We had the pleasure of a visit with author and illustrator Xavier Garza this afternoon. He left us a personalized copy of his newest book, Zulema and the Witch Owl. Review forthcoming.
We also set a date for a book signing on June 17th at 6pm. Please spread the word and make plans to attend, Xavier is a great storyteller!
Thanks for the book, Xavier! I enjoyed reading it while waiting for the play I attended to begin this evening!
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It’s National Library Week! Thanks to all librarian’s everywhere for doing what you do!
Growing up, the public library was my most favorite place to go. The library was around the corner and 2 blocks down from my parent’s photography studio. I loved the walk…especially returning with a bag full of books.
I walked with my daughter to this same library so she could get her first library card a couple years ago.
Here’s a picture of my little one with her very best friend. They both dressed up as Fancy Nancy for “Dress Like Your Favorite Book Character Day” at school today. Thanks to our school library staff for all the great activities you carried out this week and especially for instilling the love of reading to all our students, all year around.
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I had a great holiday weekend. On Friday, we went to Port Isabel to go fishing. We were out there for over 8 hours! Here is a pic of me and my “big” catch! I hope you and yours had a memorable weekend as well.
Congratulations to our sole commentator of our first giveaway.
More giveaways soon!
Take care and till then…S
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As an independent business owner, it’s tough to get away from the shop; and
as many of you know I am also a teacher. So, when I have vacation from school, I’m at the shop. I love my shop; however, I need a break from time-to-time and need some r&r, too.
Considering it’s Easter weekend, I made an “executive decision” to close the shop for the weekend and spend some much needed time, free-time, with my loved ones. May you and yours have a wonderful holiday!
Please leave a comment about what you love about Easter and/or how you spent your Easter holiday, and you’ll have a chance to win a giant chocolate bunny & book. Please note, if you live within 60 miles of the shop you’ll have to come pick it up at the shop within a week. If you live beyond the 60 miles, I can ship it but I cannot guarantee it will not arrive melted/damaged (no replacement)–so only enter if you agree to these terms. Deadline for feedback is Monday, April 13th at 11:59 pm. Based on the number of comments, we’ll draw a number, drawn number wins! If you win, I’ll contact you via e-mail for your info. Good luck!
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As a bookseller, I receive quite a few advanced reader copies (arc’s). I must admit, it’s difficult to choose which ones to read, much less not fall behind on my selections/the ones I want to read & review.
Well, this past week I received an arc of The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams. After reading all the advanced praise printed all over the copy, I decided to set it atop my stack of “arc’s in progress” the day I received it (Tuesday, I think).
Fast-forward to ~2am Sunday morning. I had gone to bed earlier but woke up in the middle of the morning and couldn’t sleep. I reached over to my stack and picked up The Chosen One. I started reading and couldn’t stop. I didn’t stop. I read the entire book in the wee hours of the morning-it’s that good.
I realize, I’ve shared my experience of reading this book and not quite a review; but, that’s exactly what this story is–an experience–the experience of a 13- year-old girl named Kyra and her unimaginable life growing up in an isolated community where she has been chosen to marry her sixty-year-old uncle.
With that, if you choose to read this book (no pun intended), which I hope you do, be sure to appropriate some time to read it–you won’t be able to put it down.
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As a Latter-Day Saint, members of my faith gather together for a conference which is held twice a year to hear messages prepared by our church leaders. One particular address was especially meaningful to me and helped me to reflect upon the true reason for our upcoming Easter Sunday. May the speaker’s words touch your heart as it did mine.
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We had such beautiful weather today, I could not resist setting out the table and umbrella with some Easter goodies. We still have some delightful outfits perfect for Easter at 50% off. Easter books are 20% off and Easter plush & accessories are 30% off.
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Kudos to my little one! Ela’s homemade salsa concoction took 1st Place in the Youth Division of the Texas Onion Fest’s Salsa Making Contest. This is her second year participating (she took 2nd last year). Her winning recipe will be posted on the festival’s website soon.
After my staff meeting, we made a brief stop at the shop, then rushed home quickly to create our salsas. I laid out a variety of ingredients on the kitchen counter and she selected the ones she wanted to include in her salsa. With only 45 minutes left to finish our entries and get to the contest site, Juan called me that I needed to get to the shop because a client needed to see me. So we stopped what we were doing, left to the store, and Juan immediately returned to the house so Ela could finish the salsa. When my parents arrived at our home to accompany us to the event, my mom said Gabriela’s eyes were all watery due to the onion & jalepeno. After wrapping things up at the shop, I got home with just enough time to type up the recipes and get to the event. It was a hectic evening, but tons of fun!
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