Here are the books that I read in February and my thoughts on them.
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
This is the second book in the series and I loved it! It was COMPLETELY different from the movie - maybe 5% similar is all, but I loved it. I don't know if I can say that I love one more than the other because they are both so different. It's beautifully written with great imagery. This book just made me happy.
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Last book in the series - everything tied up beautifully. Tricky love story situation throughout the book, but it all works out in the end. This series just made me warm and fuzzy inside. Reminded me what's important in life - love family friends - the good stuff.
Highly highly highly recommend this series to everybody.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
My friend, Kirra, started a book club and this is the book that we started with. I adored this book. We were supposed to read it over a 5 week period but I finished it in 1 week - could not put it down. I read to Baby Girl right before I put her down for naps and those books are usually "The Foot Book" or "Mr. Brown can Moo! Can You?" and all those good ones, but the week that I read this I would read this book out loud to Baby Girl - in southern accent, of course, to make it more legit. I laughed, I cried, I loved it. It covered lots of hot topics like equal rights, what defines a family, abuse, suicide, love.....it was great. I would highly recommend this book to all - great great great read - it's probably on my favorite list right now. *Some strong language*
Bright from the Start by Jill Stamm
This was recommended from a friend of mine and I loved it. The three main concepts it covered were Attention, Bonding, and Communication - the ABCs. It was very insightful and also provided a lot of activities and games to play with your baby to help them develop and be happy. Good read.
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
This is the second book in the series and I loved it! It was COMPLETELY different from the movie - maybe 5% similar is all, but I loved it. I don't know if I can say that I love one more than the other because they are both so different. It's beautifully written with great imagery. This book just made me happy.
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
Last book in the series - everything tied up beautifully. Tricky love story situation throughout the book, but it all works out in the end. This series just made me warm and fuzzy inside. Reminded me what's important in life - love family friends - the good stuff.
Highly highly highly recommend this series to everybody.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
My friend, Kirra, started a book club and this is the book that we started with. I adored this book. We were supposed to read it over a 5 week period but I finished it in 1 week - could not put it down. I read to Baby Girl right before I put her down for naps and those books are usually "The Foot Book" or "Mr. Brown can Moo! Can You?" and all those good ones, but the week that I read this I would read this book out loud to Baby Girl - in southern accent, of course, to make it more legit. I laughed, I cried, I loved it. It covered lots of hot topics like equal rights, what defines a family, abuse, suicide, love.....it was great. I would highly recommend this book to all - great great great read - it's probably on my favorite list right now. *Some strong language*
Bright from the Start by Jill Stamm
This was recommended from a friend of mine and I loved it. The three main concepts it covered were Attention, Bonding, and Communication - the ABCs. It was very insightful and also provided a lot of activities and games to play with your baby to help them develop and be happy. Good read.
Do you own a copy of The Secret Life of Bees? If yes, could I borrow it? I keep hearing how great it is!
ReplyDeleteIf you liked Anne of Avonlea, you must also read Anne of the Island. So good. And don't compare to the movie -- there are few similarities. Both are great though.
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ReplyDeleteHeidi said that she also read Anne of the Island right after talking about Avonlea. And she spoke about the movies vs. the books. Just FYI.