I am a lover of books. I love to read. I’ll often be found curled up in my chair with a cup of hot cocoa engulfed deeply in a book. As a child I would hide under my bed covers and read by flashlight when the lights were turned off. As a teenager I would read anywhere- car, bed, bathroom, walking to and from the dinner table. Now I just try to read anywhere, but it is a bit more difficult to do with four kids, so I read on the rare occasion I find myself alone. Thus I have books stashed in the bathroom, in the kitchen (while I’m waiting for the pot to boil), etc.

I think, however, I am a bit odd in my selection of books. I LOVE children’s lit. I love it! I enjoy the occasion fantasy, mystery, adventure, fiction and non-ficiton for grown ups, but mostly I read children’s lit. I think one reason it that I can’t stand all the language and gook that they work into grown up books these days, to me that gets in the way of a really good story. Another is that I want to have a plethera of book knowledge so I can stear my kids away from certain books and authors and towards others.

So, what is the point to all this you ask? Well, I am going to start compiling a list of books as I read them, this year, and whether or not I liked it. I’ll gladly take suggestions (of all types of books), but please none with vulgar language, graphic violence or sex, please.

Currently Reading: Queste (Septimus Heap, Book 4)by Angie Sage [596 pgs]

Have Read (in 2009)

Must Reads (Recommendations from Friends)