Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week – Day5

Katie and James and their little dog, Harry are preoccupied in the kitchen making bread.

Too bad, because there are strange noises coming from the living room.

Great rhyming, onomatopoeia, and a surprise visitor that FINALLY gets the attention of every one in the room.

Yum Yum! What Fun! is written by Mara Bergman and illustrated by Nick Maland. The illustrations and colors used by the author reminded me of the story Lyle, Lyle Crocodile.

My son and I took turns guessing who would finally notice the various visitors coming in through the window. We laughed at their reactions when they realized that there was a surprise visitor climbing inside to join the party.

An ending with a twist, Yum Yum! What Fun! will keep the little ones entertained, moms and dads too.

photo courtesy of Amazon.com

A Stab At a Different Genre

No characters lost their lives by being stabbed in this novel.

(wait, let me think about that for a second…nope)

I posted last week about my library list of historical fiction that I’m working on this year.

I finished reading my very first Philippa Gregory novel this morning.

I have a friend who loves Gregory’s work. She’s recommended titles by Gregory before. I’ve gone to the library with the goal of bringing one home to read.

But I always came home empty-handed.

For some reason, I couldn’t bring myself to check out one of her books.

I took my time choosing one this month.

And I loved it.

I couldn’t put it down.

I took it to work with me (to the bookstore) and snuck a few pages while I was working.

I enjoyed the plot, and found myself trying to figure out how the story was going to end. (sometimes I’ll give in and read the last page or two, but I didn’t with this one)

And now I’ll have to get another one.

If anyone has a suggestion on which one I should read next, let me know.