Day 359: Dance !

Chatting Books Online Day 359. How have I made it almost a full year and not have already recommended Dance by Matthew Van Fleet ?

Chickie Baby wants to learn to dance so he goes to the dance hall where all of the other animals show him their moves. You will get to see their moves as well because there are pull tabs on most pages and when you move the tab the animal dances . Such a fun and interactive book.

This interactive board book currently sells for $ 19.99 a copy.

To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you. Now do a little dance and read a little book!

Day 358: Floratopia

Chatting Books Online Day 358. Need a little inspiration as you begin bringing your yard and garden back to life after the recent freeze? If so today's recommended book is the one for you! Floratopia: 110 Flower Garden Ideas for Your Yard, Patio, or Balcony by Jan Johnsen has lots of wonderful descriptions, ideas and lush photographs of everything from pots and container gardens, to wildflowers, wet gardens, deer resistant gardens and butterfly gardens and so much more. It has garden tips from experts like Piet Oudulf and lists of public gardens where you can go to draw inspiration as well.

This beautiful hardcover book was just released this year, it has 257 pages and currently sells for $30 a copy.

To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you. Now let's get those yards back in shape!

Day 357: The Week In Review March 1 - 7, 2021.

Chatting Books Online Day 357 The Week In Review March 1 - 7, 2021.

Thanks for joining us again this week as we tried to bring a book to your attention each day that you may not have read before or maybe you read in the past but are past due for a re-read.

This week I recommended 100 Plants to Feed the Bees from the Xerces Society . Then Little Blue Truck's Springtime because I am so ready for Spring!

I also recommended Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics for a picture and song filled walk through the music legend's life. Then came Mad Libs! A favorite book bound and grammatical game from my own childhood.

Later in the week I recommended the beautifully written The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd and then we finished the first week in Women's History Month with Great Quotes from Great Women.

If you missed any of these reviews and want to read what I had to say about them you can see all of our Chatting Books Online picks by visiting our website at: http://www.conundrumbooks.com/chatting-books-online .

We still (and always will going forward) offer shipping if you cannot make it to the store. Or just stop by the shop during or normal hours . See you soon !

Day 356: Great Quotes from Great Women

Chatting Books Online day 356. March is Women's History Month so to honor that today's recommended book is Great Quotes From Great Women: from Marie Curie to Michelle Obama - inspiring words from women who have shaped our world.

Oprah Winfrey once said" The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude". This is just one of many quotes in this little book that really resonated with me. I have always loved an inspirational quote and so this book of quotes by women like Marie Curie, Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey , but also by women like Meryl Streep, Harriet Tubman and even Amy Poehler is one in which I have found inspiration - and I hope you do too.

This hardcover, gift-sized book sells for $ 15.95 a copy.

To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you . Have a happy Women's History Month.

Day 355: The Book of Longings

Chatting Books Online Day 355. Today's recommended book is The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd.

When I first heard about this book I did not think it was for me, but I kept hearing good things so I gave it a read. The reason I did not immediately dive in was that it is written as a memoir of a woman name Ana, who was the wife of Jesus and the sister of Judas. I could not imagine how this could possibly be written with due respect but let me say that Sue Monk Kidd did a beautiful job of weaving a fictional yet reverential story that ties in just about every New Testament story ever told in a way that at once seems perfectly plausible and also completely respectful of my Christian beliefs. In each new chapter I looked forward to see how she could tie together what I knew was coming but could not see being played out with the additional character of "the wife" . This book is a thought provoking page turner .

It is currently only available in hardcover at $28.00 a copy, but spoiler alert , it is scheduled to be released in paperback at $17 a copy on March 23, 2021. So let us know if you prefer hardcover now or paperback at the end of the month (assuming things are not rescheduled or delayed) .

To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you .

Day 354: Dolly Parton, Songteller

Chatting Books Online Day 354. Today's recommended book is Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics. This is a book we have waited , and waited for as backorders kept us anticipating it for months.

In this big beautiful hardcover book Dolly Parton tells us the story of her life using the lyrics of her songs that played a part in that part of her life as the introduction to each memory. You really get a feel for what was going through Dolly's head both as she was writing each song and now as she reflects on those periods of her life. Illustrated with many pictures of Dolly , her costumes, and even of her handwritten song lyrics as she worked out some of the songs it is really a full window into Dolly's life.

Starting with a song she wrote as a three year old and continuing on to the present day you get to see how Dolly grew into the person, and performer she is today . She is , as she says, a Songwriter and a Storyteller and uses her music to do both making her a Songteller.

Hardcover, large format (12" x 9.5") book , 379 pages, currently sells for $50 a copy

To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you . Enjoy the book!

Day 353: Mad Libs!

Chatting Books Online Day 353. Today's recommendation is : Mad Libs !

It has become apparent to me that kids today do not know what Mad Libs are - and quite frankly this horrifies me, and also explains quite a bit about the death of the adverb in today's lexicon but that is a rant for another day.

Mad Libs are a fantastically fun , vocabulary building, word game that my brothers and I loved in the 70's. First invented and published in the 1950's the game gives story templates on any number of topics. For instance in Star Wars Mad Libs all of the story templates will be Star Wars related.

You need at least 2 people to play. One holds the book and asks the others for a list of parts of speech. "Give me an adjective" , "now give me an adverb" , "a proper noun" etc. As you get answers from the others the story teller writes their answers in the blanks provided without telling the others what the story is about or letting them read the text. The more outlandish your answers the better! After all of the blanks have been filled in the story teller will read the completed story back to the group substituting the team's answers for the blanks - and try not to laugh too much. It really is funny, as you might imagine with four brothers there was a lot of potty related answers in the ones we completed as children. And the best part? Children are learning word usage along the way. - you can't tell me an adverb if you don't know what one is!

We carry a variety of Mad Libs titles each selling for $4.99 a copy.

To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you .Now mask up , sit back, and enjoy the fun !

Day 352: Little Blue Truck's Springtime

Chatting Books Online Day 352. Today's recommended book is "Litle Blue Truck's Springtime".

We have long been fans of the Little Blue Truck books (of course, we love sentient trucks) , and this timely edition is no different. Little Blue truck is on the road with his good friend Toad , the sky is blue, they are singing along and saying hello to every new things they see . And there is lots new to see : baby lambs, ducklings, piglets, bunny rabbits and more all found when your little one lifts the flaps in this fun interactive , happy, springtime book.

This board book sells for $ 13.99 a copy.

To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you .Now get outside and get ready for Springtime !