In My Mailbox - Saturday February 4th

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Doing my IMM a day early so I don't forget. Tomorrow is a busy day! My husband obliged me again this week with my silly photo antics. In fact, he actually came up with some of the ideas. Go awesome hubby! So here you go... this is what arrived in my mailbox this week.

Note: Please excuse my icky hair. I'm growing it out.

I can't hear you. I'm too busy listening to these books.

Are they still there? ;)

Hrmmm...

Mwahahaha. Going to mad scientist school has finally paid off. I will PLANT "Dreamless" by Josephine Angelini and it will grow to become BOOK 3. I AM A GENIUS. (Don't worry, the book didn't get a bit of dirt on it. We're tricksy like that.)

Books Received this week:

- Dreamless by Josephine Angelini (read my review of "Starcrossed")

-Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne

- Born Wicked: The Cahill Witch Chronicles, Book One by Jessica Spotswood

- Chained by Lynne Kelley

That's it from me this week. Be sure to visit my review of "Midnight in Austenland" and tell me who your favorite Austen gentleman (or heroine!) you prefer. I'll choose one lucky lady or gent at random to get their own copy of the book. :)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme created by The Story Siren. Thanks Kristi! I don't participate weekly, but I sure have fun whenever I get the chance.

In My Mailbox - January 22nd, 2012

Photo from UglyMailbox.com (fun site!)

This week, I'm going to tell you about what I got my mailbox in a series of photos. I'm feeling exceptionally goofy this week. Are you ready for this? Here goes.

Here is a list of the books featured today.

• Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale (I tend to squee a lot when Shannon Hale is involved. Have you heard her on our podcast?)
• Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (Thanks Michelle Hodkin for the Twitter contest!)
• Perception by Kim Harrington
• Also not pictured (just hit my inbox as I posted this) - The Leviathan Chronicles Audio Drama episodes "The Rogue Plague" and "The Ward". I am an actor in both of these episodes. Come check 'em out! They are also listed on Goodreads.com.

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme created by The Story Siren. Thanks Kristi!

E's Pick of the Week - The "In My..." series by Sara Gillingham, Illustrations by Lorena Siminovich

E’s “Pick of the Week” this week comes from Sara Gillingham and Petit Collage (Chronicle Books). They are sweet little stories about animals and their homes, told with the help of folksy puppets! E is enamoured with these books. We read the four we own (“In My Den” about a little bear, “In My Pond” about a fish, “In My Tree” about an owl and “In My Nest” about a baby bird) multiple times a day. They are short and sweet little interactive stories that are perfect for those days where your child has “ants in his pants” and can’t sit for a longer story. The illustrations by Lorena Siminovich are really something special, layered die cut pages with lots of things for little ones to discover as they re-read. The puppets are attached to the back cover and book through a hole in the illustrations so that they can talk to your little ones from every page. Each story ends with the little animals snuggled up at home with their family.

This series of books is published by Petit Collage/Chronicle Books and can be found at your local bookstores or online. Check it out today! It is recommend for infants through age 4 according to the publisher’s website.