Chapter 8

Well, I have to say that I enjoyed reading the books from the "True Blood" series, but since I started school I really have not had a chance to read any of my books. I read one book "Dead in Dixie" by Charlaine Harris and halfway on another book "Dead by Day" also by Charlaine Harris during the last part of my summer (whatever was left), since then "Sookie Stackhouse and Bill Compton" (characters in the book) have just been sitting there collecting dust! The books are a little different from the TV series,I think they are way better! Dead in Dixie has three stories Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, and Club Dead. It is about vampires and werewolves, a maenad, oh yeah, I almost forgot some of the vampires drink synthetic blood, its crazy, its funny, and its interesting. Bill Compton is Sookie's vampire boyfriend who drinks synthetic blood and Sookie, well she can see people's thoughts in her mind. There is another vampire name Eric who likes Sookie and he wants her for himself. There is a lot of drama in this book. I miss reading those books but I have not found the time to read! Maybe I will have time during Christmas vacation. I ordered my books from Doubleday book club, but they have the books on Amazon here is the link http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Dixie-Southern-Vampire-Mystery/dp/0739434713 

Chapter 7

I enjoy reading picture books because they are not too long and to the point. They are great for young children since kids have such a short attention span. I think that when the pictures in the book are eye-catching, children will be engaged and they will want to listen or read the story. Lately, I have been having fun looking for books at the library, since I have had to look for books for this class. When I read the picture books I feel relaxed. I love to read them to my son, sometimes he thinks he is too big for those cute little stories but when I make him sit down (I have to make him get away from the Guitar Hero) so that I can read to him,  he actually is engaged, his is 11. Overall, picture books are great for kids because they need  to visually see what you are reading to them or what they are reading; it connects them to a visual aspect of the story.

Author's Profile

A cute book I read called, I SPY FLY GUY , by Tedd Arnold is about  a boy named Buzz and his pet fly named Fly Guy. They were playing Hide-and -Seek and Fly Guy went to hide in the trash can when suddenly the garbage truck came and collected the trash and took Fly Guy! Buzz goes to look for him at the town dump but he is in for a shocker, because there are zillions of flies and he totally freaks because they all know his name " Buzzzzzz"! Will he ever find Fly Guy? There are more books from this author and Fly Guy here is the link for more info on the author and his books http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3166.

Here is another book called "The Last One in Is a Rotton Egg," by Diane deGroat. Gilbert and Lola are excited. Their cousin Wally is coming for a visit - just in time for the Easter egg hunt! But they soon learn how competitive Wally has become. He has to eat the fastest, be first on line, and find the most eggs, no matter who gets hurt. How can Gilbert deal with such relentless rivalry? In this humorous and encouraging story by Diane deGroat, Gilbert - everyone's favorite opossum - teaches Wally who the rotten egg really is!  http://www.dianedegroat.com/Diane_deGroat_2.html

"The Luck of the Loch Ness Monster: A Tale Of Picky Eating", by A.W. Flaherty

Once upon a time, on a long, slow trip to Scotland, a little girl named Katerina-Elizabeth tossed her oatmeal overboard—again, and again, and again. She was a picky eater, and oatmeal was her least favorite food.

And once upon a time, a small worm, no bigger than a piece of thread, swam alongside an ocean liner bound for Scotland and ate bowl after bowl of tossed oatmeal. He had never tasted anything as wonderful as oatmeal in his whole life. A. W. Flaherty and Scott Magoon unravel the Loch Ness legend in this whimsical picture book for the picky (and not-so-picky) eater in all of us.