13 Words

by Lemony Snicket and Maira Kalman - 36 pages

I thought this was a fun book that introduced new and fun vocabulary words to kids through a nonsensical story.  I would definitely use it in a classroom or one on one reading and encourage interaction through different ways.

Booze Cakes: Confections Spiked with Spirits, Wine & Beer, by Krystina Castella & Terry Lee Stone

Booze Cakes: Confections Spiked with Spirits, Wine & Beer, by Krystina Castella & Terry Lee Stone, 144 pages

This is one of those cookbooks that have such good writing that you end up reading the whole thing.  Fun fact: Cocktails really only came to prominence during Prohibition- sweet mixers were required to choke down the rotgut that was typically available.  There are some really good-sounding recipes in here, and while they include alcohol, none of them sound overly alcoholic.  Recipes I am going to try as soon as I have butter include blue hawaiian cupcakes (imagine cupcake sized pineapple upside down cakes! egads!) and a rosemary limoncello cake when I need to impress someone.