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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

What's On Your Nightstand - April

What's On Your Nightstand

My reading for May:

From my March post I read:
Piccadilly Jim by P.G. Wodehouse
Sam the Sudden - P.G. Wodehouse
Scout: Secret of the Swamp by Pier Prins
Playful Learning: Develop Your Child's Sense of Joy and Wonder by Mariah Bruehl (review)
Your Child's Growing Mind: A Guide to Learning and Brain Development from Birth to Adolescence by Jane Healy (review)

I also read:
The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen (review)
Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey (review)
A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey
Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth (A Pennsylvania-Dutch Mystery with Recipes) by Tamar Myers (review)
Simply Homeschool: Having Less Clutter and More Joy in Your Homeschool by Karen DeBeus (Kindle booklet)
Tell Your Time: How to Manage Your Schedule So You Can Live Free by Amy Lynn Andrews (Kindle booklet)

I listened to:
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (review)
Mrs. Pollifax Pursued by Dorothy Gilman (review)
The Girl on the Boat by P.G. Wodehouse

I gave up reading:
Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus by Elyse Fitzpatrick (I know this book has rave reviews, but I found the woman's style of "giving grace" extremely annoying. I was almost half-way through the book and after discussing some of her thoughts with my husband, I decided to just forgo the book.)
The Power of a Positive Mom by Karol Ladd (I found that this book was just ho-hum and I was kind of bored with it. I decided to quit reading it since other books are calling my name.)

See what others are reading over at 5 Minutes for Books.

6 comments:

  1. I've been wanting to get to Give Them Grace, even though my parenting days are almost over, just to see what the fuss is about. From what I've heard I'm a little wary of it.

    You have a lot of Wodehouse here! I've read one of his Jeeves books a while back and am reading a Psmith one for Carrie's book club.

    I'm going to have to go check out some of your reviews.

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  2. Wow! I'm always impressed by your volume of reading!

    I go through phases of reading parenting books. Honestly, sometimes I find them more discouraging than encouraging.

    I'm reading a Jeeves book now!

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  3. Your stack for next month, especially The Logic of English, has me quite intrigued. I'll be back! :-)

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  4. My husband recently read and loved Sherlock Holmes and The Three Musketeers - both are on my list to read as he really enjoyed them. Great list!

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  5. I am also impressed by your volume of reading! I've wanted to read "Give Them Grace" too. I've heard mixed reviews, but I think that's true with every parenting book.

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  6. Oooh...another Wodehouse fan! I feel we're going to be friends ;) I also like Josephine Tey.

    Thanks for participating!

    Elizabeth
    5 Minutes for Books

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