First off, let me appologize, I know I am a little late in getting the book of the month up.  But this book is worth the wait!  The Salamander Room is a sweet story about a little boy who finds a salamander in the woods and then does his best to explain to his mother why he should keep him.  You really lose yourself in the boy’s world as he explains how he’s going to transform his room into a place fit for a salamander.  By the end of the book you find yourself wanting to go outside and search under logs and rocks for a salamander of your very own!  Anne Mazer does a sensational job of creating this perfectly woven tale about a boys love for the outside – and his plans to bring it indoors with him!