How a Mouse Saved the Royal Cat - Kurt Z...

Cashew, a royal cat, is afraid of mice. The king decided there were too many mice and decided to have a contest between all the royal cats. The one who captured the most mice would be able to stay at the castle while the rest would have to go. The mice heard about it and were worried. What could they do? Is Cashew on his way out as a royal cat?

I loved this story. It was so cute. Cashew is adorable. I liked Herman, a mouse. I liked how they communicated though there was a language barrier. They came up with a solution and worked towards it. This is perfect for your 3-8 year old.

HOW THE PENGUINS SAVED VERONICA – Hazel Prior

This is a lovely story about an 86-year-old curmudgeon who decides to go to a scientific station in Antarctica to see the penguins. What ensues is gently humorous, scientifically factual, and full of family, love, disappointment, sorrow, overcoming setbacks, relationships, and coming to terms with yourself.

Prior writes warmly, gracefully, and clearly. Her characters live and grow and endear themselves to the reader. I enjoyed the relationship growth between the characters as they dealt with isolation and extreme cold along with the hardships of living and working in the unforgiving environment of an Antarctic scientific base.

The relationship of Veronica and her grandson develops in a natural way as they alienate each other on first meeting and then write notes and letters to each other as they each attempt to make amends.

A lovely book by a newish author. This is her second book. Her first, ELLIE AND THE HARPMAKER, is also worth your time.

5 of 5 stars

Le passage silencieux du mensonge à autrui à celui qu'on se fait à soi-même est utile : qui ment de bonne foi ment mieux, joue mieux son rôle, est cru lus facilement par le juge, par l'historien, par le lecteur, par sa femme, par ses enfants.

Il est plus aisé d'interdire à un souvenir d'entrer que de s'en délivrer après qu'il a été enregistré.

Si nous devions et pouvions souffrir des souffrances de tous, nous ne pourrions pas vivre.

Tout être humain possède une réserve de force dont la mesure lui est inconnue : elle peut être grande, petite ou nulle, et seules les extrémités de l'adversité lui permettent de l'évaluer.

La notation de Svevo, dans La conscience de Zeno, où l'agonie du père est décrite impitoyablement - "Quand on meurt on a bien autre chose à faire qu'à penser à la mort. Tout son organisme s'employait à respirer."

Comme il en va de la santé, c'est seulement lorsqu'on la perd qu'on découvre tout son prix.

Ils parlent parce que (enseigne un dicton yiddish) "c'est un plaisir de conter les malheurs passés"; Francesca dit à Dante qu'il n'est "douleur plus grande/que d'évoquer les temps heureux/dans la misère", mais l'inverse est également vrai, comme le sait tout rescapé : c'est une joie d'être assis au chaud, devant la nourriture et le vin, et de se rappeler et de rappeler aux autres la peine, le froid et la faim.

Norberto Bobbio a écrit, il y a plusieurs années, que les camps d'extermination nazis on été "non un des événements, mais l'événement monstrueux, qui ne sera peut-être pas répété, de l'histoire humaine."

I've been feeling poorly for a couple of days now. My friend, whom I had said, how much I enjoyed The Golden Dynasty, brought me her e-book reader and told me to read this series because it reminded her of Kristen Ashley's book.
Well, the first two weren't very good. Actually, they weren't so bad either. The stories had potential but the storyline and the world weren't developed well enough. What the stories had, was a lot of sex. Some of this was quite hot but some was out of my comfort zone. I even skipped the paragraph about the officers' club while reading the second story.
I didn't expect much when I started Saved by Venom but was pleasantly surprised. I actually liked Dizzy and Venom's book. It had much less sex and the main characters communicated a lot. The story also had some action and a rather interesting storyline. 
I really hope the author continues with the series.