Great new books
It's winter break here, but the day before our break started, I got three boxes of brand new books, many of which I'd never read, so yippee! It's winter break, I have tons of free time AND lots of new books to read. Does it get better than this? The first one I read is called Pete and Pickles by Berkeley Breathed. It's about a little pig named Pete that lives a quiet, orderly existence. One day his order is disturbed by a runaway elephant named Pickles and really, things are not the same after that. It's a funny and a little strange ride, but as with most friendships, it's totally worth the weirdness. I think this would be a great book to match up with some of the other unlikely friendship books like Amos and Boris by William Steig, Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant, Mr. Putter and Tabby also by Cynthia Rylant. I also read "Spoon" by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. It's also a picture book. It's about a little spoon who is feeling like ma...