Fanciful Friday: Postcards from Penguin

Every book keeper needs this collection of postcards.  Each postcard features a different iconic Penguin book jacket.  A tribute to Allen Lane's design mantra, these famous covers will make the perfect stationary to send from one book lover to another or as a little piece of art (and history) to frame and decorate your home library.  A perfect gift for the book keeper who has everything else!

Postcards from Penguin

Visual Thinking

I recently took a trip to the Museum of Science and Industry (in Hyde Park) to visit the exhibit, "Jim Henson's Fantastic World."  While this post has nothing to do with books per se, I found Henson's process of "visual thinking" fascinating and directly related to social and academic education.  Henson's most famous creations and his original songs continue to teach generations of children the fundamentals of reading.  Sadly, the exhibit left the Windy City on January 23.  However, if you have the opportunity to see the exhibit in another location, I would highly recommend it.  Where else could you expect to come face-to-face with Kermit, Bert, and Ernie?

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition: Jim Henson's Fantastic World

L-O-V-E

Happy Valentine's Day!  I have to admit I love the cheesy displays of classic love stories in the windows of the book stores on State Street.  I am always encouraged to re-read The Notebook , Pride & Prejudice, and The Time Traveler's Wife.  What love stories can you read over and over again?

Happy 2011!!!

The Book Keeper's New Year's resolution is to blog at least twice per month without fail.  In my first year of blogging, I allowed the wedding season and holiday seasons to interfere with blogging.  In 2011, I will try to be a better Book Keeper.  Presently, I am reading the sensational Steig Larsson series, so you can be sure that a post on that topic will be coming soon!  The other New Year's resolution I would like to make as "the Book Keeper" is to read more outside of my L rides each day.

Here's to a great year of reading!  Happy New Year!

Beyond Books: Blogs are in the Library too!

I am so excited about this new blog, Craftily Ever After, I found through a friend's blog. Today, Jessica is offering a Free Valentine's Day Subway Art Print. How nice!!! I cannot wait to get mine and put it up for V-Day!

Craftily Ever After: Free Valentine's Day Subway Art Printable