The Icy Hand by Chris Mould

Title: Something Wickedly Weird, Vol. 2: The Icy Hand Author: Chris Mould Illustrator: Chris Mould Unjacketed Trade Hardcover: 176 pages Publish Date: September 2008 Publisher: Roaring Brook Press (div of Macmillan) ISBN: 9781596433854 The yellowy-white translucent light of a long-dead and well respected scoundrel began to form by the side of Stanley’s bed until it [...]

The Stettheimer Dollhouse by Sheila W. Clark

Title: The Stettheimer Dollhouse Author: Sheila W. Clark Photography: Ali Elai of Camerarts, Inc. Hardback: 64 pages Publish Date: April 2009 Publisher: Pomegranate Communications, Inc. ISBN: 9780764948022 One of the most celebrated and distinctive objects in the Museum of the City of New York’s Toy Collection is the Stettheimer Dollhouse, made between the world wars [...]

Emoti-CATZ and Other Silly Pet Pics

First off, I want to thank everyone for their well-wishing and concern for me while I battled the belly bugs. I am much recovered and am almost back to 100% normal again… though, still a little nervous over any bubbles or sounds my stomach makes for fear of a recurrance. I walked to the grocery [...]

The Sunday Salon ~ Survey SAYS!

As I’ve been struggling for the bulk of this past week with a stomach bug, I didn’t get much reading accomplished. However, I did pick up my emails and blogged a bit… very little bit, lol… and in Friday’s Shelf Awareness newsletter, there was a bookie-survey given to Robert Goolrick, author of A Reliable Wife. [...]

Friday Fill-Ins ~ The Cheeky Dark Hand of the Spanish Galleon

This week, Friday Fill-ins took the first sentence in 6 of Janet’s favorite books…you fill them in…with the right words or even better, ones of your own. And…here we go! 1. “In a hole in the ground there lived one of the wickedest and cowardly men (if you could even call him that) that ever lived.” 2. “I [...]

BTT- A Sick Little Gargoyle

Suggested by Janet: The opposite of last week’s question: “What’s the best ‘worst’ book you’ve ever read — the one you like despite some negative reviews or features?” I’ve been sick with a stomach flu, so this will be short and sweet. Andrew Davidson’s The Gargoyle did not fare well when it went on sale. [...]

Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

Title: Doctor Faustus Author: Christopher Marlowe Paperback: 56 pages Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc. Publish Date: 1994 ISBN: 9780486282084 Miscellaneous: Dr. Faustus takes its protagonist from the German Faustbuch (1587), which was based on the life of an actual German astronomer and necromancer named Johann Georg Faustwho died about 1540. Rumored to have exchanged his soul [...]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling

Title:  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Author:  J. K. Rowling Hardback:  352 pages Publisher:  Scholastic Inc. Publish Date:  2005 ISBN:  9780439784542 “Fine,” said Harry, who was concentrating on handing Ron a glass of pumpkin juice.  “There you go, Ron.  Drink up.” Ron had just raised the glass to his lips when Hermione spoke sharply. [...]

TSS ~ I’d Sell My Soul for a House Elf!

Yay!!! Spring Break is here and two of my three lovelies have flown away to daddy’s for the week.  I still have Gwen, but without Maggie to fight with she’s rather tame.  She’s made plans to have sleep-over parties with her friends this week, too, so it’s going to quiet this week. Our library will be having [...]

The Book Thief companion post

I decided to make a second post for The Book Thief, as my review was taking on an extended life of it’s own and would have eventually grown beyond 3000 words.  Since a lot of what is in this post isn’t a review of the book itself, I thought it best to put the following in [...]