Ivy + Bean: Review Haiku

Familiar premise
gets a spirited new life.
Eat worms, big sister!

Ivy + Bean by Annie Barrows. Chronicle, 2006, 113 pages.

Ode to the Breast Pump

It would be better
if you didn't make me want
to say, "Aah-OOOO-gaah!"

Hattie Big Sky: Review Haiku

Girl orphan makes good
Stakes her claim, but will she prove?
Sweet home Montana

Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson. Delacorte, 2006, 289 pages.

Guess What I'm Doing Today: Rejection Haiku

Are there any words
less welcome than these sad five?
"Not right for our list."

Toys Go Out: Review Haiku

Stingray, buffalo,
plastic ball: restoring the
good name of whimsy.

Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic by Emily Jenkins. Schwartz & Wade, 2006, 116 pages.

Plum Lovin': Review Haiku

Almost made me wish
I still lived in New Jersey.
On second thought: Naah.

Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich. St. Martin's, 2007, 176 pages.

Life As We Knew It: Review Haiku

The man in the moon
makes a house call. Who'll survive
the apocalypse?

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. Harcourt, 2006, 337 pages.

Award Haiku

Caldecott: well, sure.
Newbery: a big fat "huh?".
No love for me, though.

ALA Awards announced today.

Into the Wild: Review Haiku

It's extreme camping!
Alone, some skills, great hubris.
Apologist tome.

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Anchor, 1997, 224 pages.

Why I Haven't Posted: Excuse Haiku

Breastmilk is really
full of brain cells. I'm losing
more with each feeding.

Girl, Going on 17, Pants on Fire: Review Haiku

Third person? Odd choice
for Bridget Jones-y series.
Still, good mindless fun.

Girl, Going on 17, Pants on Fire by Sue Limb. Delacorte, 2006, 233 pages.

With a dreamy, far-off look, and her nose stuck in a book...

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(Thanks to MotherReader for the link and to my daughter for the lyrical post title.)

Drawing a Blank: Review Haiku

Scots, feuds, and comics:
Just ridiculous enough
to be wacked-out fun.

Drawing a Blank: Or, How I Tried to Solve a Mystery, End a Feud, and Land the Girl of My Dreams by Daniel Ehrenhaft. Harper, 2006, 327 pages.

Clementine: Review Haiku

Fuse loved it; me too!
My inner Ramona thrills.
Laugh-out-loud, spot-on.

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker. Hyperion, 2006, 131 pages.

Things Hoped For: Review Haiku

Music, family,
invisibility? One
of these doesn't fit.

Things Hoped For by Andrew Clements. Philomel, 2006, 167 pages.

The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl: Review Haiku

Near-perfectly pitched
romance, cautionary tale.
Love and art, they hurt.

The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga. HMCo, 2006, 311 pages.

Murder in the White House: Review Haiku

A blast from the past --
still, it's new to me. The rough
politics of crime.

Murder in the White House by Margaret Truman. Fawcett, 1980, 272 pages.

Unto Us a Son Is Given

Born on his due date!
The enormous babe debuts.
How to handle two?...

John William, born December 29, 11:02am. 8 lbs, 13 oz. 21 inches long.

Saint Iggy: Review Haiku

Heartwrenching snapshot
of good kid with crappy life.
Shocking denouement.

Saint Iggy by K. L. Going. Harcourt, 2006, 260 pages.

The Wizard, the Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey: Review Haiku

As fantasy, meh;
As frothy chick-lit, so so;
Better in concept.

The Wizard, the Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey by Lisa Papademetriou. Razorbill, 2006, 273 pages.