Sunday Synopsis is Back!!!

After discontinuing my Sunday Synopsis a couple of months ago, I have been doing some thinking and have decided to bring it back!  Why?  Because it not only helps me stay organized, but I also like to share some news and links that I discover on a regular basis.  I'm changing it up a bit . . . some of my old categories will stay, but I'm also adding a few new ones!  I will also be including at the end of every month a quick challenge update.  So, bare with me as I summarize the last couple of months to catch all of you (and myself!) up.  And, most importantly, enjoy!


Fairy Tale Friday Features:

• Little Red Cap (aka Little Red Riding Hood)
• A New Modern Tale:  Rapunzel's Revenge & Calamity Jack by Shannon and Dean Hale
• The Butterfly
• One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes
• The Three Bears
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff
• The Philosopher's Stone
• The Twelve Brothers

The Stand Read-A-Long Check-Ins:

• Check-In #1
• Check-In #2
• Check-In #3
• Check-In #4
• Wrap-Up Postponed

Armchair BEA Specials:

• Armchair BEA:  The Introduction
• Kickin' It at Armchair BEA
• Armchair BEA:  Inspiring Authors!
• Introducing the Reading Countess!
• My Book-ish Treasures!
• Armchair BEA:  Take Notes!

Other Writings:

• Literary Locals:  May 2010 (A Conversation with Elie Wiesel)
• Catch-Up:  Awards
• Catch-Up:  List of Books
• The Prize Box
• Guest Post:  The Evolution of an Author by Anna L. Walls
• The Book Chook Cook Book & Cooking With Kids!

Giveaways:  3 Years, 3 Giveways (closing tonight at midnight CST)

Around the Blogosphere:

• If you have not yet visited the new kidlit blog, Spotlights, I highly recommend you do so!  Rebecca of Lost in Books is the brilliant mind behind this new site.  One of my favorite posts was Culturally Diverse Books . . . a must read!
• Kristen at We Be Reading does an awesome activity with her son . . . a reading calendar!  I love seeing the progress the two of them make and have started a version of my own with my oldest!!
• Over at Booklights, PBS Parents Literacy Blog, an article was written about being a model to your children.  Are you a model for your's?
• Imagination Soup, one of my newest fave kidlit blogs, has a special post on her Top Seven and 1/2 Summer Books for Kids Three and Up.  Be sure to check out these awesome lists before you sign up for all those summer reading programs!
• Another great from Booklights . . . Bookworm Basics:  Once Upon The Time - The Magic of Fairy Tales.  If you are like me and enjoy fairy tales, you will want to check this one out . . . and, especially if you are a participant in my Fairy Tale Friday feature!!
• The Book Chook featured The PBSKids Reading Calendar a couple of weeks ago.  I really need to bookmark this one myself because it is one I need to refer to again and again!

Coming This Week:

• Literary Locals:  June 2010
• Prize Box Updated & Giveaway Winners Announced!
• Armchair BEA:  Wrap-Up Post & Personal Highlights
• The Stand Read-A-Long:  The True Wrap-Up
• Review:  The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
• Fairy Tale Fridays:  Strega Nona
• Sunday Synopsis:  June 6, 2010

Monthly Challenge Check-In

Current Challenges:

1. Take Another Chance Challenge (0 of 6)
2. 2010 Audiobook Challenge (4 of 20)
3. 451 Challenge (1 of 4)
4. 2010 Young Readers Challenge (7 of 12)
5. 2010 A to Z Reading Challenge (7 of 26)
6. 2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge (7 of 50)
7. 2010 100+ Reading Challenge (20 of 100)
8. Flashback Challenge (2 of 7)
9. James Patterson Reading Challenge (0 of 10)
10. The Stephen King/Richard Bachman Reading Challenge 
11. Harry Potter Reading Challenge (1 of 7)