Confessions

The blog is titled "Confessions," right?  So I guess I should confess a few things.

I am finding my little children's book library lacks quite a few things, specifically books for the special days that are not quite so in-your-face.

I confess I don't have any Earth Day books. 

Okay, this is not entirely true, since in cleaning out a closet I did find one book that could be used around Earth Day.  Unfortunately I found it in May and Earth Day was in April.

I confess Cinco de Mayo is another day where I come up short in book selections.  I have Manana Iguana, but I used it earlier in the year to compare to Little Red Hen.  Yes, we read books more than once, but it was a pretty recent read.

This week when my kids were screeching at each other -  over Santa Claus of all things - I realized I don't have any books on friendship,or getting along, or treating others kindly. We're at the time of year when they're all just over each other and every little comment or look or elbow on your neighbor's desk causes bickering that doesn't stop.  I need to address these behaviors, I came up with a plan, and realized I don't have any books to use as a catalyst.

Ugh. 

I confess I may be spending some time on Amazon.com.