Where's Wally?

It is book week at school, and today everyone came to school dress up as a book character. We had fairies, Harry Potters, Wizards, Hannah Montanas, plus some traditional characters like Cat in the Hat, Pippy Long Stockings and Moonface. Of course, teachers like to dress up too! I thought we all did a fabulous job dressing up; Winnie-the-Pooh, Bottomly Spots, Gruffalo, Peter Pan, and me - Where's Wally. There was a prize for best teacher's costume...I won! Lol! Here is a picture.

The Lovely Bones

Seeing the movie (directed by Peter Jackson) is being released soon, I have read The Lovely Bones again. It was written by Alice Sebold in 2002 (she also wrote Lucky). The book starts with..."My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. My murderer was a man from our neighbourhood. My mother liked his border flowers, and my father talked to him once about fertilizer." I really enjoyed this book because the murder happens at the beginning of the story, and the remainder of the book tells how Susie is looking down from her heaven and watching how her family and friends deal with her death. A little bit eerie - but fascinating.

Anyway, I have added a youtube video of the movie trailer...can't wait to see the movie. Thanks, Renee, for the instructions on how to embed the video - so easy!

I definitely recommend you read the book before seeing the movie...I can see some subtle changes made to the story even in the preview. I always think the books are much better than the movie anyway.