RED BOX

Because I'm in the dark about emergency procedures, I'm not sure whether the red box of emergency stuff is supposed to remain on the reference shelves behind the gazebo desk, or whether it should be returned to underneath the gazebo proper---? I'd hate to be looking for it in an emergency and not have it be where it's supposed to be...

We had a great trip, BTW, Margaret is signed on to attend Goucher College in Baltimore starting in the fall--and we managed to hit FIVE yarn shops en route (which makes up for the consistently lousy hotels and restaurants we experienced).

En route, we listened to:
Each Little Bird That Sings, by Deborah Wiles--annoyingly narrated by Kim Guest (in what I can only describe as a Rugrats voice; she does lots of "voice talent" stuff for cartoons, I gather), and a little relentless on the subject of death (since it's set in a funeral home!), but as poetic, optimistic and charmingly populated as her Love, Ruby Lavender.

Looking for Bobowitz, by D. Manus (aka Daniel) Pinkwater--my first visit with him since Tooth-Gnasher Superflash--and read by the author, which is a droll, deadpan treat. A sequel to Hoboken Chicken Emergency, which I have to listen to next...

Project Mulberry, by Linda Sue Park. From the CARL full record:
"While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book." Yah, and the main character is really, really fixated on being annoying, and though the project in question sounds totally fascinating (especially to a "fiber addict" like myself), L.S.P. manages to sprinkle in so many other topics (tree species, international monetary systems and exponents, just to name a few) and internet research that I can hear teachers all across the country salivating over the multi-subject "projects" they can inflict on their students. UGH. I guess it sells books. Oh, and we simply couldn't bear to listen to the little "interviews" between the main character and the author; I was hoping they were exclusive to the recorded book, but now I'm hoping they'll just be less cloying when read from the page... How could this same woman have written the elegant Single Shard???

...and some David Sedaris, but I don't think he qualifies as children's literature.

Back to mundane topics: Xandi, I'm thinking we can maybe skip making more coffee filter butterflies this week and focus on preparing the slider boxes for May Take & Makes? (NEXT WEEK--zoiks! The year is practically half over!!)

AF, as you predicted, I feel I've hit a kind of dead end in regard to costuming books. I looked in the Children's Catalogue and found nothing new; where else should I look? I forgot to list with my other projects that I have a few dozen dusty books to try and track down one more time, and that I hope to switch the Science display to Myths & Legends, in the next couple of weeks.

Which means I should probably get to work, hmmm?