What’s on Your Nightstand?
- 5 Minutes For Books
It’s time for my favorite carnival! It’s the 5 Minutes for Books monthly “What’s on Your Nightstand?” carnival. Yay!
This is so hard for me. I have so many books I want to read. I have told my husband several times recently that there are just too many books and too little time. Last month, I spent most of my reading time reading the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. It was okay. Yes, that was a lot of time to allocate to something that is just okay. Generally, I’m not the type of person who sticks with something and follows it through if I start to lose interest, so I decided that I was going to read all 4 books no matter what. Also, I was curious. I liked some of the characters, and I liked the first book quite a bit, so I wanted to see how she wrapped it up. It seemed to me like there was a LOT of room for another book in the series and that it wasn’t really wrapped up. I know the movie just came out, but I don’t go to movies so I most likely won’t be seeing it for quite some time if at all.
This month, I’m back to my pile of books from BookMooch and PaperbackSwap. I’m also thinking a lot about homeschool, parenting, and breastfeeding toddlers, so maybe I’ll read some of those types of books, too.
Do you have any homeschooling, parenting or breastfeeding books you’d recommend?
I am waiting on my new Stephen King book. For some reason reading horror books before bed is my thing. Always enjoyed it and never have bad dreams from it, even when I was a kid.
Right now its a little too busy with finals looming to read at night. Usually I am asleep before my head is even halfway to the pillow, assuming the children allow it.
I will check for more comments on breastfeeding books because soon Pete’s gonna go crazy because Ivy won’t take a bottle while I gone at class…she wouldn’t even take it from me when I got home. Hopefully one of the books suggested will help me out.
I’m reading, or trying to read, a few marriage books right. It’s hard for me to get a book read these days. Ladybug gets up when I do, takes a short nap. And by the time she goes to bed, I’m exhausted.
Anyway, I stopped by to tag you for a book meme. Perfect! Stop by my blog for details.
I was just discussing the Twilight series with some friends today. One of them had just gone to the movie and was discussing it with someone that had read the book. The overall concensus was that if you liked the movie, you’d love the book…so the movie must be good. But I don’t watch movies so it doesn’t matter to me. Personally, I never got into the whole vampire thing so I don’t know if I’d like them but my curiosity is piqued.
Boys? Girls? For boys, which I have 4 of, I would recommend Bringing Up Boys - James Dobson, hands down. It is the best…chock full of goodies. Sorry, can’t help you in the girl department. LOL
I read a really good book during my last pregnancy (almost 5 yrs ago)…think it was a Girlfriend’s Guide….not sure. But it had good breastfeeding info. I’ll pass on the info IF i can remember it.
Good Luck!
Have you read Mothering Your Nursing Toddler? It’s been a long time since I my kids were toddlers but I remember it being really helpful.
Homeschooling books: My favorite was Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense by David Guterson. That’s the book that clinched it for my husband and me, that we were homeschooling.
Parenting books: Playful Parenting by Leonard Cohen, Tears and Tantrums by Aletha Solter, and Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph.
Oops, I sort of barged in and started tossing books around without introducing myself, how gauche of me. Hi. I’m Ali from Worducopia, homeschooling mom of 2 boys, now 8 and 11.