Fun Book for the Month of Love!!

"ooh la la! Valentine's Day is tomorrow."

This is such a fun collection of books! The character, Nancy, who is extreme and over-the-top loves to dress up and be exquisite (that's a fancy name for nice). In this story, Fancy Nancy goes through the excitement of preparing for Valentine's Day.

Fancy Nancy: Heart to Heart is a fun children's book that also teaches young children new words. To me these books are great. This little girl isn't affraid to dress up and have a blast with life. It reminds us all to still be young at heart and to remember the fun times of childhood.

Authors, Jane O'Conner and Robin Preiss Glasser have created a fun series of books based of this character, Fancy Nancy and the things she does to make things much more fancy and grand.

Lessons Learned in Life

While I was in Wyoming this past weekend I came across a book that still teaches me a lesson over and over again. The Giving Tree, written by Shel Silverstein, provides the helping hand that I feel all parents try to bestow upon their children. This poor tree wants nothing more than to be happy as long as the boy is happy. It provides, branches to climb, shade to protect him, apples to feed him and more. As the boy grows, the tree provides. Much like a parent may provide for their children.

This story shows the lessons learned in life by showing that one must give and receive to make it in life. It should also give us a sense to be thankful as well. I loved this book as a child. (Even though I still get teary-eyed for that poor lonesome tree.)

"And the tree was happy."

Story About Life...An Oldie But Goodie

There are so many books, novels, short stories, poems, you name it that are interpretations on life. They are views, advice and helpful words of encouragement for the readers. Here's my take on it. It isn't advice nor my views on life. It's the story of all of our lives in a matter of speaking.

The book of the week is called, The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. This book was first read to me by my sixth grade teacher. He read it with such personality for each character that I remembered it and bought the book many years later. It wasn't until I read the book myself that it has to do with life and the crazy things we go through.

This book was published in 1961. It's defiantly an oldie but goodie!

"Milo visits the island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping)....Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull."