Book Club: Matilda

If you guys didn't get a chance to finish Matilda yet, you should! Because I don't want to ruin anything for you, I am going to limit the spoilers as much as I can.

I loved this book! Matilda is clever, talented and kind, like so many girls I know. Matilda is special. She loves books. She read all the books in a library in one month. (I'm jealous of that). Matilda is also magical. I'm not talking Hogwarts magic, but she's still pretty cool.

I liked Miss Honey the most. She was nice, and she saw how smart Matilda really was. I think my teacher is a lot like Miss Honey. I am sooooooooo happy that my teacher isn't a Trunchbull. She's the nastiest. She's so mean, that when my little cousin talks about her, she just growls. It sounds like this, "Truummmbow!" It's amazing.

I think everyone my age should read this story, because it teaches you that books are better than TV, that it's best to be kind to everyone, and that you can wind back a car's mileage using a screwdriver. And don't forget the sawdust in the engine!

I can't wait to see how everyone felt about Matilda. Please comment here or on Facebook, and let me know what you thought.

Our next book club selection, if you haven't already figured it out from my fantabulicious clue, is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone!

I've read this book a few times, and can't wait to read it again. If you haven't read it yet, I am so excited for you. It's like entering a whole new world! And, I have one copy waiting for you right now in my library!

One more thing: Start working on your book reviews to enter to win a gift card to Barnes and Noble. Email them to ellaslittlelibrary@gmail.com. You have until February 15!

An Ella's Little Library Giveaway!

National Readathon Day was amazing. I raised $250 by myself, and readers everywhere raised over $100,000 for The National Book Foundation! They're going to use that money to spread a love of reading to kids all over the country. That's FANTABULICIOUS! People stopped by throughout the day, giving us books and taking a few home with them. And, we ate a lot of cookies. I think we'll be doing a lot more library open houses!

Another fantabulicious (that's a word now) thing is coming up at Ella's Little Library: We are having a Giveaway! I'm looking for book reviews. Everyone who emails me a book review to ellaslittlelibrary@gmail.com will be entered to win a $20 gift card to Barnes and Noble!

It doesn't matter what she says, you don't have to use the gift card to buy your mom coffee at the cafe. It will be all yours!

Every review is worth one entry, so the more you write, the better your chances are of winning. All of the reviews I get will be featured on my blog. But, remember a review isn't just "This book was good." You have to tell me what you liked or didn't like, and why you want other people to read your book.

The winner will be chosen at random on February 15. Make sure your mailing address is in your email, so I know where to send your prize! Adults, you can enter too! (But, if you win, you definitely have to buy your kids cookies at the cafe.) I can't wait to read all of your reviews.

Remember, you only have three more days to read Matilda before our first Ella's Little Library book club. I'll be announcing February's book on January 31. Here's a hint for you, if you want to get started a little early: It's about a school, a stone, and a boy with a scar.

Peace, muggles :)

National Readathon Day at Ella's Little Library

Saturday, January 24 is National Readathon Day!

The National Readathon is doing the same thing that I'm trying to do with Ella's Little Library. They want kids to love books just as much as I do! So, I am going to participate in the readathon this year. I would love it if you would read with me!

Between 12 and 4pm, I am hosting an open house at Ella's Little Library. Come by for snacks, pick out a book, and flop yourself down in a bean bag to read for a while!

The readathon is a fundraiser through FirstGiving and RandomHouse Books. All the donations will go to the National Book Foundation. They're they guys who give out the National Book Award, and they run the BookUp program. They help hundreds of kids become readers each year. That's fantastic, because nerds who are readers are amazing!

AMAZING!

 

You don't have to fund-raise to read with me on Saturday, but you are welcome to donate through my page. You can find me here. My goal is to raise $100.00. I know it will be hard to do in just one week, but I'm going to try!

Books Make the Best Weekend Plans

As I was walking home today, I saw some girls from my school visiting the library. It makes me feel fabulishously awesome to see people taking books! That was a great way to start the weekend.

They're smart AND stylish! Thanks for visiting, girls.

Speaking of the weekend, if you're looking for something to do, I have a suggestion. Make your parents take you to The Last Bookstore! Start out by asking nicely, but if that doesn't work...whine and cry. If you like books, it's worth it. Trust me.

This place is one of my favorite spots. It has a CRAZY amount of books. So many that they form a labyrinth. You should walk through the maze up stairs, and check out all the book sculptures.

Cool, huh?

That's my mom and her friend hiding in the labyrinth. Weirdos.

They even have a tunnel you can walk through! And, yes, that's made of books too!

 

This is the best!

When you're done exploring on the top floor, there is a kid book section downstairs. I bought a bunch of my Children's Illustrated Classics there. They have everything. Even Matilda. (You only have 22 days left before the book club!)

Remember if you're whining doesn't work, and you aren't able to go to The Last Bookstore this weekend, you can always stop at Ella's Little Library to pick up something to read until your parents finally give in.

Books, Friends, and Hot Chocolate

The grand opening of my Little Free Library went great! So many friends came to donate books, and check out the library.

Donation Basket before...

Donation Basket after!!

 We had hot chocolate, and (my favorite) book-reading gingerbread cookies!

I am the one with the bowtie.

I have a lot of new stories ready to be borrowed, like Junie B. Jones, a lot of Romona books, The Lightning Thief, and the Stink series. It took me a long time to check in all those books!

That's me checking in books, in a bow tie. Bow ties are cool.

 I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came over today. It made me really happy to see everybody looking at, and talking about books. I also want to say thank you again to BurbankMom for sharing my library with her readers. It's so great to know that other people are as excited about my library as I am!

I hope that you are all busy reading Matilda for this month's BOOK CLUB! If you still need a copy, there is one left in my little library. Come and get it before someone else does!

My mom is making me go to bed now.

ADIOS AMIGOS!!!!!!!!!!!

My Grand Opening!

Ella's Little Library is open for business! 

I LOVE IT!!

I have so many books to choose from: some great classics like Little Women, The Story of King Arthur, Tom Sawyer, and Moby Dick, and also some new favorites like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries, Captain Underpants, and Super Diaper Baby.

My library's Grand Opening is on Sunday, January 4 at 3:00 pm. We're going to introduce Ella's Little Library to the neighborhood. We're having hot cocoa and making book marks, and our neighbors are opening their Little Free Library AT THE SAME TIME! I can't wait!

If you are interested in adding a Little Free Library to your neighborhood, you can find more information here.