After two ice days, a delay and then extension of our Spring Book Fair, and then more weather shakeups on Friday, I have had a very eventful week reshuffling things, reorganizing, and refocusing. There hasn't been much time to blog, and so, regretfully, I've not written here as I should. It seems I have already broken my own promise to blog more -- that January resolution I was so sure I'd keep. But I've given myself a second chance!
Throughout it all, the constant has been the books. And sharing them with readers -- both young and, well, a little older.
At home during our ice days, I could still connect with others on Twitter via #snowdaychat. My colleagues shared professional books, and I shared #kidlit.
And though I watched the weather report, followed the Twitter account of one of our local weather forecaster/celebrities, and felt very informed, it seems I never gained footing on my week. Before I knew it, Friday was here. Friday! But where did Wednesday go?
I think the snow had something to do with it. (Not quite as much snow as I saw at MidWinter in Chicago, but snow nonetheless.)
I did my best to keep moving along, and books were my fellow travelers.
I felt so thankful for these books I managed to read last week, and especially the community with whom I share them -- of all ages.
Nielsen, Jennifer. Mark of the Thief. New York: Scholastic, 2015. Print.
Messner, Kate. All the Answers. New York: Bloomsbury, 2015. Print.
Crowder, Melanie. Audacity. New York: Philomel, 2015. Print.
Paulsen, Gary. Flat Broke. New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2011. Print.
Heard, Georgia. The Arrow Finds Its Mark. Illus. by Antoine Guilloppé. New York: Roaring Book Press, 2012. Print.
Lundquist, Mary. Cat & Bunny. New York: Balzer + Bray, 2015. Print.
Markle, Sandra. Toad Weather. Illus. by Thomas Gonzalez. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, 2015. Print.
Books are my constant companions. I hope they bring you joy as well.