"The person, be it gentleman or lady,
who has not pleasure in a good novel,
must be intolerably stupid."
Several of my friends did't enjoy Northanger Abbey, so I wasn't expecting much when I began it. Abbey was actually the first novel Jane ever completed, but was published only after the author had died. I am loving it. Mr Tilney cracks me up!
In honor of Wednesday's momentous decision, I am going to tell you about on of my all-time favorite picture books, And Tango Make Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell. When I first heard of the book I thought it would be too simplistic and rhetorical. Instead, And Tango Makes Three is a very sensitive and sweet story about Roy and Silo, two male penguins, who adopt a baby chick named Tango. The illustrations are adorable and the story is delightful. It made me tear up at the end. Who can resist adorable little chubby flightless birds? The story behind And Tango Makes Three can be found here.