I was recently given the chance to read a very unique and entertaining book, If Mama Don’t Laugh, It Ain’t Funny. This is a book collection of tales from a Southern Mom, Lucy Adams, about life as a mom, wife, and overall community member that will make you laugh so hard, you’ll have tears in your eyes. I’m not sure I’ve ever laughed so hard while reading a book.
Want to read more about my feelings about If Mama Don’t Laugh, It Ain’t Funny and enter for a chance to win a hat from Lucy Adams? Check out my Grand Opening post at A Novel Mind.
Have you read this book? I’ve read it myself several times as I’ve read it with groups of students. I’m so excited to know that a movie is now coming out about this book. This is as exciting to me as many were about the Twilight movie. And I’m even more excited to learn that Brenden Fraser will be the star of Inkheart. I have loved his performance for many years. I love each of the Mummy movies, but I think I first became a Fraser fan in 1993 when he played in Son In Law. We actually have that movie on DVD and I stil pull it out and watch it from time to time. Cameron loves to watch him as George of the Jungle.
If you do not know anything about the story of Inkheart, it is the first book in the Inkworld trilogy. The story is about a 12 year old girl, Meggie, who flees her home with her father and a family friend. Her father ends up being kidnapped. Through searching for him, Meggie learns that her father actually read her mother INTO the book Inkheart and that is why she has never been a part of Meggie’s life. I don’t want to ruin the entire plot, but I will conclude by saying that Meggie’s father atempts to read the people who are pursuing them into a book, and this book is the story of that attempt.
This movie will be in theaters January 23rd. Watch the trailer below for a sneak preview.
One of the best gifts (and one of the cheapest) that I gave Cameron this year was one of Frecklebox’s personalized books for children. And I feel so excited that I did so. It was an awesome gift that Cameron truly enjoyed. She has carried it around and shown everyone. She is so proud of it. The book is called, “Cameron and the Unicorn,” and it is the story of Cameron meeting a unicorn and spending the day with her. I think this has made such a great gift that I plan to return to Frecklebox and buy future personalized gifts such as personalized coloring books or growth charts for other children in our family and friends.
Not only is Cameron a part of the story (you can see the first page in the slideshow below), but FreckleBox also used her name in so many creative ways throughout the story – in clouds and a rainbow, on a berry bush. I mean really, they chose so many neat ways to include her in the story. The first time she read it, it was so fun to watch her eyes light up and she’d exclaim about seeing her name. Then she’d just rub her finger over each time her name was used in the graphics. It’s amazing. The only thing I was disappointed about (now not when I actually received it) is that it’s soft back, and she loves it so much that it’s looking worn out already. It would be nice to have the same book but in hard back.
Check out the slideshow below to see just a few of the awesome pages in Cameron and the Unicorn.
