Words as levees against the flood

I am newly returned from a good trip to Borders and an ill-fated trip to the library. I bought my very own shiny and strokable copy of The Demon’s Lexicon (because it is June 2 yay!), plus a copy of Where the Wild Things Are (because... well, no-one should need a reason to have a copy of Where the Wild Things Are, but if you must know there was a discount for purchases over $25). Then I hastened to the library, the minutes to closing time ticking down...

ME (to self): Hmm. This book, which the online catalog claims is available, does not appear to be anywhere in the room.
ME: *wanders around looking helpless* Three... two... one...
CUTE MALE YA LIBRARIAN: Can I help you?
ME: Why, yes. I’m looking for City of Ashes by Cass-
CMYAL: It’s right over he... huh, no it’s not, that’s strange.
ME: *Smile of Icy Agreement*
CMYAL: Would it help if I told you we have twenty copies of the next book on order?
ME: ...Maybe.

He didn’t get the Smile of Icy Death because he was well-informed and kinda cute, and besides I was feeling exceedingly mellow after my success at Borders.

But apparently my fairy is an Asking for Missing Books Which Were Not Previously Known to Be Missing fairy, which would be terrifically useful if I were a librarian. By which you may also deduce that I have recently read How to Ditch Your Fairy, about which I will talk some other time. In the meantime, please enjoy some of my long-promised thoughts on some picturebooks.

( The Gigantic and Sadly Incomplete Picturebook Post )

Words as levees against the flood

I am newly returned from a good trip to Borders and an ill-fated trip to the library. I bought my very own shiny and strokable copy of The Demon’s Lexicon (because it is June 2 yay!), plus a copy of Where the Wild Things Are (because... well, no-one should need a reason to have a copy of Where the Wild Things Are, but if you must know there was a discount for purchases over $25). Then I hastened to the library, the minutes to closing time ticking down...

ME (to self): Hmm. This book, which the online catalog claims is available, does not appear to be anywhere in the room.
ME: *wanders around looking helpless* Three... two... one...
CUTE MALE YA LIBRARIAN: Can I help you?
ME: Why, yes. I’m looking for City of Ashes by Cass-
CMYAL: It’s right over he... huh, no it’s not, that’s strange.
ME: *Smile of Icy Agreement*
CMYAL: Would it help if I told you we have twenty copies of the next book on order?
ME: ...Maybe.

He didn’t get the Smile of Icy Death because he was well-informed and kinda cute, and besides I was feeling exceedingly mellow after my success at Borders.

But apparently my fairy is an Asking for Missing Books Which Were Not Previously Known to Be Missing fairy, which would be terrifically useful if I were a librarian. By which you may also deduce that I have recently read How to Ditch Your Fairy, about which I will talk some other time. In the meantime, please enjoy some of my long-promised thoughts on some picturebooks.

( The Gigantic and Sadly Incomplete Picturebook Post )