What an Animal! (first book challenge)
Posted by: Lizzie
I’ve never been into book challenges before, but after Dewey’s Read-a-Thon, I was inspired to join my first one! The goal of the What an Animal! challenge is to read six books that have something to do with an animal, whether it’s just the mention of an animal in the title, a picture on the cover, or in the story itself. Sounds like fun, right?
Off the top of my head, I don’t really know what books I want to read for this challenge. I’m going to take ideas from other people, I guess. I suppose I should also look in my shelves for books I already have. Lord knows I haven’t read everything we own in the house. Mooching will be tricky because I’m running low on points. Perhaps someone will want something from my inventory soon? I don’t have much, but there are a couple good ones in there.
Today will be spent catching up on my knitting. I have a couple dishcloths to send out (Dewey’s will be coming as soon as my husband remembers to print out the “Dear Reviewer” letter that goes with his book, to be sent with aforementioned dishcloth). Also TBK are a baby dress, alpaca socks, and I need to shop for some bacon-colored yarn for custom scarves.
Did I mention I finally signed up for my own Hyenacart? It’s not set up yet, so I will not link you there just yet. Either way, I’m excited to be branching out on my own. It’s refreshing.
Time’s a-wastin’!
Tags: book challenges
June 30th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Welcome to the wonderful world of book challenges, Lizzie! I hope you’re able to find some fun books for this one. I’m amazed at the number of books that I already own that fit the theme (and now of course, I can’t go through a bookstore or library without stopping to go “Oh, this one would work or this one or that one…” ;>)). I hope you have fun, book challenges can be extremely addicting ;>)!
July 6th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I haven’t seen that challenge around yet! It looks fun.
July 12th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
This does look like a fun challenge, and one I think I’m going to join if only so that I have an excuse to read more and write more reviews.
One really good book that would qualify is My Seven Years in Captivity by Bill Seaton. It’s a light-hearted memoir about his years as the PR director at the San Diego Zoo. He tells some really great and funny tales about the animals (and humans too) that he interacted with.