Time for some fun....

The latest book I received from Bloggingforbooks.org  is Draw-a-saurus by James Silvani and a personal favorite.
 Draw-a-saurus is a fun novelty book for leisurely doodlers and sketchers. It's written in a friendly style that makes it accessible from ages 8 and up, but if you're an adult, don't be afraid to check out the book, too! No one is too old to enjoy the occasional dinosaur drawing!
 The book offers step by step pictorials to start the outline of your dinosaur (with many varieties to choose from) and shows you how to fill in the details. Real fun for all ages.
 Here is my first attempt and you can see the stages advance from the basic stick figure dino to a more detailed one....

Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope

I got this book in a box with a bunch of others at an auction this summer for a dollar. I'm not big on politcal tomes, but here it goes....

This book features Obama's views on a variety of political issues. It's a rather long book, probably most suitable for the political wonk. There's nothing really new here if you're already familiar with the Democrat's stance on most issues. Each chapter is written with Obama's style, conversational and to the point.

Skim it and you really won't miss anything, but you'll still get the gist of this novel.