So hi guys. For those of you who are new to softdrink’s blog, this is Billy. The Goat. Billy likes to read, just like softdrink, and Billy likes to talk about books. Again, like softdrink. Billy also has a weird … Continue reading
Hi everybody. Billy Goat here…long time no blog. Softdrink is such a computer hog…but since she’s gone on vacation, Billy thought Billy would do a few guest posts (but don’t tell Softdrink, okay? Billy’s a little miffed with Softdrink right … Continue reading
…to sign up to be a cheerleader. Billy is all signed up to be a cheerleader for the readathon (and no, Softdrink didn’t make Billy). Billy is practicing cartwheels, and cheers, and woo-hoos. And, as you can see, Billy has … Continue reading
Manolito Four-Eyes Elvira Lindo Illustrated by Emilio Urberuaga Translated by Joanne Moriarty 1994 144 pages Published by Marshall Cavendish “My name is Manolito Garcia Moreno, but if you come to my neighborhood and ask the first guy that passes by, … Continue reading
Dudes! Billy had the bestest time in New York, because Billy met all sorts of cool people. Billy’s been meaning to share, but someone is a computer hog. And it’s not Billy. Anyways, here are the pictures of some of … Continue reading
The Bucolic Plague Josh Kilmer-Purcell 2010 304 pages Published by HarperCollins A couple of times a year I seem to find myself reading a book about city people who move to a farm. And then I proceed to tell you … Continue reading
Hi everybody! Billy here. As you read this I’m on my way to New York and BEA (that’s Book Expo America for all you unbookish goats) with Softdrink! Billy is soooo excited (although a little nervous, too, ‘cause Billy’s never … Continue reading
BILLY IKEA 2010 121 pages A couple of months ago Billy’s friends Dawn and Care went to IKEA and they saw a book that reminded them of Billy! And Dawn sent it to Billy! This was the first time Billy … Continue reading
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
