Far Too Long

It's definitely been too long since I posted anything.  It's funny how life can get in the way!  Life in the library has been very busy.  We've had an author visit -- Patrick Young, author of Old Abe, Eagle Hero, we celebrated Veteran's Day by focusing on animals in war, and we'll be having our Usborne Book Fair next week.

I'm going to try to keep blogging at least once a week.  And I hope to tell you about the books I've been reading.  Since I work at a boys school, I read a lot of goofy, and funny books.  Some of our 5th graders will be reading Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions by Don Wulffson -- a perfect read between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  The teacher's asked for related books for their classrooms.  I remembered about the Riot Brothers and how funny they are and what a good match for this non-fiction book.

The first Riot Brothers book is Snarf Attack, Underfoodle and the Secret of Life: The Riot Brothers Tell All by Mary Amato.  The brothers are always inventing games -- games not likely to meet with parental approval, but games that all adults have played in a fashion. 

Woven through the stories are the Riot Brother games, rules, and sayings.  Favorites include:

• If you draw a mustache on your face, make sure you don't use permanent ink.
• There is nothing quite as frightening as your mom chasing after you with kissy lips.
• If you say something and nobody gets it, say something else.
• If you say something and nobody gets it, burp.

Enough said!!