Great news for our family. My husband and I have a new granddaughter. Her name is Trillium, which is the name of a wildflower prevalent in Wisconsin. See the photo above. Her name should not be surprising since her father is a botanist and her mother is a plant pathologist. Trillium was born on Sunday, July 28th at 12:26 p.m. at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. She weighed 6 lbs. 8 oz. She has lots of light brown hair and so far, blue eyes. Her big brother, Leif, who is 5, was so excited. He stopped everyone he met at the hospital and told them he had a new baby sister.
Like a good grandma and librarian, I have already begun reading to Trillium. We brought her a new copy of "Pat the Bunny" because her brother's was long ago worn out. So Leif and I read her "Pat the Bunny" and then "Giraffes Can't Dance" and "Goodnight, Moon." Trillium was very patient and listened intently. She loves voices, especially Mom's and Dad's. Leif is already a good reader and I'm sure he will ""share his superhero books with her. Trillium will have to learn to love Batman as much as he does. I look forward to lots of snuggling and reading.
During the waiting for Trillium, I had time to finish Ann Patchett's "State of Wonder." Wow! It starts off pretty slowly and the last 100 pages is quite a ride. The action takes place in a very remote village on a small tributary of the Amazon river, somewhere in Brazil. The protagonist is a doctor working for a large pharmaceutical company trying to create a revolutionary drug. But as with all good stories, everything is not as it seems and the Amazon can be a very dangerous place. The novel is exciting and somewhat peculiar. It is challenging, and so well written. Ann Patchett is a master storyteller. You should give it a try. I sped through the last pages because I had to know what happened. So I finished the book very quickly.
And I started on another wild ride, "Inferno," by Dan Brown. This is the newest by the author of the very successful, "The Da Vinci Code." That book was made into a film starring Tom Hanks. Brown is not nearly the writer that Patchett is, but he knows how to pace a book and keep the reader turning pages. It's hard to stop. "Inferno" runs a great chase through Italy and Turkey with lots and lots of paragraphs about architecture and scores of references to and passages from Dante's "Divine Comedy." From Brown's detailed description, you feel like you are actually standing in Venice looking at the Doge's Palace. And, of course, there is a mad dash to save the world riding on Professor Langdon's shoulders. It's a fun read.
Remember, next week is the last week to turn in your children's reading folders. You can pick out a free paperback book at any of our branches.
Have a great weekend, Dawn.
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