Spring Break Reading

So today marks the beginning of spring break. I am in need of this spring break more than anything, although I did bring "work" home to complete some of my projects and get ahead over the break. I know that sounds very ambitious, lets see how much I actually get done :)
Above all I do plan to do lots of reading over the break. Being a librarian does not necessarily mean you have time to read, in fact I think that since becoming a librarian I have read less....sad I know.
But I plan to catch up this week.
I have 3 novels I'm ready to start, along with some children's books I recently got. So here is my list for the week:
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Unforgivable by Laura Graffin
The Confession by John Grisham 

I just bought 2 more children's books by Diane DeGroat (No More Pencils, No More Books, No More Teacher's Dirty Looks and Brand New Pencils, Brand New Books)- I can't wait to read those and develop a library lesson for my kindergartners.

So I plan to have a very relaxing book filled week....stay tuned for the reviews!

I'll leave you with a review of the children's book The Pigeon Finds A Hotdog by Mo Willems:
After reading the first pigeon book I was very excited to pick this one up. These stories captivate children of all ages with the pigeon's antics.

Publisher’s synopsis: When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can hardly wait to shove the entire thing in his beak. But . . . then a very sly and hungry duckling enters the scene and wants a bite. Who will be the more clever bird? In this hilarious follow-up to Caldecott Honor winning Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!Mo Willems has created another avian adventure that encourages children to share even their most prized processed foods.

The book opens showing us a pigeon who wants to greedily eat his hot dog. Then along comes a duckling who with is never-ending questions about hot dogs could drive anyone mad. At first the pigeon satisfies his questions but as he continues the pigeon gets aggravated and begins to think the duckling has an alternative reason for asking so much. In the end, the clever duckling does get his way AND half the hot dog.   
I love any book I can be dramatic with when I share with my students. This one is great. This book keeps me and everyone I read it to laughing all the way to the end. Although I don't think it tops the previous pigeon books (Don't let the Pigeon drive the Bus and Don't let the Pigeon Stay Up Late) it is defiantly a favorite.  The best part of this book is that you can unleash all your inner sarcasm that is just waiting to come forth as you read the pigeons words. I can't wait to read this one to my classes. We may just have a "pigeon" day and read all of them!


Until the next book...