Comfort Books

Have you ever heard of the term “comfort food”? If not, comfort food is food that gives people a sense of security, contentment, home…comfort. For some people, it’s anything with mashed potatoes or anything that has been gravy-fied. (Note: The term “gravy-fied” is my own Thompsonism. It means anything that is smothered in gravy. YUM!!!). For other people, comfort food is something special that only their mama or nanny can make. Well, other people can technically make it, but it won’t taste as good or even taste the same. Still for others, comfort food can be something as simple as chocolate or a special candy. Did you ever consider that there could be comfort books?

I was feeling mentally blah lately, and nothing seemed good to read. Nothing. I have loads and loads of books, and most of them I haven’t even read yet, but still nothing seemed to catch my attention. Just when boredom seemed inevitable, I reached for my battered, torn, but well loved copy of Winnie the Pooh. My copy of this book is O.L.D.!!! It was my mum’s when she was a kid. I curled up on the couch with a cup of hot chocolate despite the fact that it was 90 degrees out, and was instantly transported to the Hundred Acre Woods. I *love* that place!! (Have you been there? If not, you absolutely must take a trip; it’s enchanting!) After I was done with the book, I tried to remember how many times I’ve read those stories. I can’t even count; it’s just too many. I realized that Winnie the Pooh is probably my ultimate comfort book. I have others that I reach for again and again. To Kill a Mockingbird, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and Eclipse are probably my next three. I don’t know; there’s just something about these books that make me feel relaxed, at home, complete, and I’m perfectly satisfied to read them over and over.

Question: Do you have any comfort books? If so, what are they, and why do you suppose that you keep coming back to reread them?

Keep rockin’ the reading!!
Mrs. T…hompson

New Beginnings

Welcome scholars! Can you believe that we made it through the hectic first day of school? I don’t know about you, but I am utterly exhausted!! What was your favorite part of the day? Did you get the classes you wanted? Did you make any new friends? Did any of your old friends change and surprise you? I’d love to hear about it in the comments section (with your first name only, last initial and block. There’s more about using your name on this blog further down in the post). No, it’s not for extra credit…yet. Be patient, we have a long school year ahead of us and there will be many, many, many (probably too many) opportunities for extra credit. If you have any questions for me, you can ask them now (since I assume we’ll be reading this together in class), or you can leave them in the comments section and I’ll answer them in another post.

Guess what?! Did you know that I’m willing to share my rockin’ blog with all of you? Be a guest blogger! Do you have a book that you positively love or hate? Write a book review. Maybe you have a poem you’ve written, and you would like some feedback. Do you think you know the “real” meanings behind some of your favorite songs or poems? Have you ever considered writing a short story?

There are two ways to be a guest blogger. You can either write out your submission on paper and I’ll type it for you, or you can email them to me. I’ll post them right here on the main page. I’ll put you’re name on it ONLY if you want me to; otherwise, I’ll keep your anonymity. If you do want your name on it, I’ll only put your first name, last initial and block. You MUST NEVER use your last name here. In fact, you should NEVER, EVER use your last name anywhere on the internet, but that’s another lecture for another time.

Well, that should do it for now. I’m oh so excited about this school year, and I hope that you are too!!
Mrs. T…hompson