a. t. whim

I’ve just been reading this fantastic book called The Mysterious Benedict Society. As you may know, I work in the kid’s room of a fabulous book store (Powell’s) and the only books I seem to read these days are for age 4 to about age 14. But anyway, The Mysterious Benedict Society!!! I do have a horrible tendency to pick up a book because I like it’s cover…. Just look at this wonderful illustration.

How could I not pick it up? Not only does it look cool on the outside, but I absolutely love the story. Four orphaned child geniuses, an evil scientist brainwashing people with secret messages in your TV’s (I always knew there was something evil about my TV.), a narcoleptic kind old man that brought the children together with his two quirky assistants. It’s so much fun!

And for my book loving collectors, I finished “Red Book Tree no.2″ I painted a peach tree this time, because peaches symbolize Longevity. And a good book lives forever…

Take care everyone, and go read a good book!