This weekend I found some great books to share – some picture books and some new series chapter books.  When I got near the end of Troll and the Oliver I laughed out loud.  I think you will too.  Troll tries to catch the Oliver each day , but the Oliver is sneaky, and with a sassy little rhyme, is able to get away. Oliver always makes it home, but then there is that one day when Troll isn’t around.  It makes the Oliver pause for a moment, but then he guesses he must have won.  But did he?

Fowl Play is a book of idioms.  There’s been a crime at Mr. Hound’s shop and the Gumshoe Detective Agency is on the case.  It’s silly and fun.  What’s the bigger crime – using words that way or the broken window?

The Friendship Garden is a new series to me.  The first two books, Green Thumbs Up and Pumpkin Spice, are great.  Anna has moved from green upstate New York to gray Chicago.  Everything is dull and bland, lonely and still until a small group 3rd grade class project leads Anna to the Shoots and Leaves community garden.  Anna loves gardening.  It takes some work, but she is able convince Reed and Kaya that they should form a school gardening club.  One thing leads to another and soon Anna has many garden friends, delicious fresh food and lots to celebrate.  After all, almost everything you need to learn about science and life can be learned around a garden.

What are you reading?  Leave a comment to let us know what you recommend.