Deep Dish

Deep Dish is part southern chick lit, part foodie fiction, and part romantic comedy. If you liked Jennifer Weiner's In Her Shoes, you will probably like this book, too.

Andrews, Mary Kay. Deep Dish. New York: Harper, 2009.

Spanish books for children

Jarkins, Sheila, and Eida de la Vega. Marco Flamenco. McHenry, IL: Raven Tree Press, 2008.

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The Jackson 5ive

I liked Michael best when he performed with the Jackson 5. Here's a clip from their wonderful cartoon series:

Monkeying around

Here are some of my favorite monkey books:

Browne, Anthony. Little Beauty. Somerville, Mass: Candlewick Press, 2008.

Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. Orlando: Harcourt Brace, 1989.

Rathmann, Peggy. Goodnight, Gorilla. New York: Putnam, 1993.

Rey, Hans Augusto. Curious George. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1941.

Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale; A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys & Their Monkey Business. New York: W.R. Scott, 1947.

Patterson, Francine, and Ronald H. Cohn. Koko's Kitten. New York: Scholastic, 1985

Curses

I hardly ever swear. If I drop something, I say "oh, sugar." If someone cuts me off in traffic, I call the bad driver an idiot or a turkey.

However, I do say bad words when I sing along to my CD's. Here are a few of my favorite songs with swear words:

Precious by Pretenders

Pretenders (Musical group). Pretenders. New York, NY: Sire Records, 1980.

Lawyers Guns and Money by Warren Zevon

Zevon, Warren. Excitable Boy. New York, NY: Elektra/Asylum, 1978.

You sexy ________ by Prince

Prince. [Love Symbol]. Burbank, CA: Paisley Park, 1992.

Jet Airliner by Steve Miller Band

Steve Miller Band, and Steve Miller. Book of Dreams. Hollywood, CA: Capitol, 1977.

_____ Camaro by The Dead Milkmen

Dead Milkmen (Musical group). Big Lizard in My Backyard. El Segundo, Calif: Restless, 1985.

I like this video

Here's a classic Cracker video that I really like:


Marc and I are counting down the days until the August 1st show in Tampa. Believe it or not, it will be our first Cracker show! Visit Crackersoul.com to find a concert near you.

I like these two books

Koslow, Sally. The Late, Lamented Molly Marx: A Novel. New York: Ballantine Books, 2009.
This entertaining page turner is part mystery, part ghost story, and part New York City chick lit.

Harper, Charise Mericle. Fashion Kitty. New York: Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, 2005.

If you like Babymouse and Amelia Rules, you will love Fashion Kitty. This graphic novel for kids is the cat's pajamas.