Just as I suspected, Pete the Cat was a hit tonight at our Open House. I wore my red tennies in his honor and bought the Nook version of the book. Parents and students wandered through the LMC and tried out the Nook Colors. They loved to hear the story of Pete and his colorful shoes. The greatest part was when the singing would start. Their faces would light up and there were smiles all around. I am getting super excited about sharing Pete with my classes next week .
It's getting late, so I am off to bed to curl up with Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder .
I am almost finished and it will be the perfect way to end the day. This book has an old-fashioned sweetness to it, but isn't icky sweet. Penny comes from a wealthy family and is rather bored in her beautiful well-kept home. She wishes for some kind of change and certainly gets it. Her father abruptly leaves his job. Now with a limited amount of money and a load of bills, they move to a ramshackle old house in the country with a crew of quirky tenants.
I really loved when Penny and her friend were talking about fiction and non-fiction. Penny's life seemed a lot like the fiction book she had just been reading. Her friend's response is that she should read more non-fiction (biographies about scientists, explorers or magicians) because they were "...more interesting. Less like real life." I am off to read and snooze.
