Book Post Tuesday

Here we go..some of what we are reading

In honor of Mardis Gras...

The Bourbon Street Musicians

A creaky old mule decides to toss off his reins and head for

Bourbon Street when the farmer tells him "Come first cockcrow tomorrow, we boil your hooves for backfat and for soap!"

His dream has been to go play trumpet down in New Orleans.

BIG WARNING to all the Momma's of sensitive souls..

each animal they come across is about to be killed in a violent sounding

fashion because they have become too old to be useful to the humans.

If you can get passed that, it is a nice story about animals making a

good way for themselves with interesting dialect and the flavor

of New Orleans. Sho'Nuff. ;-)

There is a glossary at the back as well, Princess liked that.

PETITE ROUGE A CAJUN RED RIDING HOOD

Princess enjoyed this version of the classic fairy tale.

She has a fascination with Gators that I can't explain.

The book also has a brief history of the Cajun people,

and a glossary..we do like a glossary.;-)

More importantly, it is filled with the flavor of

Louisiana...Mm Mm..maybe instead of more soup

I should be cookin' us up some gumbo! ;-)

Bird Feeding Month...

Stellina

We loved this true story of a bird found on the corner

of 3rd Avenue and 46Th Street in Manhattan, and taken

home to live with the future wife of the author in her NY apartment

for 8 years.Very sweet.

From Seed To Plant

Yes, it's that time of year again. We are in seed starting mode

in our little corner of the Garden State.

This book is a great help in answering some of Princess's

questions about the hows and whys of seed starting.

It is hard to go wrong with a book by Gail Gibbons.

Well, I have a stack of books to write about, but someone needs to get lunch ready,

and the pile has drawn the attention of the Princess who loves to be read to,

so I will be reading in between bouts of coughing and trying to enjoy a hot cup of tea.

I hope your day is also filled with good books and someone to share them with.