-clue where he was.

He was one COMPLETELY lost bear."

GOLDILOCKS AND JUST ONE BEAR is a lovely retelling (more of a sequel, really) of the Goldilocks tale by Leigh Hodgkinson with a fresh and fun new take on the story. I absolutely adore the originality of this voice and the use of fanciful language throughout. The surprise twist at the end is just the icing on the cake of this picture book delight! This is a perfect example of how you put a new spin on an age-old tale.

Best in the Biz...

Woo hoo! A new collaboration from my favorite duo, the incredible Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. Can't wait for this one!

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/60678-candlewick-signs-new-mac-barnett-jon-klassen-collaboration.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=24fd3b0c21-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-24fd3b0c21-304819961

Mockingbird Books Best Sellers...

Thanks to Mockingbird Books for sharing this info, it's so good to stay on top of what's selling in the market. Gotta love and support our local, independent bookstores!

OUR BEST SELLERS OF 2013 (We thought you might like to know!)

Board Books (some of our topselling Authors - too many great ones to list) Bonny Becker Loren Long Matthew Porter Leslie Patricelli Alice Shertle

Picture Books Good Night, Good Night Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker & Tom Lichtenheld The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton

Books for Ages 4-8 Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden Horatio's One Wish by Josh Kriesberg Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo My Father's Dragon by Ruth Gannett

Books for Ages 9-12 Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein Sasquatch Escape #1 by Suzanne Selfors The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Books for Ages 11-13 Counting by 7's by Holly Sloan Wonder by R.J. Palacio Candymakers by Wendy Mass Kiki Strike #1 Inside the Shadow City by Kirsten Miller

Books for Young Adults Book Thief  by Markus Zusak Cinder by Marissa Meyer An Abundance of Katherines by John Green Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott

Historical Fiction Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus Hild by Anicola Griffith Written in Stone by Roseanne Parry

Graphic Novels Bird and Squirrel on the Run by James Burks Smile by Raina Telgemeier Smash: Trial by Fire by Chris Bolton Copper by Kazu Kibuishi

"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?"

~Robin Williams, Dead Poet's Society

Library Visit...

2 great books!

#ilovethelibrary

"Dreams, if they are any good, are always a little crazy."

~Ray Charles