I love books that set a tone, give off a mood – and this is certainly one of those books. It reminded me of a former Book of the Month called Owl Moon – but this tells a set of brothers who go out in the woods waiting for the big snow to come. Reading it, I was waiting for the worse to come – waiting for something bad to happen. Happily, it did not – instead what you get is a sweet story that makes you wish for snowy days!

 

I went to throw some trash into our trash barrel the other day and had quite the surprise.  A raccoon decided to taken a nap along with our garbage.  He didn’t seem to mind me taking a few pictures before I turned the entire barrel over, allowing him to toddle off into the night.  I have heard how dangerous these animals can be – so I was very careful – but luckily I had a friendly raccoon visiting me.

I have updated the Upcoming Shows – and will have January and February up by next week!  Hope everyone has their Turkeys ready for the big day!

Sorry to everyone – my Upcoming Shows page had a typo for tomorrow show time.  Originally I posted 2:00pm – but it was a mix up – tomorrow I will be telling stories at the Thomas Crane Library in Quincy at 10:00 am – hope this didn’t mix up too many of you out there and I look forward to seeing you all at the show!

 

As the Trick-or-Treaters came and went last night there was one who was very memorable.  He came up to the door dressed as Iron Man, like MANY children were this year, and he stopped about two steps in front of my door.  I opened and said “Hi”.  He turned to his mother and said “Mom!  He’s dressed as Big Ryan!”

I’ve got to admit, that WOULD be a great costume! 

This beautifully book is a whole lot of fun showcasing some amazing art made by paper.  It also contains a sweet story about a sister and a very young brother – as we all know, little sisters and brothers can be destructive – they don’t mean to be, but it’s just how it is.  It’s also heartbreaking to the older sibling when their stuff does get ruined!  But this warm and fuzzy book shows an older sister playing and even forgiving her little brother for ripping up her paper parade.  Just a quick end note: Sarah Weeks website is a pleasure to visit – make sure to click her name at the top to see it!

 

As you can tell – we went another way with Lex’s costume – we opted for the home-made Wonder Woman costume.  My Mother made this for her and we feel very fortunate that Lex has such a talented Nana!

Speaking of talented – these pictures are courtesy of Lex’s other talented grandparent – her Granny!  Olivia’s Mother continues to stun us with her beautiful pictures of the most important and precious thing in our lives!

Hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween!  Remember to say Trick or Treat when you getup to the door – and o course Thank You when you get your treat!  

Make sure you make time to come to the Kingston Library tonight!  If you need directions click on the little egg ghost above!  Hope to see a nice big crowd there!

 

Hanover’s Woman’s Club puts on a Halloween Children’s Parade every year.  It’s an opportunity for the children of Hanover to dress up in their costumes and march down Main St to a field where they are treated to the Hanover High School band playing – and then me!

I have been doing this parade for years and I am so excited to see the parade every year – this year we were happy the weather held off… of course – just as I started my show it DID start to rain.  It was a little disappointing – but I did fit in Edgar and Uncle Charlie, one of my favorite, original fall themed stories The Scared Crow and even squeezed in Father Frankenstein!

But the rain did come and cut my show short – I did appreciate all of the people who did stay and listen to the end of the show.  Also, I’d like to thank the Hanover’s Woman’s Club for inviting me back every year – it is a wonderful organization that does a lot for the town and it’s many children!

Go to the Upcoming Shows page for an up to date schedule of my performances!  If you’d like to book a date for your school or library just call Big Ryan’s Tall Tales at:

(508) 641 5336

Or email me at:

ryanstalltales@hotmail.com