Atticus's Corner

Ivy would like to announce the birth of her new baby brother, Atticus Christopher Glenn.  He was born on George Washington's birthday, February 22nd 2013.  We decided that this new chapter in our lives called for a new blog for baby boys' books.  This blog will start with books for newborns and follow the life of Atticus.  Atticus shares the same name as both Atticus Finch, the learned lawyer from To Kill A Mockingbird and Titus Pomponius Atticus, Cicero's best friend.  Titus used his inherited wealth to maintain a staff of slaves as copyists and bookbinders.  He published many of the works of Cicero.  

Atticus is a fitting name for our baby boy born into a family of bibliophiles.  

Coming Soon:  http://atticuscorner13.blogspot.com/

Emeraldalicious

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, Ivy has chosen Emeraldalicious by Victoria Kann.  Pinkalicious and her brother Peter visit their favorite park only to discover it is filled with trash.  Pinkalicious decides to make a wand out of an old stick, some flowers, and a vine.  Thrilled to discover the wand is magical, Pinkalicious and her brother make wishes and turn trash into treasures.  When Peter gets a little greedy with his wishes, Pinkalicious helps him remember that "green" wishes are really the best. A little bit of Earth Day and St. Patrick's Day magic rolled into one!

Happy Belated Valentine's Day

The Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting and Jan Brett is an adorable classic tale from the 1980s.  The Bears have never celebrated Valentine's Day together because they are always hibernating.  Mrs. Bear decides that this year will be different.  She has a special surprise; she just needs to wake up Mr. Bear from his slumber!  Will Mr. Bear have a surprise of his own?

The Secret of the First One Up

Lila, a young spirited groundhog, is just just not ready for bed.  As her Uncle Wilber tucks her in, he  mentions a special secret that is revealed to the first one up in the spring.  Lila is so excited she can barely fall asleep.  When she finds herself awake on Feb. 2nd, she is so thrilled she dashes Above Ground.  All the forest animals are awaiting her.  They curiously ask about her shadow.  She is disappointed when she cannot see her friend.  Where could her shadow be?  However, the forest animals are thrilled with the news.  Old badger explains the job of the first groundhog up, and Lila is excited to be part of the big secret.