Mrs. Mo from your library

Just spent a fun afternoon at with . These kids are so much fun and so was the they show. Thanks Mrs. Bagley for inviting Mrs Mo to come with!

Let’s play ! That guy is “Year of the Cat” Al Stewart.

Congratulations NJHS inductees! I’m so proud of all of you! Did you know I was there, running the lights and sound? Wouldn’t have missed it for the world - this is always one of my favorite events of the year!

Neighborhood Cinco de Mayo Street party with a Book Drive for Look at these vintage Hardy Boys books! Love ‘em!

It’s the Salt Lake Marathon today, and it comes right past my house! We are serving dole whip and playing running music and I’m reading Race Against Time by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace.

Who knew that we needed an anthropomorphized ball of lint?! Thank goodness Mike Shiell did. Because Linty is freaking adorable! A story time hit, for sure! ⁠
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Linty: a pocketful of adventure by Mike Shiell. PICTURE BOOK. Kids Can, 2022. $13. 9781525304941 ⁠
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BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL ⁠
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH ⁠
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Linty leads a solo, but, for him, exciting life inside a very blue world. Then one day everything changes! New friends join the space and Linty learns that his lives in a “pocket”. After some initial reluctance, Linty has a great time with his new friends – all the way until wash day, when new challenges arrive. ⁠
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Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt, 322 pages. Atheneum, 2021. $18⁠
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BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ESSENTIAL ⁠
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH⁠
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Zada, a very old camel, was born in Smyrna, Turkey. While Zada was still young, she was given as a gift, along with all her friends, to the U.S. Army and transported in a boat across the Atlantic. Zada helped the army transport goods from Texas to California and back. One day Zada and her best friend were set free. They stayed together and wandered by themselves. ⁠
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I had no idea that the army actually used camels in Texas. It was called the "Great Camel Experiment." There are still rumors that there are wild camels in Texas. This was a most amazing book. I loved it and I recommend it to everyone I talk to as it is a great read aloud for a class. One of my favorite reads this year.⁠
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Spring break was AMAZING. I met George Takei at the U today. He talked about his “They Called Us Enemy”. Come see the autographed copy in the library on Monday. Start making your summer reading list and begin with a memoir like this one!

It’s Opening Ceremony day! Do you like the Olympics? I’m reading and wondering how many records will be broken in Beijing? There are 109 different events this year! So exciting. Bring on the Games! PS: Thanks to Mrs. Ruff for the loan of the flag!

I’m at the Glenwood Cemetery! It’s the first burial ground in Houston that was arranged by a professional. They even got a horticulturist involved. It’s beautiful! Take a look around a cemetery sometime. This one has beautiful statuary. I’m reading A Rabbit’s Tale by Maryrose Wood.

Hi Everyone! I’m at The Beer Can House in Houston, Texas! John Milkovisch turned his house into an art installation between 1968 - 1988. It’s really neat! I’m reading book 2 - The City. Next time you visit a big city, find an unusual tourist attraction like I did!

Santa came to the music concerts and left some great new books for us in the . Hope you are having a nice break and reading all the books you checked out!