A book about words in my library loot

The Boy Who Loved Words ~ by Roni Schotter, illustrated by Giselle Potter, 2006, children's picture book, 40 pages

Some people collect shells or stones; young Selig collects words. Whenever he hears a new one he likes, he jots it down on a slip of paper and stuffs it into a convenient pocket, a sock, a sleeve, or a hat. The words he collects are ones that stir his heart and ones that make him giggle.  What should he do with so many words?  After helping a poet find perfect words for his poem (lozenge, lemon, licorice), he decides that his purpose is to spread the word to others.  And so he begins to sprinkle, disburse, and broadcast them to people in need.  This book won the Parents' Choice Gold Award.

Two friends on TWOsday

A friend from the community called this morning to suggest we get together for lunch in the Cafe at noon.  A few minutes later, she called back to say she had also invited another of her friends, who happens to be a resident here.  That's fine with me, since she's also my friend.  So there's my TWOsday angle for today.  But what about books?  Of course I'm still reading!  Every day.  Maybe not every minute, though it sometimes seems that way.

 

I'm still in the middle of re-reading Don't Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson, 1997, and reading through a couple of magazines (TWO, again) from the Crown Center library:

1. XPLOR from the Missouri Department of Conservation for July/August 2025.
2. Audubon, (Summer 2025 issue) which celebrates 120 years of Audubon.