I so enjoyed reading Halloween Pie to all of the K-5 classes last week! It's fun to make different voices for the vampire, ghoul, ghost, banshee, zombie, and skeleton as they demand a piece of the witch's pumpkin pie.
I am still making progress on my books from last week...but I picked up a new grown-up novel: Sue Monk Kidd's The Book of Longings.
Kidd dares to delve into the life of Jesus from a different, fictional perspective--that of his wife. Ana is a literate young woman in a time when women were little more than a commodity to marry off, bear children, and abuse without consequence. She is certain her voice is meant to be heard, a longing Jesus accepts. Kidd weaves in familiar events from the scriptural life of Jesus as told by Ana, but it is up to the reader to make those connections.
It's been awhile since I've read Kidd's work, and had forgotten how easily I slip into the settings she creates. One night I meant to read for fifteen minutes, and an hour flew by before I could look up from the pages. School nights are not conducive to book comas!
It's Monday, and I've reacquainted myself with a favorite author. Do you connect with certain authors' writing? What efforts do you make to keep up with their latest work?
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