FREE kid's books online!

http://www.wegivebooks.org/


I just came across this website today and I think I might use it with my after school kiddos. Then I realized that there's probably a lot of other people who could benefit from this as well!  Teachers, moms, childcare providers, people who appreciate cool internet stuff...

This is a LOT of free children's books that you can read online! You can browse by topic, age group... and even have a full screen option to make it see a little more "book like." I think it'd be pretty cool on a fancy iPad or something.

This is one of those things that I don't know if I'm just totally behind on... and everyone else knows about it already!  So if this is old news, then sorry for telling you again!  But I really feel like this is something that you should require a paid subscription.  Or at least a mandatory signing in option.  But for now... it's free!

The Help

I just finished this book!

Pic from Amazon.com, hence the "click to look inside!"

I read the final pages this morning from 6am to 8:24am.  I suppose the Bible should have been the first book I reached for-- but I knew I was almost finished with this book!  I had no idea how much time had gone by when I was reading-- and that's what I love about reading a good book.  

It follows 3 women in 1960's Jackson, Mississippi.  A look into the lives of black women who work in the home of a white women... and also a look into the attitudes of the South during the beginning of the Civil Rights Era.  Historical fiction, or non-fiction are my favorite things to read.  Therefore, my imagination probably doesn't get the practice like it's supposed to-- but I'm more fascinated by what is real! 

The movie comes out August 10th! Who's with me??  

The Help movie website

My new goal is to read a book before it hits the New York Time's Bestseller list.  How should I go about that?