Dragon of Winter Night

    
 Quest the First…
Read at least 5 books that fit somewhere within the Once Upon a Time II criteria. They might all be fantasy, or folklore, or fairy tales, or mythology…or your five books might be a combination from the four genres.
Dragon of Winter Night by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Wizards [...]

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This ‘n’ That

Nymeth is celebrating her one year blogging anniversary.. and she is doing a book (actually 5 books) giveaway to celebrate!  She’s giving away some really great books so you should go check it out. (if you haven’t already!)
Nymeth took the time to discuss how book blogging has changed her life in just one short year. ( I [...]

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Judge a book by it’s cover?

While acknowledging that we can’t judge books by their covers, how much does the design of a book affect your reading enjoyment? Hardcover vs. soft cover? Trade paperback vs. mass market paperback? Font? Illustrations? Etc.?
I can’t begin to tell you how many times I have, at least, picked up a book and checked out what [...]

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Gone… but Never Forgotten

Richard Widmark
December 26, 1914  -  March 24, 2008
This is not a post I am happy to do.  I’ve adored Richard Widmark, it seems forever. I just heard on the news that he passed away.. on my birthday.  I could never forget his birthday because it was the day after Christmas.. and now I will never [...]

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Once Upon A Time: book 1

     Quest the First…Read at least 5 books that fit somewhere within the Once Upon a Time II criteria. They might all be fantasy, or folklore, or fairy tales, or mythology…or your five books might be a combination from the four genres.
Book 1:  Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Hardcover: [...]

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Bunnies and Bilbo

First things first:  Happy Easter!!

And for a repeat of my very own “memory” Easter Story.. click here.
After that… I got to thinking yesterday (no easy when I still can’t breath!)   and wrote a little something below.
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In the beginning.. there was Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit.
Of course, way back when (in the beginning) Bilbo didn’t look like [...]

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Igraine the Brave

 
For my first book in the Once Upon A Time II Challenge I give you, The Journey, in the form of a Fairytale:
Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: The Chicken House (September 24, 2007)
ISBN-10: 0439903793

Since I don’t want to give any book Cornelia Funke writes it’s just due.. here is a [...]

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Happy Friday.. *groan*

So… I’ve already been enjoying myself reading all the lists people are putting up for what they will be reading for the Once Upon A Time reading challenge!
It was late last night when I woke from a sleep.. I sneezed twice.
Since then I haven’t been able to breath thru my nose.  *groan*  This is not [...]

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The Time Has Come..

“The time has come,” the Walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–
Of cabbages–and kings–
And why the sea is boiling hot–
And whether pigs have wings.”
Lewis Carroll
The time has come !!..
It’s finally here !!…
Carl’s, Once Upon A Time Challenge is about to begin!!

Here are the Challenges you get to choose from: (There’s something for everyone [...]

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An Enjoyable Fast Read

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp by Rick Yancey.
Hardcover: 375 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books (September 15, 2005)
ISBN-10: 1582346933

What a surprisingly delightful little book !
This book has a remainder spot on it so I think I got it from book closeouts at a ridiculously cheap price.  I’m sure I figured that even if it’s [...]

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