Thursday, December 31, 2009

All by myself...sorta

I didn't realize everyone left the library for so long over the holidays! I went and visited Mama and Pops, they've got a neat little place down the river, very cosy. Library Mouse must have went somewhere too, because when I got back, he was nibbling on home-made cookies and was wearing a weird hat. I think it was a sombrero!

Mouse and I had lots of fun with everything so quiet; we made a game out of stacking books side by side, then tipping over the first one...and watching them all tumble! It was like a big noisy version of dominoes! It got a little scary when Mouse had to run out of the way, and we learned to be a lot more careful. But it was fun, and we laughed and laughed, we also made sure we cleaned everything up. I don't think the librarian would like it, coming in the next morning and finding everything a huge mess!

Mouse and I are trying to come up with other ideas of things to do. There are lots of books about sports, so we thought about trying to make our own! Maybe...who can read the fastest-est? That's not really a sport. Maybe just carrying heavy books, like a weight lifter? Oh, and a race around different stacks, that could be fun! I'll talk to Mouse, and see what he says. Happy holidays!!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Jingly-jingle bells!

Brr...it got really cold, really fast! I'm just really glad I've got a fur coat. I mean, the fireplace in the library is nice, but you have to sit really close to feel any heat, so Mouse and I curl up in front of it. Mouse brings his blanket, and we share while I read him a story. Mouse can read on his own, but he has a bit of trouble turning the pages of bigger books. Besides, what are friends for?

With Christmas coming up, I can see all the different activities the librarians have planned on the big wall calender. They're doing things like making gingerbread houses (yum!), making ornaments and even Christmas crafts! I like the idea of making things, beavers are naturally creative. I mean, we spend most of our lives building and renovating our homes! Never know when you might need a guest room, or another bathroom.

But I'm having some trouble with something...I want to give Mouse a present. Shh! Don't let him know! But I don't know what to make him. Maybe one of you might have an idea, what are some kind of gifts that you think Mouse might like? Have you ever made a gift for a friend before? Any and all ideas would be great, thanks you library-type persons!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

It's Beginning to look a lot...

Wow.

I mean, really, wow...

I'm not used to having this place to myself during the week, but on Wednesday (I could tell it was Wednesday cause it was the day after Tuesday, but before Thursday) there was a HUGE snowstorm. So huge, the people couldn't even get to the library! I could see the snow outside, being whipped around by the wind WHOOOSH one way, and then WHOOOSH the other.

Actually, it made me a little dizzy, watching the snow, so I quit looking out the window. Mouse just snuggled up in his little blanket, and I sat on the new couch. Oh it was soooo comfy! And I was careful to follow the couch rules, although why any-beaver would want to write on a couch, I don't know. That's what books are for!

It was especially fun because the weekend before, Santa had visited! I even got a candy cane!! He left it for me, I know cause it had a tag with my name on in. Well, actually, it said "Beaver and Mouse", so I shared some of it with Mouse. It was good and crunchy, though, very different from pencils.

So it was a quiet little day, in a quiet little library, reading on the couch next to a quiet little Mouse. Well, not that quiet; Mouse is a noisy eater. But I couldn't hear him over the wind, so it was okay.

Here's a picture of a snowflake cause it snowed sooo much!

Friday, December 4, 2009

Ta da!! First post!

Wow, setting this up was a lot harder than I expected. Now I'm really glad my little buddy Mouse offered to help.

Hello internet people and book readers! My name is Bupl, and this is my blog. Anyone who checks out my profile will see two things, probably. Well, there's a lot more than two things, but two things really stand out. First, I'm a beaver. On top of that, I live in a library! How cool is that? Well, I think it's cool, at least.

Who's Mouse, you're wondering? He's the Library Mouse that lives here too. He hangs out with the kids, and some nice ladies even made him a little blanket. Mouse is swell, and he knows lots about computers. That's why he helps me out. Me, I like books, I love to read and read and read. Books are made of paper, and paper comes from trees. Since I'm a beaver, I have a thing for trees, but I have more of a thing for books. *grin* But I am a very special beaver, or so I've been told.

Well, Mouse has been showing me how to use the computers to look up books in the library, but once I got reading stuff on the computer, I got a little side tracked. Then I found out about these blog things. Did you know 'blog' really means 'web log', like a diary on the internet? It does, honest! I looked it up! Anyhow, the truth is...I'm kind of shy. I mentioned before, Mouse has plenty of friends, but whenever people come into the library...I hide. *blush* I know, it's kind of silly.

Since I'm a beaver, I have big front teeth, to chew down trees. Since books come from paper, which comes from trees, I have to try really hard not to chew on the books! I still chew on pencils, though, cause I write a lot. The erasers taste funny, though. My advise: do NOT eat pencil erasers, and don't even chew pencils, unless you're a beaver. But since I've got these big front teeth, when I talk I sort of...whistle. It's soooo embarassing! So I hide out while other people are in the library. But here, on my fancy-shmancy, super-shiny new blog of deliciousness, I can write out what I want to say, no whistling! Yay!

So, when I get the chance, I'll probably write about books I'm reading, what I'm thinking or doing. Maybe Mouse will even share some stories; he has plenty of friends, but he's got a small little voice. He's a sweet little guy though! For now though, my hands are kind of tired. That's a whole lot of typing I just got done! Feel free to stop by and say hi to me here, or check out my library's webpage. They even have a Facebook page! What's a facebook, like a picture book with faces? I must have said something funny, cause Mouse is laughing at me. Oh well!