6/25/2023 0 Comments Llama llama time to share bookBoth mothers prompt their young ones to apologize to one another, and Fuzzy Llama is left on the step until they are ready to share. Luckily, Mama Llama is not only a good hostess, she’s also handy with a needle and thread. A tug of war ensues, and the doll ends up with a ripped-off appendage. All goes well enough until she starts playing with his prized Fuzzy Llama doll-without his permission. Seeming rather leery about his mother’s admonition, “…don’t forget to share,” Llama Llama leads his playmate over to his toys. When the brand-new (gnu) neighbors come to visit, Llama Llama’s mother prompts him to befriend Nelly Gnu while she serves up tea for Mrs. Dewdney’s newest Llama Llama picture book delivers a lesson in social skills to its camelid protagonist and its young readers, too.
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6/25/2023 0 Comments El deafo superpowered editionThe thing is with this book is that it is written and illustrated by Cece Bell and the illustration and the storyline is kind of like a semi-autobiography of a Cece Bell’s life grown up going to school, those big chunky hearing aids, but you have to wear it around the neck and the teacher had a separate microphone. I finished it quite recently and it’s a great book if you want to have a fun way to learn about a child going through school, primary school and trying to have friends, but it’s hard to get used to the hearing aid and one of those old-fashioned hearing aid. Now I know I said book review, but it’s actually a graphic novel and very well illustrated graphic novel as well.Īnd it’s great, it’s really actually quite fun. Today, I want to do a quick book review about ‘El Deafo’. 6/24/2023 0 Comments Spilled Coffee by J.B. ChicoineIf she liked me the way Sunshine had said she did, she sure had a weird way of showing it. A couple times, Amelia stepped out of the sliding-glass door, but then went back inside, probably because she spotted me and figured I was just waiting to gawk at her. I chomped down the last of my peanut butter and Fluff while paddling around the cove. Mom had already gone inside for lunch with Frankie and Penny. If I needed to, I could empty some into the sink-that way, Mom would have to go.Īs soon as Penny and I returned to camp, I gathered up my tackle and readied the boat for Christopher and me. The bottle’s level did drop, day-to-day, the way Penny had said. I had also checked the top shelf of the cabinet beside the refrigerator. I would worry about the details later, though ever since Penny had pointed out how Mom consistently went to the market on Friday mornings, I felt optimistic that Mom would follow through. “Good man,” he said and continued toward the garage.Īs far as going up for another flight with Doc, well, permission granted once-albeit roundabout-was as good as a season pass. You still interested in taking them fishing?” “By the way, Ben-Lenny mentioned something about bringing his friend by this afternoon. Doc made it halfway up the landing before turning. We continued to swim in circles, exchanging ideas on how we might finagle permission for a history-making television broadcast at Whispering Narrows. 6/24/2023 0 Comments Hollow kingdom book 3I should have known something was dangerously wrong long before I did. Humanity's extinction has seemingly arrived, and the only one determined to save it is a cowardly crow whose only knowledge of the world comes from TV.Ī Small Craftsman Home in Ravenna, Seattle, Washington, USA Local wildlife is abuzz with rumors of Seattle's dangerous new predators. is left with no choice but to abandon his old life and venture out into a wild and frightening new world with his trusty steed Dennis, where he suddenly discovers that the neighbors are devouring one other. His tried-and-true remedies-from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of Big Jim's loyal but dim-witted dog, Dennis-fail to cure Big Jim's debilitating malady. starts to think something's not quite right. "those idiots"), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos ®.īut when Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, S.T. S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (i.e. " The Secret Life of Pets meets The Walking Dead" in this big-hearted, boundlessly beautiful romp through the Apocalypse, where a foul-mouthed crow is humanity's only chance to survive Seattle's zombie problem (Karen Joy Fowler, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author). A finalist for the 2020 Thurber Prize for American Humor! In the decades since, Kaku has widened his ambit to, well, pretty much everything, regularly churning out popular books with subtitles like “How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century” and “How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives.” He’s also appeared on countless TV specials, in many cases to argue that UFOs likely contain extraterrestrial visitors. I’m sure I’d have plenty of criticisms if I reread it today, but at the time, I liked it a lot. When I was a teenager, I enjoyed reading Hyperspace, an early popularization of string theory by the theoretical physicist Michio Kaku. Luckily, the character and I do share many common views I’m sure we’d hit it off if we met. The writer appears to be physics/math blogger and podcaster Hassaan Saleem see his website here. Update (June 6): I wish to clarify that I did not write any of the dialogue for the “Scott Aaronson” character who refutes Michio Kaku’s quantum computing hype in this YouTube video, which uses an AI recreation of my voice. 6/24/2023 0 Comments Frontlines michael grantAs a corporate foundation dedicated to social justice, we’re determined to change that. 1 Most of that funding was funneled to nationally branded nonprofits with established profiles-not perpetually underfunded grassroots leaders operating outside most foundations’ radar. Between 20, the median corporate foundation directed just 3.2 percent of its grantmaking to social justice. While recent years have seen a surge in conversations in philanthropy about how to build and sustain social movements, the funding remains strikingly anemic-and only a tiny sliver comes from corporate foundations. Supporting grassroots leaders is uncharted territory for most grantmakers. For the Levi Strauss Foundation, the answer has been to intensify our investment in communities of color and build their power to organize by supporting local grassroots leaders who are tackling longstanding inequities and fighting for transformative change from the ground up. Many are looking across their projects and portfolios, wondering how to pivot to meet this moment. But even if corporate foundations and other funders feel an urgent desire to take action on social justice issues, they may not know where to start. The new reality is that business and social issues are intertwined, and companies have an inescapable role to play in our democracy-an obligation to engage and lead, not follow. In these remarkable times, corporate foundations, like all funders, cannot remain on the sidelines. As with every Oatmeal collection, there is a pull-out poster at the back of the book. Now with Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants, Inman offers a delicious, tantalizing follow-up featuring all new material that has been posted on the site since the publication of the first book plus never-before-seen comics that have not appeared anywhere. Matthew's cat-themed collection How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You is a #1 New York Times bestseller and has sold over 350,000 copies. This pivotal and influential comic collection titled 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth introduced Samurai sword-wielding kittens and informed us on how to tell if a velociraptor is having pre-marital sex. Matthew Inman’s first collection of The spent six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and sold 200,000 copies. Classics from the website, including “Dear Sriracha Rooster Sauce,” “What It Means When You Say Literally,” and “What We Should Have Been Taught in Our Senior Year of High School,” are featured alongside never-before-seen works of epic hilarity that will delight veteran and newbie Oatmeal fans alike. Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants is the second variety comic collection and fourth book from the comedic mastermind behind, Matthew Inman. 6/23/2023 0 Comments Tolkien luthien and berenLúthien was a Telerin ( Sindarin) princess, the only child of Elu Thingol, king of Doriath, and his queen, Melian the Maia, making her half-royal, half-divine. The names Beren and Lúthien appear on the grave of Tolkien and his wife Edith. The story of Lúthien and Beren, immortal elf-maiden marrying a mortal man and choosing mortality for herself, is mirrored in Tolkien's The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen. Their story is told to Frodo by Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings. It appears in The Silmarillion, the epic poem The Lay of Leithian, the Grey Annals section of The War of the Jewels, and in the texts collected in the 2017 book Beren and Lúthien. The complex tale of their love for each other and the quest they are forced to embark upon is a story of triumph against overwhelming odds but ending in tragedy. Lúthien is an elf, daughter of the elf-king Thingol and goddess-like Melian. 6/23/2023 0 Comments Wanting by Piper VaughnAfter I got over my desire to jump in the book, grab Jonah by the shoulders and shake him until I gave him a concussion because that was an ass of a move for him to make, I actually had fun with the book. However, if this was a novel, I would’ve taken 1/2 star (although you know I use things other than stars to rate books) because of them.Īnyway, as I said, one of the characters – Jonah, lies, hoping that would help him start a relationship with Laurie. Granted, the characters could use some more development, but this is a short story, so I’m going to let that slide. On one had we have the premise – “I’ll lie to him and emotionally blackmail him to get what I want” – which pisses me off, and on the other we have the execution which is actually pretty good. I have some mixed feelings about this book. Problem is, he made Dirk up, and Jonah has no idea what will happen when Laurie finally finds out the truth. When his boyfriend, Dirk, breaks up with him for refusing to put out, Jonah uses his heartbreak over the situation as an excuse to ask Laurie to teach him all about sex before he starts college in the fall. Jonah Beckett has been in love with his older brother’s best friend, George “Laurie” DeWitt, since he was thirteen-years-old. Themes & Genres: Short Story, Gay Fiction, Romance 6/23/2023 0 Comments Borrowed light carla kellyThink of "home economics," and the use of calibrated measurements, and you'll get the drift. Perfection Salad reads like someone's dissertation, and it's the story of the growth of scientific cooking, which developed around the turn of the 20th century. I got the idea from a marvelous book called Perfection Salad, which I picked up in a used book store in Denton, Texas, years ago. (And no, I do not shove religion down anyone's throat in this book. At some point, we all have to be guided by our own light, and not stand in borrowed light. But having said that, it's a book anyone would enjoy, Mormon or not, because a lot of us go through the kind of growing up that Julia does. So, if readers are looking for more than a kiss, some sexual tension, etc., they won't be happy campers. I'm told it will also be available in Kindle.īorrowed Light is my first - and absolutely not last - novel with an LDS theme. Yikes, that's about more than my brain can process, but hey, I might manage. The cover isn't up yet, but I'll see if I can figure out how to upload the tip sheet onto this blog. So far, Amazon has the book buried down my list of books. |