Jun 02 2006
So many books, so little time
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Just want to give you a quick tour around A Readable Feast to explain what I’m trying to do here. First, you’ll notice below the ads on the left side, Nathan’s and Lucie’s lists of what they’re currently reading or being read to. (Or in Lucie’s case, carrying them around the house then taking them along in the car to look at.) On the right side are all the books I’ll be reviewing, taking recipes from, or recommending in some fashion in the upcoming weeks.
How do I pick the books? Well, there’s the plethora of books those nice publicists and publishers have been sending me once I emailed them about this blog. Yes, folks, blogging has perks - free books! I’m Miss Goody Two Shoes and feel obligated to review each and every one of them, which is why my personal blog, A Mama’s Rant, is turning into a book review site these days.
Then there’s the books I’m actively looking to write about, which I pick up at my local library. Here’s a shout out to Jan, Suzanne and all the fabulous librarians at the Carbon Valley Library, and to the Weld Library District’s website. Since my local library is a teeny 1,000 sq. feet, they don’t have the room to carry many of the books I want. Instead, I request a book online, and it arrives at my branch in a day or two. What service!
Then there’s the occasional Usborne Books. Yes, you can buy them on Amazon.com, at Borders, or occasionally through Scholastic Books. Instead, support your local Usborne consultant, often a mom or grandma in your own neighborhood, and buy them directly from her.
Finally, there’s the Leveled Library Committee at the Carbon Valley Academy. I’m the board liaison helping the teachers find grants and funding. In a nutshell, we’re building a leveled reading library for the K-3 graders to use in a group setting to improve their literacy skills per No Child Left Behind requirements. I’m sure one of Nathan’s and Lucie’s future first grade teachers will pass on some great book ideas.
So as you can see, I have many resources for books. Now off to the kitchen to chow down!
electric fireplace
I love that Princess Smartypants book. But I must have lost my copy, sadly.
I have too many books of all kinds, but it’s a happy problem to have!
I also fret about all the books I must review, and whether I’ll ever get to them all. Then I’ll read someone else’s review of a book that’s been sitting on my shelf and major head-slapping goes on. It’s punishing, this reviewing biz.
Still, it beats working.