Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

The one thing about having a child home sick is that it’s easier to finish the book you and that child are reading together; yesterday morning I finished reading Mary Amato’s Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook aloud to my 10-year-old, and I ended up really liking it. Edgar does come across as whiny at first–although the book’s intended audience is not likely to be bothered–but as he gains confidence and makes connections with a few of his classmates, he becomes more of a delight than anything else. As he and other elementary school students investigate a string of school thefts which include poems left by the thief, Edgar also gains a better relationship with his family. AND the thief’s poems are parodies of famous ones, which I quite enjoyed! I wish I’d known about this one when my mystery-loving oldest was in elementary school.

I recommend.

In the meantime, I took care of the most pressing PTA business this morning and now I should be home for the duration–unless I have to go pick up my 16-year-old, who says her stomach is acting up. Because it’s that time of year, of course. How is Christmas Eve a week from today???