Books

For a lack of anything better, I am going to share with y'all my brothers--Noah (4) and Judah (2)--Favorite books.


Number one on the list is "I Know an Old Texan Who Swallowed a Fly" by Donna D. Conner.

"I Know an Old Texan Who Swallowed a Fly.
I don't know why he swallowed the fly.
Perhaps he'll die."

So begins, a Texan Dr. Sues alike. Where the Texan swallows one type of critter after another, with hopes that it will catch the first critter…..the fly. We don't know why, perhaps he'll die? It's a great book, easy to read and a pain to forget!


Second on the list is"Ima & the Great Texas Ostrich Race" by Margaret McManis

"Papa told me not to brag too much, I promised I wouldn't. Papa says a lady knows her own worth and doesn't have to tell everyone. People listen to Papa all over the state of Texas. I listen too...most of the times. "

Ima gets herself and her ostrich into a race against her brothers and their horses "They had the best quarter horses money could buy". Will Ima and ostrich win or Ima's brothers and their horses win?


Then third on the list is "Texas Alphabet" by James Rice.

"A is for Alamo, where brave men fought and died, buying time for Sam Houston to gather the forces to win Texas’ independence.

B is for Jim Bowie, a knife-fighting, card-laying dude from Louisiana who crossed over to Texas to become a hero at the Alamo.

C is for Comanche, the best light cavalry in history, and probably the fiercest, if you go by what the old settlers said."

This is a great book on Texas history, it might be a little above their heads, but they love it and when the time comes for them to really know their Texas history they will already have a good base for it. Plus the artwork is really nice. :)


So, did you sense a theme? There are a few things we are taught from a very young age, one of which is that we are Texan! And every one of us is proud to tell you that we 100% Texan, born and raised here. In fact a few of us have thought living in Virginia would be great, what with all the history there. The only draw back...We wouldn't be living in Texas. :D