It’s a beautiful day today, albeit a tad windy. I am having one of my unfocused days where all I want to do is catch-up on my reading pile but a pesky, little thing called “work” keeps getting in my way. So forgive me for my upcoming ramblings.
My book group met last night to discuss Infidel. You can read my review here. What I did not know about the book, is that it was ghost written by an unidentified female. Her identity cannot be shared since Ayaan Hirsi Ali is still receiving death threats. I’m surprised. I really had no idea that Ali has not written the book herself. Overall, the group was moved by her story and felt it to be a rewarding read. The discussion got a tad heated at times, since much of it has to do with religion but overall, a very good meeting.
I am really hungry right now. I could use a little something to nosh on. A nice little “nibbly bit.” Do you know what TV show that saying comes from? A gold star to anyone who guesses it.
It’s very quiet here today. I’m thinking I may be able to close my office door and sneak some reading in. You think?
Dawn Menge, the author of Queen Vernita’s Visitors was nice enough to send me a review copy of her book. It arrived at the perfect time too because my daughter was wandering around the house looking for a book to read before bedtime.
Here is a brief summary from the back cover:
“Queen Vernita invites twelve wonderful friends to visit with her during each month of the year. Queen Vernita and her friends enjoy fun activities throughout the Oceaneers Kingdom. Parents and teachers will love teaching the monthly calendar, days of the week and seasons through the storytelling adventures of Queen Vernita and her friends.”
First off, my daughter is always asking me what day it is or how many days until Halloween, or Christmas or Easter. She knows the days of the week, but she has no concept of time or how many months until something takes place. As parents, we have stopped telling her about future events because it prompts weeks and weeks of questions about where and when. This is one of the reasons I was so excited about this book. We settled ourselves on the couch and dug right in.
Queen Vernita misses her friends so she decides to have them visit throughout the year. Each page announces who is visiting for that month and then describes, in detail, what they did each day of the week. My daughter enjoyed this. A lot of the activities were silly in some way, like playing “belly ball” or “cosmic bowling.” We giggled as we read and my daughter had fun guessing what they were going to do next.
As a parent reading the book to her child, it got a little repetitive but I also know that children learn through repetition. This book is very colorful and the illustrations seemed to grab her attention. After reading it, my daughter flipped back to the pages that caught her eye. This book would be perfect for any child that is learning about the calendar or the days of the week.
For more information about the book and Dawn Menge, please click here.
It’s a beautiful day today, albeit a tad windy. I am having one of my unfocused days where all I want to do is catch-up on my reading pile but a pesky, little thing called “work” keeps getting in my way. So forgive me for my upcoming ramblings.
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