Sleepy Bear's Book Club - Book #5 - Day 5

Hi Book Buddies,

I read chapter 5 this morning so I wouldn't be scared when I went to bed, just in case there were scary parts.

On page 65 Simon reminds me of me because I like to read, just like he does. And Jared reminds me of Moosey-Moose because he mostly gets into trouble. That reminds me, I need to ask Moosey-Moose if he's reading The Spiderwick Chronicles.

I'm very curious about the faeries. I wonder if they are like Tinker Bell?

OK, now chapter 6 has more tricky words for me. On page 83 there are two! The first one is "luminous" and the second one is "soliloquy." I don't know what they mean and I can barely pronounce them. I hope you can help me learn what they mean.

I feel sorry for Jared. He is getting blamed for all the bad stuff the boggart is doing. And I feel really sorry for him that his dad left and everyone thinks he is doing bad things because of that. I know if my dad left I would be angry, but I don't think Jared should get blamed for stuff he didn't do.

One more chapter left!

Your Book Buddy,

Sleepy Bear

ps - should we read another picture book next time?

Sleepy Bear's Book Club - Book #5 - Day 4

Hi Book Buddies,

Uh oh! I read chapter 4 and now I'm a little scared to go to sleep. I forgot that I need read in the daylight. You must think I'm a real scaredy bear. But I'm not. Well, maybe just a little bit. Don't tell Moosey-Moose or he might tease me.

I think Jared is really brave. But I don't think his brother and sister think he's brave. I think they just make him do the stuff they don't want to do. Like ride in the dumbwaiter.

I wonder what is a Victrola? It's on page 51. And I want to know what embossed means. That word is on page 55. Can you help me learn the definitions?

I'm going to read chapter 5 in the morning.

Bye for now,
Your Book Buddy,

Sleepy Bear

Sleepy Bear's Book Club - Book #5 - Day 3

Hi Book Buddies!

Sorry I have not written in a few days. My internet was not working. I think the wind and the rain did something to the wires. But Kathleen called the internet people and now it is working again. I'm glad because I really missed writing to you.

I'm happy you are liking The Spiderwick Chronicles. I thought it was really funny on page 24 when Simon said the squirrel was being nutty. Get it? Squirrels, eat nuts and he was being nutty!

On page 29 is the picture of Jared inside the dumbwaiter. He looks a little scared. I would be scared, too. But I bet Moosey-Moose would like it!

I wonder what the poem means on page 34. Do you have any predictions?

These are my magnet words: erratically on page 28 and ascent on page 28. Can you tell me what they mean?

Let's read chapters 4, 5 and 6 this week.

Your Book Buddy,

Sleepy Bear

Sleepy Bear's Book Club - Book #5 - Day 2

Hi Book Buddies,

I hope you are liking The Spiderwick Chronicles. I read chapters 1 and 2 last night before I went to bed. Maybe that was not a good idea. I was a little scared. I thought I heard noises in the walls just like Jared did in the story. But I don't have an older sister to scare them away. So, I stayed under the covers where it was safe. Finally I fell asleep.

I'm going to start making some more refrigerator magnet words. Moosey-Moose told me about those. My first word is going to be chandelier on page 5. I have more that I will share with you later this afternoon after I buy some more sticky notes.

Your Book Buddy,

Sleepy Bear

Sleepy Bear's Book Club - Book #5 - Day 1

Hi Book Buddies!

I finally decided on a book for our book club! It was really really hard for me to choose. I even went to the book store yesterday for hours! I have a lot of bookshelves in my house but WOW! the bookstore has about a million more. I snuggled up in a corner of one shelf and started reading. Kathleen had to ask the bookstore people to help her find me.

OK, so back to our new book. It's called The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Maybe some of you have already read this book. If you have, don't give away what happens but maybe you can read along with me and help me with the parts I might not understand.

Let's start with chapters 1-3 this week. Oh, and don't forget to read the very beginning part, too.

Well, have a good day!

Your Book Buddy,

Sleepy Bear

Sleepy Bear's Book Club - Book #5

Hi Book Buddies,

Thank you for all your suggestions for my next book club book. Now I know what Kathleen means when she says there are so many books to read and so little time. I feel like that right now.

I'm thinking of reading The Spiderwick Chronicles. What do you think about that book? Or The Hundred Dresses. I can't decide!

Oh, before I forget, Alondra, the answer to your math question is 110. Do you like math? I do, too, but I love reading!

Well, I'm going to go make myself a cup of hot cocoa with lots and lots of whippy cream! It feels like winter all over again outside.

Bye for now,
Your Book Buddy,

Sleepy Bear

ps - have you read Kathleen's chapters for her book?

Sleepy Bear Needs a New Book!

Hi Book Buddies,

I'm really glad you liked A Visitor for Bear. I think it was fun to read a picture book for my book club.

Some of you have given me suggestions for books for my next book club book. One was Goosebumps. Another suggestion was the Wayside School Kids. I have never read those. What do you think? Are there other books you can suggest, too?

I will give this some more thought. Oh! Have you read Kathleen's first two chapters to her book? If you haven't, then you should. I know she wants to know what you think.

Good luck to everyone who is taking the state tests!

Your Book Buddy,

Sleepy Bear