books....

we stopped at two libraries today, our jp branch as well as the connolli...
yes almost unbelievable but we did. tough it was because of picking up the MFA pass to take elias's coop to the fiber art exhibit tomorrow. the kids were hanging in there, it definitely helped to have our friends the kims with us. the boys were unstoppable in finding "treasures" on the side walk, single gloves which at the end of winter is i guess prime time to find those. rusty screws and wire pieces, a cd, pencel, some interesting hardware stuff, ribbon, and "many more stuff".
i carried lots of books home from both places, a few of them here....
kids at work, lewis hine and the crusade against child labor, by russell freedman. this is a wonderful photo book with very insightful texts illustrated with black and white photos.
i spy colors in art, by lucy micklethwait, a wonderful book to foster a love of art through observation an "spying" on ancient as well as contemporary paintings from all around the globe.
spring is in the air, at least i'm hoping for it to come soon. that's why i couldn't stay away from two bird books, robins songbirds of spring, by mia posada and birds a field guide, by maria angeles julivert for some more in depth knowledge about birds and helpful hints how to spot and draw birds.
naomi picked a few small board books, she still enjoys the small size books to "read" when she is resting at noon times. she also picked better not get wet, jesse bear, by nancy white carlstorm, she loves rhyming books. amos found once more his way to the classics!!!! curious george makes pancakes, by margret & h.a.rey's as well as cucumber to the rescue! a busy world of richard scarry book.
elias is still working his way through tales from the odyssey, by mary pope osborne's, a little six book series, we will go out for dinner as a family when he has read all six of them.