Kite Flying - A Poetry Break

INTRODUCTION
Do you wish that you could just get away? Do you dream of going and visiting other places? Or do you prefer to stay put? Do you need a little nudging and encouragement to do something? I know that I'm all of the above at different points in time. This wonderful little short poem illustrates a great imagination (is it really possible for a kite to take you away? Boy, I wish it could!), but also shows that even though you did not plan on going somewhere or doing anything that you can learn to love it.




POEM

I flew a kite down by the sea,
until, that is, the kite flew me!
It tugged me high into the sky.
I held on tight and learned to fly!
I felt so free, so featherlight,
flying the world, just me and Kite.

CONNECTIONS

• Ask the children if a kite could really take them away somewhere? Is this poem an example of using your imagination? 
• Ask the children where would they go if a kite took them flying? What city? What state? What country? To see someone? And ask them why?
• Ask the children to name their traveling kite. Why did they chose that name? 
• Let the children create their own kite: 
• Paperbag kite from I Can Teach My Child!
• 20-Minute Kite from Disney's Spoonful

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Outside the Box: A Book of Poems written by Karma Wilson and illus. by Diane Goode. New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division). 2014. ISBN: 9781416980056.

Aaargh! Pirates! - A Storytime Outline

Ahoy! What's an ocean theme summer be without some pirates? It was such a fun program. Strawberry, my library tiger, and I got to dress up. To welcome families in I stood in our Children's Area at the beginning of a dashed line that lead to a giant X in the doorway to the program room. I would tell families that if they find the X they could join my storytime crew. I also got to use my library's treasure chest to keep all my great treasure (my books, flannel boards, songs and crafts) in.

The families had a great time, and I will totally do this theme again!

Strawberry the Tiger Pirate and the Storytime Treasure Chest,
Dorothy WP-CC, 2014.

LETTER OF THE DAY
P is for Pirate! This week I did not ask for other words that began with that letter, but if I did I would have examples like "penguin," "play," "polar bear," "panda," "paint," "purple" and "pink."

BOOKS
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC written by June Sobel and illus. by Henry Cole (T) 
The toddlers liked this book and sat through most of it. To make it any more friendly with the little ones I would include an alphabet to put on the flannel board during the story. That being a said, I a wonderful mom had asked me about the book after the program.

Pirate Nap: A Book of Colors written by Danna Smith and illus. by Valeria Petrone (T) 
Everyone liked this one, especially with the parents. Plus, you got to shout out the different color names!

This Little Pirate written by Philemon Sturges and illus. by Amy Walrod (P) 
This was a long story, but the preschoolers liked it. They asked a lot of questions and they liked the party stuff that was in the box.

The Night Pirates written by Peter Harris and illus. by Deborah Allwright (P) 
This was a great quick story! I loved how it started on mysteriously and that there were girl pirates!

SONGS & RHYMES 
Open, Shut Them (T, P)

Open, shut them,

Open, shut them,

Give them a little clap.

Open, shut them,

Open, shut them,

Lay them in your lap.

Creep them, creep them,

Up to your chin,

Open your mouth wide,

But don't let them in!

Open, shut them,

Open, shut them,

Give them a really big clap!

Open, shut them,

Open, shut them,

Lay them in your lap.

My Hands Say Hello (T, P)

My hands say hello, (wave hands)

My hands say hello,

Everytime I see my friends,

My hands say hello.

Additional lyrics:

Feet (stomp feet)

Nose (wiggle or tap nose)

Ears (wiggle ears) 

Tongue (stick that tongue out!) 

Pirate Patches (T, P) 

Tune: Mary Wore a Red Dress 

Pirate wore a red patch, 

Red patch, red patch,

Pirate wore a red patch all day long 

Add more colors:

blue, purple, yellow, orange, pink, green, brown, black, gray, white 

Source: Loons and Quines 

This Little Pirate (aka The Pirate Song) (P) 

Tune: "This Old Man" 

This little pirate has a patch

Sailed the sea without a scratch. 

With an Aye, Aye Matey and a Yo Ho Ho!

This little pirate sailed the sea. 

This little pirate has a hat

Where a skull and crossbones sat. 

With an Aye, Aye Matey and a Yo Ho Ho!

This little pirate sailed the sea. 

This little pirate had a hook,

He used it to read a book,

With an Aye, Aye Matey and a Yo Ho Ho!

This little pirate sailed the sea. 

This little pirate had a ship,

He sailed the world in just one trip,

With an Aye, Aye Matey and a Yo Ho Ho!

This little pirate sailed the sea. 

This little pirate looked for treasure,

He wanted more than you could measure,

With an Aye, Aye Matey and a Yo Ho Ho!

This little pirate sailed the sea. 

There are more lyrics are available at Work of Heart 

Source: Work of Heart via In the Children's Room

Touch Your Nose (T, P) 

Touch your nose,

Touch your chin,

That's the way this game begins.

Find your eyes,

Touch your knees,

Now pretend you're going to sneeze!

AA-CHOOOO!

Touch your hair,

Touch one ear,

Touch your two red lips right here,

Can you blow a kiss good-bye? (blow a kiss!)

Touch your elbow where it bends

Can you touch your other elbow?

And that's the way this touch game ends.

FLANNEL BOARDS
Pirate Patch (T, P)
This was a fun song and flannel activity for the little ones to do! For one thing, it's a tune that I love to sing (awesome!), but it allowed the children to play with the colors, sing, and play with felt! To make the felt pirate I used the pattern that is available over at makinglearningfun.com (I modified the hat a little bit). since I had to make so many patches I did not include the strap on each one.

"Pirate Patches" flannel board,
created by Dorothy WP-CC, 2014. 

This Little Pirate (P)
I discovered this song at the last minute over at In the Children's Room and immediately loved it. I didn't have enough time to make all the felt pieces for all of the lyrics, but I made enough to make the song last a good couple of minutes with the preschoolers. For the pirate I used the same one from the Pirate Patch song and made the treasure chest, ship, and hook. I'll be making the parrot and map to add to the set. Other than the pirate ship, I simply created my own pattern for the treasure chest and hook.

"The Pirate Song" flannel board,
created by Dorothy WP-CC, 2014. 

ACTIVITIES
X Marks the Spot (T, P) 
I created a path with large dashed line (strips of laminated construction paper) and had a large red X at the entrance of the storytime room. Like they were on giant treasure map, families followed the line and found the X and they joined our storytime crew.

Movement Scarves (T)
I had the toddlers dance to two songs. The first one they were a little shy, but during the second song we played freeze dance, which opened them up and they danced!

CRAFTS
"________ the Pirate's Pet Parrot" Activity Sheet (T)
Every good pirate needs a pet. The toddlers got to have parrot. I created a simple activity sheet by using parrot image from Mailbox and adding the text "______ the Pirate's Pet Parrot" at the time. The toddlers can practice writing their name as well as their artistic skills by coloring the parrot. To add an extra element they were given two feathers to glue to their pet parrot. I got the clipart for the parrot from The Mailbox.

Toddler Storytime Craft,
created by Dorothy WP-CC, 2014. 

"________ the Pirate's Treasure Chest" Activity Sheet (P)

What good pirate is without a bountiful treasure chest? The preschool not only colored, but also glue colorful and shiny sequins and jewels to their treasure chest. There so much pirate treasure to be had the room was sparkling! The treasure chest clipart from The Mailbox. 

Preschool Storytime Craft,
created by Dorothy WP-CC, 2014. 

Squirrels! - A Storytime Outline

Families and I celebrated the little land creature - squirrels! At first I was a little apprehensive with the theme because I didn't know if I would be able to find enough stories or activities that would be great for my storytimes.  But I did! The programs were a huge success! The books were a great choice. The songs were fun.

LETTER OF THE DAY
 Since we squirrels was a the theme the Letter of the Day was "S." I asked the children to name words that begin with that letter. I had answers like "shark," "sun," "sky," "seed," "sea," "sandcastle," "spider," "snowflake," and "snake." I had some pieces from other flannel boards to help enhance the answers.

BOOKS
Nuts to You! written and illus. by Lois Ehlert (T)
I was wondering how the families would react to this story since the text is very simple and the illustrations were so close up. But, I was wrong! They loved it, especially when I shouted "Nuts to you!". 

The Busy Little Squirrel written and illus. by Nancy Tafuri (T)
To get the toddlers more into the story I asked them to help me identify each of the animals and make their animal noise.

Scaredy Squirrel written and illus. by Melanie Watt (P)
I find that reading this story you have to very dynamic and funny. The children loved this book! If you have the time - make props!

Erroll written and illus. by Hannah Shaw (P)
This story went better than I expected. They thought it was funny and silly, especially at the ending.

Ol' Mama Squirrel written and illus. by David Ezra Stein 
I had planned to read this during Preschool Storytime, but we were having so much fun with the other rhymes and stories that we didn't get to it. It happens. This is a fun book too. I was going to have the children make the "chook, chook" noise!  

SONGS & RHYMES 
Open, Shut Them (T, P)
Open, shut them,
Open, shut them,
Give them a little clap.
Open, shut them,
Open, shut them,
Lay them in your lap.
Creep them, creep them,
Up to your chin,
Open your mouth wide,
But don't let them in!
Open, shut them,
Open, shut them,
Give them a really big clap!
Open, shut them,
Open, shut them,
Lay them in your lap.

My Hands Say Hello (T, P)
My hands say hello, (wave hands)
My hands say hello,
Everytime I see my friends,
My hands say hello.

Additional lyrics:
Feet (stomp feet)
Nose (wiggle or tap nose)
Ears (wiggle ears) 
Tongue (stick that tongue out!) 

Grey Squirrel, Grey Squirrel (T, P) 
Before you begin, have the children practice sharking and swishing their pretend squirrel tails! 
Grey squirrel, grey squirrel
Swish your bushy tail!
Grey squirrel, grey squirrel
Wrinkle your funny nose!
Hold nuts between your toes (dance on tippy toes!)
Grey squirrel, grey squirrel
Swish your bushy tail!
Shake your bushy tail!
Mix up the actions to make it a suspenseful yet fun action rhyme!
Modified from Grey Source: Small Town Story Time Lady

Five Little Squirrels (T, P) 
Tune: Five Little Ducks 
1 little squirrel went out to play
Up in the branches one autumn day.
He had such enormous fun,
He called for another little squirrel to come.

2 little squirrels...
3 little squirrels...
4 little squirrels...

5 little squirrels went out to play
Up in the branches one chilly day.
They had such enormous fun,
Then all scurried home 'cause winter had come.
Note: you can change the season if you need to. I switched it to Summer and they went home because it started to rain (we had a really rainy morning we had our storytime).
Source: Storytime Stuff  

Touch Your Nose (T, P) 
Touch your nose,
Touch your chin,
That's the way this game begins.
Find your eyes,
Touch your knees,
Now pretend you're going to sneeze!
AA-CHOOOO!
Touch your hair,
Touch one ear,
Touch your two red lips right here,
Can you blow a kiss good-bye? (blow a kiss!)
Touch your elbow where it bends
Can you touch your other elbow?
And that's the way this touch game ends.

FLANNEL BOARDS
Five Little Squirrels  (T, P)
This rhyme is so much fun because you're counting UP and not down, which is typical for counting rhymes. I made simple squirrels for this rhyme by using the template created by Melanie Fitz that was shared on the Storytime Stuff blog. I didn't make a tree branch or anything to go with the the squirrels, but I did place them on the lower portion of my flannel boar and moved them up when another one joined in on the fun.
Source: Storytime Stuff 

"Little Squirrel, Little Squirrel" Guessing Game (P)
I really wanted a guessing game rhyme like "Little Mouse, Little Mouse," and I essentially made one. However, I could not come up with a rhyme to go with it. So! All I did was have the children recite, "Little Squirrel, little squirrel, where are you?" before I asked them if a squirrel was hiding behind a certain felt item. This game was a HUGE hit with the preschoolers. Whenever they found a squirrel the room would erupt in loud cheers of victory! Awesome!

When it came to making the felt pieces (tree, bird feeder, bird bath, acorns, and leaves) I mostly drew everything by hand. The leaves was the only thing that came from a die cutter. For the bird feeder I used a piece of scrap laminate and some bird seeds from home to create an "authentic" look.

"Little Squirrel, Little Squirrel" flannel board,
created by Dorothy WP-CC, 2014.

ACTIVITIES
Movement Scarves Dancing (T)
Instead of the usual egg shakers I had the toddlers dance around with the movement scarves. I played one song on the iPod to get them loosened up. Then we played Freeze Dance. This was the first time that I have ever done Freeze Dance with Toddlers, and I was very happy with the result... they knew what they were doing! Yay! The families loved it!

"Little Squirrel, Little Squirrel" Guessing Game (P)
See above.

Tree Hopping (T, P) 
I came across this simple activity while searching the web for more interactive things to for the children to do. This was perfect (especially since my Room of Requirement had two hula hoops handy). I taped die cut leaves to the hoops to make them more tree-like. For Toddler Time I had the little ones jump from one "tree" to another after they picked their craft bag. Since the Preschool Time program was very large (34 children total!) I couldn't do that. So! Instead, they tree hopped as they left the program room after they finished their craft. I even had a couple of parents jump from tree to tree too!
Source: Twiggle Magazine

CRAFT 
Ss is for Squirrel Activity Page (T, P)
Since it's summer I really wanted a simple craft (Hey! There's a lot of S's in that sentence!). So I created an activity sheet that the children could color, glue a letter S to, and, for the older kids, answer questions. The body of the squirrel came from a Mailbox image and I erased the tail. The letter S was created by die cutting, and it was glued to the squirrel to be its tail. I typed out a few words that began with the letter S and left empty spaces for the children to write their own words. Several of the children did a really good job at doing this. I also had a little question tucked down in the corner of the page: What do squirrels eat? A couple of children new the answer (acorns or nuts). The is was a perfect craft for everyone!

Squirrel Storytime Craft, created by Dorothy WP-CC, 2014

The Ones That Stick With You (AKA Books You Grew Up With)

Just recently I helped a mom find books for her children and grandchildren. We didn't have a copy of a book that her daughter grew-up with, but I did find something along the same theme. We then explored books that I remember from my own childhood. The mom really wanted books that her little ones would love and remember when they're older.

This got me to thinking: what are all of the books that I had grown up with. Do you smell a new reading list? I do!

Whenever I see these books I reminisce and smile.

PICTURE BOOKS

• Madeline books written and illus. by Ludwig Bemelmans
• Berenstain Bears series written and illus. by Stan and Jan Berenstain
• The Day It Rained Hearts written and illus. by Felicia Bond
• Annie and the Wild Animals written and illus. by Jan Brett
• Arthur's Halloween written and illus. by Marc Brown
• The Little House written and illus. by Virginia Lee Burton
• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel written and illus. by Virginia Lee Burton
• Brush written by Pere Calders and illus. by Carme Sole Vendrell
• Stellaluna written and illus. by Jannell Cannon
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar written and illus. by Eric Carle
• Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type written by Doreen Cronin and illus. by Betsy Lewin
• Are You My Mother? written and illus. by P.D. Eastman
• The Happy Lion written and illus. by Louise Fatio
• Bark, George written and illus. by Jules Feiffer
• Wynken, Blynken, and Nod written by Eugune Field and illus. by
• Possum Magic written and illus. by Mem Fox
• Where is the Green Sheep? written and illus. by Mem Fox
• Full Moon Soup written and illus. by Alastair Graham 
• Corduroy books written and illus. by Don Freeman
• Orlando the Marmalade Cat series written and illus. by Kathleen Hale
• Bailey Goes Camping written and illus. by Kevin Henkes
• Snow White written by Paul Heins and illus. by Trina Schart Hyman
• Harold and the Purple Crayon written and illus. by Crockett Johnson
• Elmer written and illus. by David McKee
• Zin! Zin! Zin!: A Violin written by Lloyd Moss and illus. by Marjorie Priceman
• If You Give A Pig a Pancake written by Laura Numeroff and illus. by Felicia Bond
• Curious George written and illus. by H.A. Rey
• The Dot written and illus. by Peter Reynolds
• The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales written by Jon Scieszka and illus. by Lane Smith
• Where the Wild Things Are written and illus. by Maurice Sendak
• Green Eggs and Ham written and illus. by Dr. Seuss
• The Pop-Up Mice of Mr. Brice written and illus. by Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg
• Gregory the Terrible Eater written by Mitchel Sharmat and illus. by Jose Aruego and Adriane Dewey
• Caps for Sale written and illus. by Esphyr Slobodkina
• Calvin and Hobbes comics written and illus. by Bill Watterson 
• A Chair for My Mother written and illus. by Vera B. Williams
• Teddy Bear Farmer series written by Phoebe Worthington and illus. by Joan Worthington
• Harry the Dirty Dog written by Gene Zion and illus. by Margaret Bloy Graham 

  NONFICTION

• Mummies Made in Egypt written by Aliki

CHAPTER BOOKS

• The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle written by Avi
• Who Stole the Wizard of Oz written by Avi
• Chasing Vermeer written by Blue Balliett and illus. by Brett Helquist
• The Wright Three written by Blue Balliett and illus. by Brett Helquist
• The Calder Game written by Blue Balliett and illus. by Brett Helquist
• Time For Andrew written by Mary Downing Hahn
• The Doll in the Garden written by Mary Downing Hahn
• The Gentleman Outlaw and Me - Eli written by Mary Downing Hahn
• Following the Mystery Man written by Mary Downing Hahn
• Following My Own Footsteps written by Mary Downing Hahn
• Daphne's Book written by Mary Downing Hahn
• Look For Me By Moonlight written by Mary Downing Hahn (YA level)
• Nancy Drew series written by Carolyn Keene 
• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler written by E. L. Konigsburg
• Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling
• The Egypt Game written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
• Little House on the Prairie series written by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• The Mozart Season written by Virginia Euwer Wolff
• American Girl series
• Molly and Felicity books written by Valerie Tripp and illus. by C. F. Payne,
• Samantha books written by Susan S. Adler and illus. by Dan Andreasen,
• Kirsten books written by Janet Beeler Shaw,
• Addy books written by Connie Porter and illus. by Dahl Taylor

GROWN-UPS ARE STILL GROWING
In my mind, I'm still growing up. These are books I discovered once I became a grown-up (with a job) that I will never forget.

• A Little Book of Sloth written by Lucy Cooke
• Cows in the Kitchen written by June Crebbin and illus. by Katharine McEwen 
• Flora and the Flamingo written and illus. by Molly Idle
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? written by Bill Martin, Jr. and illus. by Eric Carle
• Anne of Green Gables series written by L. M. Montgomery 
• Smells Like Dog written by Suzanne Selfors
• Smells Like Treasure written by Suzanne Selfors
• Smells Like Pirates written by Suzanne Selfors

What books did you grew up with that you will always remember?

The Name is Frog... Bullfrog

Yesterday we welcomed an animal expert at my library today for our weekly summer reading program event. Ms. B showed some amazingly cool animals and shared great information about them. One of two that I can't get out of my head is the West African Burrow Bullfrog. He's a giant fellow and was quite mellow as he was walked around the room of the one hundred plus children and guardians. You're like, "Wow! That's a huge frog," especially after you learn that he'll double his size (he was currently the size squished honeydew mellon). And then... Ms. B talked about the what he ate. Insects. Sure. Detectible. Mice? Yes. Wait! What??? Mice?! Yes. They eat mice. And to help them swallow said creature they use their buggy eyes, which pop out of their head, to push the little thing in! Gulp! Wow. I'm still in shock!

So! What does a Children's Librarian do when you got mice-eating bullfrogs on the brain? Why, make a reading list about frogs and toads, of course!

• Toads on Toast written by Linda Bailey and illus. by Colin Jack
• The Frog Who Wanted to See the Sea written and illus. by Guy Billout
• Toad written and illus. by Ruth Brown
• Frogs written and illus. by Gail Gibbons
• Gem written and illus. by Holly Hobbie
• Jump, Frog, Jump! written by Robert Kalan and illus. by Byron Barton
• Excuse Me! written and illus. by Lisa Kopelke
• Frog and Toad books written and illus. by Arnold Lobel 
• The Frogs and Toads All Sang books written by Arnold Lobel and illus. by Adrianne Lobel
• Froggy books written by Jonathan London and illus. by Frank Remkiewicz
• Ah Ha! written and illus. by Jeff Mack 
• Once There Was A Bull... (Frog) written by Rick Walton and illus. by Greg Hally 
• Bullfrog Pops!  written by Rick Walton and illus. by Chris McCallister 
• The Biggest Frog in Australia written and illus. by Susan Roth
• Hop Jump written and illus. by Ellen Stoll Walsh
• Tuesday written and illus. by David Wiesner
• Big Frog Can't Fit In: A Pop-Up Book written and illus. by Mo Willems

Do you have a favorite frog or toad story book?

P.S. The other creature that is on my mind is the coatimundi, which is a mammal native to Texas. I got to hold a six-month, bottle fed little one. She was so wiggly and curious, and her paws were uber soft like baby toes. SO ADORABLE!

Mighty Dads - A Book Review

Just in time for Father's Day there is a new book to share with you all! 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Holub, Joan. 2014. Mighty Dads. Illus. by James Dean. NY: Scholastic Press. ISBN: 9780545609685.

BOOK REVIEW
Dads do many things. Even construction vehicle dads. Dump trucks, bulldozers, cranes, and the rest of the mighty dads dig, scoop, spin, and lift to teach and encourage their children. The story is in a welcoming and perfect rhyme, and the text is in a bold font that allows the children to see. James Dean's illustrations are absolutely wonderful! They are bight in color and, though simple in general, has plenty of details. The children will love seeing the little construction children next to their dad. There are not too many books about fathers, especially compared to mother books. This is a must read and own book for any family library, school library, public library, and any storytime celebrating everyone's mighty dads!

CONNECTION

• Have the children make Father Day's cards, especially with a construction theme!

*Book image was taken from www.goodreads.com. 

The moment when....

You all know the moment. The moment when, while in the midst of an unrelated conversation, you squeal with delight because you just saw the newest book in a favorite series. That was me this afternoon. While talking to my partner in crime, I look down at the cart of new books and I saw these two books! Squeee!

 The Year of the Fortune Cookie written by Andrea Cheng and illus. by Patrice Barton. ISBN: 9780544105195.

This is sequel to The Year of the Book and The Year of the Baby. I love these books. The description in the book flap reads:

"Last year, Anna Wang learned how to be a sister. This year, when her teacher gets approved to adopt a baby from china, Anna has the chance she has been waiting for - an exciting trip to China. But she wonders: will she feel at home in China - or terribly homesick? This third novel in the heartwarming Anna Wang series, which follows The Year of the Book and The Year of the Baby, five us a larger, more global view of the world through the eleven-year-old eyes of Anna"

 Why I LOVE These Books: They're short in length (under 200 pages), but they have a great well-rounded story and characters. As you may tell by the cover artwork that they are multicultural.The main character is from a Chinese-American family, and author Cheng includes Chinese words (and pronunciations) in the book. and The illustrations are simple, charming, and playful - a perfect marriage with the writing. Plus, at the end of each book there is an activity related to the story that the readers are do. I can't wait to read this book!

Nancy Clancy: The Secret of the Silver Key written by Jane O'Connor and illus. by Robin Preiss Glasser. ISBN: 9780062082992.

This is book #4 for the Jane O'Connor's Nancy Clancy (of the Fancy Nancy fame) chapter book series.

The description on the back cover reads:

"Nancy Clancy and her best friend, Bree, are off to solve another mystery - but this time it involves going back in time! As Nancy's class learns about time capsules in school, another relic from the past pops up in the present. When Nancy finds an old desk at a tag sale, she soon finds out that someone left behind a key. Nancy and Bree set out to unlock the secret of the silver key in the hopes of finding some treasure along the way. But unlocking the mystery soon proves to be harder than they had thought, and when the answer isn't what they expected, they learn there are some things that remain timeless forever."

Why I LOVE These Books: I really enjoy reading stories about the older Nancy. As usual there is a plethora (that's another word for a lot!) of fancy, big words to introduce to a young reader's vocabulary - which is down right awesome! I also love mysteries, and Nancy and Bree are detectives! There is always a lesson to be learned somewhere in the story. It's great that O'Connor has written juvenile fiction books because children who start out with the picture books and beginning reader books will have something to welcome them into the world of chapter books! Finally, these are just plain fun!

I can't wait to read these!

*Book images were taken from www.goodreads.com.