Staff Pick by Rita: Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman

 

 

 

 Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman is irreverent, funny, entertaining, and very relatable. I have listened to the audiobook version with the Libby app three times. His personality is so "everyday guy" that it's easy to forget his celebrity status and feel like you're listening to the stories of an old friend. In one chapter he talks about a funny sign he remembers from his childhood that his aunt had hanging in her bathroom and I literally finished the quote and laughed out loud because I grew up with the same sign hanging in my bathroom. It is a very enjoyable book.

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

 

 

 

Reviewed by Laura

 

            This book tells the story of 17 year-old Lenni and 83 year-old Margot who meet in a hospital where both are waiting to die. Please don’t let that sentence deter you from reading this wonderful book! Lenni and Margot meet in the newly acquired Art Room of the hospital and strike up a friendship. As they grow closer, Lennie realizes that, between them, they have lived 100 years, so they begin to paint a picture of a memory for each year of their lives. The best part is that they also get to tell the story of what it represents. Some pages are hilarious, some are heartbreaking, but each and every one is a jewel. I can’t recommend this book highly enough! I laughed and cried through every delicious moment.