Just in case you missed these cuties,

here they are again!

Here are some picture books that I think are just perfect for winter or winter in July!

All you need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle

the book is darling, however, limited multiculturally.

I like that . . . → Read More: Winter Resources for the Little Ones II]]> #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; }

Just in case you missed these cuties,

here they are again!

Here are some picture books that I think are just perfect for winter or winter in July!

All you need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle

the book is darling, however, limited multiculturally.

I like that the words are repetitive and the Little ones listening can anticipate and call out what comes next…

The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler

This book is awesome because even though the main character is told she’s too little,

she makes the best snowman ever which should be inspiring for the littlest readers (listeners)!

Of course Jan Brett’s The Mitten would make my list!

Animals and old world charm are delightful.

and FINALLY

Goes without saying, right?

enjoy!

The more it snows (Tiddely pom), The more it goes (Tiddely pom), The more it goes (Tiddely pom), On snowing. And nobody knows (Tiddely pom), How cold my toes (Tiddely pom), How cold my toes (Tiddely pom), Are growing. Winnie the Pooh The House at Pooh . . . → Read More: The More it Snows (Tiddely-pom)]]> #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; }

The more it snows (Tiddely pom),
The more it goes (Tiddely pom),
The more it goes (Tiddely pom),
On snowing. And nobody knows (Tiddely pom),
How cold my toes (Tiddely pom),
How cold my toes (Tiddely pom),
Are growing.
Winnie the Pooh
The House at Pooh Corner

Welcome to Cat Thursday

a weekly meme hosted by my friend

Michelle at The True Book Addict

today’s pic does not come from Cleo

she has been busy lately watching

Downton Abbey

see how she guards the remote?

in honor of librarians and cats everywhere

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Welcome to Cat Thursday

a weekly meme hosted by my friend

Michelle at The True Book Addict

today’s pic does not come from Cleo

she has been busy lately watching

Downton Abbey

see how she guards the remote?

in honor of librarians and cats everywhere

who are looking to train their cat to share the remote!

Need a Valentines Day book for the littles?

Here’s one:

Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch

by Eileen Spinelli

Plain old boring Mr Hatch’s life is changed

when he suddenly receives

a Valentine.

Amazed that somebody loves him, Mr. Hatch’s outlook changes!

Kids . . . → Read More: Valentines Day for the kiddies]]> #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; }

Need a Valentines Day book for the littles?

Here’s one:

Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch

by Eileen Spinelli

Plain old boring Mr Hatch’s life is changed

when he suddenly receives

a Valentine.

Amazed that somebody loves him, Mr. Hatch’s outlook changes!

Kids of all ages will adore this story.

Yes. I’ve gone off the deep end for sure.

I’m participating in another challenge, but this one is perfectly perfect for me.

It’s called What an Animal Reading challenge.

The challenge is hosted by Yvonne here

The rules? Simple

Read 6 books that have an animal on . . . → Read More: What an Animal Reading Challenge]]> #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; }

Yes. I’ve gone off the deep end for sure.

I’m participating in another challenge, but this one is perfectly perfect for me.

It’s called What an Animal Reading challenge.

The challenge is hosted by Yvonne here

The rules? Simple

Read 6 books that have an animal on the cover, in the title, or  as the main character, etc.

I think this challenge is perfect for me since I love to read books about dogs and kids love animals too!

Hop on over there and sign up

and then check back here to see what I’m doing.

Because I’m crazy love to party

I’ve decided to stress myself out

throw caution to the wind

and participate in the

A to Z Blogging Challenge!

During this challenge you blog through the alphabet.

How fun is that????

Are you interested?

Visit the Blogging . . . → Read More: A to Z Blogging Challenge]]> #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; }

Because I’m crazy love to party

I’ve decided to stress myself out

throw caution to the wind

and participate in the

A to Z Blogging Challenge!

During this challenge you blog through the alphabet.

How fun is that????

Are you interested?

Visit the Blogging from A to Z Challenge blog

and sign up.

All the cool kids are doing it!

What are you waiting for?

Go on over

sign up

and then tell me that you did.

I’ll give you a cookie!

What an adventure this will be!

PammyPam

I like big books and I cannot lie

I like books of any kind

How about you?

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I like big books and I cannot lie

I like books of any kind

How about you?

Thanks Pinterest!

This year I AM going to BBC in NYC!!

The conference is Jun 5-7, 2012

I fooled around last year and didn’t get there.

This year, there is No. Fooling. Around.

I’ve got my golden ticket.

I’ve booked a hotel.

Now all I need is to . . . → Read More: I’m Going to the BEA Book Blogger Convention!]]> #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; }

This year I AM going to BBC in NYC!!

The conference is Jun 5-7, 2012

I fooled around last year and didn’t get there.

This year, there is No. Fooling. Around.

I’ve got my golden ticket.

I’ve booked a hotel.

Now all I need is to challenge myself to save money to pay for it!

I can DO THIS!!

Who else is going?

BBC, NYC & ME!

who’s in?

In My Mailbox is a Theme hosted by The Story Siren.

Stop by, look around, and sign up for the fun!

In this week’s edition of In My (Bailey’s) Mailbox

This week Bailey unwrapped a special treat:

a book by my dear friend and author

Daphine Glenn . . . → Read More: In My Mailbox]]> #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; }

In My Mailbox is a Theme hosted by The Story Siren.

Stop by, look around, and sign up for the fun!

In this week’s edition of In My (Bailey’s) Mailbox

This week Bailey unwrapped a special treat:

a book by my dear friend and author

Daphine Glenn Robinson

author of

Momisms: Mama Never Told Me There Would Be Days Like This

Brotherly Love & Betrayal

Caring What Other People Think

(see my reviews and then BUY IT)

and now…

Too Many Lies

Look for my review and author interview to come soon!

What’s in YOUR mailbox?

I love classical music.  I have been listening to classical music since I was a child.  I dabbled in music growing up but didn’t have the determination to practice like I needed to.  Nevertheless, I always listened.  To be sure, I had my favorite pieces and composers.  And believe it or not, some of my favorites . . . → Read More: Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro, & Twitter]]> #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; }

I love classical music.  I have been listening to classical music since I was a child.  I dabbled in music growing up but didn’t have the determination to practice like I needed to.  Nevertheless, I always listened.  To be sure, I had my favorite pieces and composers.  And believe it or not, some of my favorites included opera.  Yep, you heard me right, opera.

Why opera? Because opera is funny.  Opera is expressive. There are fights, romances, deception, parties, costumes, and MUSIC. If you like classical music, it’s easy to transition to opera because many of the great composers also wrote operas.

One of my favorite composers is this guy here:

Mozart

You’ve heard his music; it’s everywhere.  You’ve probably seen the movie Amadeus.

Mozart wrote one of my favorite operas, The Marriage of Figaro. Center City Opera Theater in Philadelphia blogged about it. You’ll probably recognize the music.

Did you read the piece?  I bet you didn’t realize how popular Mozart’s music actually is, didja?

Now for the fun.  The Marriage of Figaro is one of my faves because it’s funny.  It’s about a skirt chasing count who is married to a countess.  The count is constantly trying to sleep with Susanna (the personal maid of the countess) who is about to get married to Figaro (the personal valet to the count).  Everyone tries to trick the count and there’s lots of hiding and tricking and the count getting angry.

Sounds funny, doesn’t it? For more in depth descriptions go here.

Meanwhile, there are beautiful arias (songs) and great orchestrations.

The beautiful arias are where I come in. No, no, worry not,  I’m not singing a beautiful aria.  I only wish I sang that well outside of the shower.

As a closet opera geek I have been chosen to Tweet Live (LIVE!!) during the performance, Sunday February 5 2pm Eastern.

I am super stoked to have this awesome opportunity!

I hope you’ll join in the conversation on Twitter .

My handle is @IYAMPAM.

On Twitter.

It’ll be fun!

I’ll bring cookies.

See you Sunday February 5 @ 2pm Eastern.

On Twitter.