So I've seen a lot of little bookish things that have caught my eye recently, and thought I'd share a few of them with you:
"Foiled," by Jane Yolen -- with illustrations by Mike Cavallaro -- was fantastic, and I'm really looking forward to the sequel. At least, there'd better be a sequel. Aliera deserves a second date, and I want to learn more about fencing!
And finally: "Sh*t My Dad Says," based on Justin Halpern's hilariously inappropriate Twitter feed, (and soon to be a comedy with William Shatner in the title role) is one of the few Web-based books I've read that is much, much better than the original site. Organized into broad life lessons, ("It's Important to Know the Value of a Dollar," and "At the End of the Day, At Least You Have Family,") Halpern first shares a ridiculously comical anecdote of life with his father, and then shares the one-liners that everyone has so grown to love from the senior Halpern. For instance:
I'd love to share more, but to be honest ... it's not exactly SFW. But on May 4th, you can have your own copy. Till then, go check out the Twitter feed.