Just Life| Piggie says " I Really Like Slop!"

Mo Willems is one of my favorite children authors. The kids love his books.

Mo Willems just published a new easy reader book called," I Really Like Slop!". 

So here is the basis of the story:

Piggie the pig, is cooking a pretty smelly concoction and is asking Gerald the elephant to taste it.

I am not gonna reveal anything else about this book, let's just say that sometimes we all do crazy things for our friends. 

The Elephant & Piggie books are perfect for k-2 graders. 

To be honest, anyone who likes to read would enjoy these books. As my daughter says; " these books are just funny". As simple as that. 

And we all could use some fun to brighten our days.

Here are some other easy readers by Mo Willems:

We are in a book

I will take a nap!

The pigeon needs a bath!

Here is also a chapter book by this author published in October of this year that is perfect for the older kids.

The story of Diva and Flea

Signing off until next Monday- Panteha

Just Life| Beautiful Pictures

Let's kick start this week with some beautiful pictures.

Muskegon Michigan

A bowl full of pomegranates

A bowl of pomegranate seeds

Stockton is beautiful

Happy Monday everyone.

Just Life| Halloween worthy books & more

Halloween is right around the corner and if you are in the mood for some scary books, here are a few suggestions:

The Blumhouse book of nightmares : the haunted city

The silence of ghosts

NOS4A2 : a novel

Girl of nightmares

Anna Dressed in Blood

In a dark, dark wood

For those of you who value your sleep, I suggest the following popular books:

Light between oceans by M.L Stedman

Circling the sun: a novel by Paula Mclain

The architect's apprentice: a novel by Elif Shafak

Nightingale by Kristin Hannah


Don't forget to come by the Troke Library on Thursday, October 29th at 6:00pm for our Halloween Arts & Crafts program.

2014 Halloween Arts & Craft at Troke Library

2014 Halloween Arts & Craft at Troke Library

2014 Halloween Arts & Craft at Troke Library

2014 Halloween Arts & Craft at Troke Library

2014 Halloween Arts & Craft at Troke Library

Signing off until next Monday- Panteha

Just Life| Your Favorite Television Series At The Library

One of the benefits of having a library card is that you can check out your favorite television series from the library for free.

Why pay $50 for a DVD set, when you can borrow it from the library for free and you can keep it for three weeks.

Here are a few television series that you can borrow from your local library:

• Downton Abbey

• Game of Thrones

• Grey's anatomy

• Breaking bad

Just search the library catalog for the listing of your favorite television series.

Signing off until next Monday- Panteha

Just Life| Dragons Love Tacos

Mom, have you read " Dragons love tacos"?

No.

Mom, have you read " The day the crayons quit"?

No.

I felt so uncool. 

So I borrowed these two picture books from the library and my daughter read them to me with enthusiasm.

Then a few weeks later, it was my turn to surprise her.

Oh, Ari, Ari, have you read " The day the crayons came home"?

No.

Me neither. But I placed it on hold so we can both enjoy this brand new book.

Signing off until next Monday- A semi-cool mom

Just Life| Madam Tussauds' Wax Museum

Back in May, we were walking around San Francisco and we came across the Madame Tussauds' wax museum. A handsome Leonardo Dicaprio greeted us at the door.

Ari and Leonardo Dicaprio

We took pictures with Dalai Lama, President Obama, Salma Hayak, and the most infamous of all, Al Capone. 

Then I read a grizzly account about Madame Tussauds. She was the art tutor of Louis XVI's sister and she lived in Versaille. After the revolution she was imprisoned and later was forced to show her allegiance to the French revolution by making death masks of executed nobles including the king and queen of France. 

Ari and E.T

Anyway, if you go to San Francisco, check out Madame Tussauds' wax museum. It is very interesting.

Here is the address. The museum is near pier 39.

145 Jefferson St

Ste 600
San Francisco, CA 94133

Tel: (866) 223-4240

 
Here are some travel books from your local library:

Top 10 San Francisco  

Walking San Francisco : 30 savvy tours exploring steep streets, grand hotels, dive bars, and waterfront parks 

Exploring the back roads : 28 day trips in the Greater Bay Area 

Signing off from Alcatraz- Panteha

Just Life| Chocolate Bible

For all the chocolate lovers out there, I have got a few recipe books for you.

The first book is " Chocolate Bible" by Christine McFadden.

So, I am browsing through this book. The Hazelnut chocolate cake looks so tasty. Since I am a terrible baker, I am looking to see if this recipe is meant for me or for Chef Gordon Ramsay. Thank goodness, the recipe seems easy enough even for me. 

Hazelnut and Chocolate cake

Then a co-worker mentioned that there is a book called " Death by chocolate". 

No way!

But he wasn't kidding. We even have this book in our catalog.

• Death by chocolate: the last word on a consuming passion

And guess what, we have another book with similar title. 

It is called:

• Death by chocolate cakes: an astonishing array of chocolate enchantments

When it is my time to go, death by chocolate or chocolate cake wouldn't be all that bad.

Now the question is who is going to bake that Hazelnut chocolate cake for me to taste.:)

Signing off until next Monday- Panteha