What the hell does that even mean? Seeing it typed out like that, a rhyme I used to say as a child, I realize it really doesn’t make and sense. There’s no verb! Without a verb it means nothing! At least, it doesn’t literally mean what I always thought it should mean: Keep The Promise Or You’re A Piece Of Poop.
Ignore what was written above. I am a very tired moron. Thanks for Frema for being so polite about pointing out the real rhyme instead of saying, “ZOOT! ARE YOU DRUNK?”
Where was I…
LilZ read Hoot awhile back and has been hounding me to read it for ages. SWEARING I would love it and be glad I read it. The last time I took advice from a child as to what to read I ended up crying (Damn you, Bridge to Terabithia) so I first made sure that Hoot had a happy ending. I actually called my friend Stace’s daughter one time, when she told me to read Because of Winn Dixie and said, “I’m almost through with this book, if it ends sadly, you and I are never speaking again.” She was 9 at the time.
Since Hoot, the movie, comes out next Friday, I promised LilZ I would have the book read by then so I could take him to go see it. And like everything else, I have put it off to the last possible minute. He reminded me of my promise last night and I assured him I would read it this weekend while he was at his Dad’s house.
My question for you is this: Do they make Cliff’s Notes for children’s books? If not, they should. For the lazy parent who wants to be able to talk to their kid about the books they’re reading, but who doesn’t have the time to actually read said books.
But seriously, I’m looking forward to having an excuse to read something NOT on the internet for a change. Other than The No Cry Sleep Solution, I’ve not read any books since NikkiZ was born. And before that? It was the last Harry Potter book. I used to be a book FIEND. Reading any piece of popular fiction I could get my hands on. Now? I spend all of my free time blogging. I would say this was a fine change-up if I was writing about something other than ass sweat, TiVo and Krispy Kreme donuts. My intellectually challenging material is inspiring sometimes, isn’t it?
I grew up saying “FINDERS keepers…” Didn’t realize there would be variations.
Also, I remember seeing the Bridge to Terabithia movie on the Disney Channel ages ago and crying for days.
I haven’t read it but my boys say it is good as well.
I did read Holes before the movie came out and I swear I read it in one sitting.
It was so good!
I used to be a voracious reader, but between the proofreading boring sh*t at work all day and blogging for fun, I am doing good to read the latest People.
Finn just started reading “Where The Red Fern Grows” for school. It’s all I can do not to hover all over him with a box of tissues.
Here is a site that has spoilers for books. It is http://www.thebookspoiler.com/
They also have http://www.themoviespoiler.com/
which I use all the time because there are a lot of movies I don’t want to pay to see but curious about the ending.
The internet has eaten into most of my book time. Although Nicholas Sparks will get me anytime…
I have’t read Hoot but have read most of Carl Hiassen’s other books and they have all been hilarious. Let me know if it is any good, I might need to pick this one up.
Go get the audiobook and listen to it in the car on your way to work, and to breastfeed NikkiZ. They have the unabridged versions at your local library, and it’s free!
It IS good though. My son is excited about this movie too.
I was a fiend too (book that is) now I have two babies when I have a quiet moment to myself I FALL ASLEEP.