Children's Books

Anyone read Sheep in a Jeep? It's great. So many children's books have great rhythm and stories. I miss just great story telling. Anybody know of some adult fiction with a plain ol' great story?

how sad is this

I just saw this article on the Yahoo! news.

In other news, I finished two books that I began long, long ago. One was Linda Gordon's "The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction" and the other was Elena Poniatowska's "Tinisima."

I was supposed to read Gordon's book when I was in school, so you can see that it's taken me a while to get through it. I did like it, but it's dense, and chock full of endnotes. So, if you are looking for a history lesson, it's a good one. If you are looking for a relaxing evening, not so much.

"Tinisima" is a fictional account of the life of Tina Modotti. Unfortunately, I don't know enough about Tina Modotti to separate fact from fiction, but it was a good book anyway. Poniatowska is an exceptional storyteller. I'm going to make an effort to try and read some of her books in Spanish. If you are new to Poniatowska, I would recommend "Massacre in Mexico" as your first stop.