A Mysterious Adventure!

Elizabeth and Lauren are hosting our next meeting, and Lauren has chosen the book, "Thea Stilton and the Cherry Blossom Adventure" by the author Geronimo Stilton! It will be a very fun read!
Book Description: "Geronimo's adventurous sister Thea is taking the publishing world by storm in this fabumouse tale packed with action, mystery, and friendship.
In this exciting adventure, the Thea Sisters are off to Japan on a cultural exchange program. While they're busy exploring Kyoto and admiring the beautiful cherry blossoms, a valuable doll is stolen from a wealthy Japanese collector. Will the five mice be able to track down the doll and catch the thief? Readers will love following the clues to help the Thea Sisters solve the mystery" (from Amazon.com).
We can't wait to get started....thank you Lauren!

Belles and Books in Full Bloom!

Here are all of our beautiful Belles with their daisy chains! What a great bunch!


Dear Libby and Debra,
We loved having y'all in our book club, and we will miss both of you dearly! Best of luck in Connecticut. So happy to hear that y'all will be starting your own Belles and Books! Keep in touch :)


Lauren has such a fun personality and very pretty smile! Thanks for picking our next book :)


Brook with her two beautiful girls: Cambri and Ellie!


Leila and Chloe hosted such a wonderful book club meeting at the library! It was fun hearing all of the girl's favorite characters in our book, "Heidi." I think that the this book inspired all of us! After our discussion, the girls got to make beautiful daisy chains, and eat some Swiss Chocolate! Thanks you two!


Jamie and Abby are new additions to Belles and Books!
Great to have y'all in the club....Your daisy chain looks awesome!

Our Belles are the best!

Time to Announce our new book for March!! Leila and Chloe are hosting our March meeting, and have chosen "Heidi" as our next read! We are all very excited to be reunited with this timeless classic! What a perfect book as we welcome spring time...thank you!


The girls got to make their own animal picture frames with a personal note of confidence on the back! This craft went along perfectly with our book that encouraged building confidence!

These girls are the BEST!! They loved making their picture frame craft....love those smiles. Thank you Debra, great idea!

Elizabeth and Lauren making the panda frame :) Lauren, your new glasses are so cute on you!

Libby and Gloria enjoying the yummy treats!

Our Book for the New Year!

Our book for the new year was chosen by Debra and Libby! We are reading "Taking the Reins" by author Alison Hart. This book is part of the American Girl collection, and gives a sweet story about finding confidence!

The cool thing about this book is there are more than 20 different endings. The girls put themselves in the main character's shoes, and decide their own ending! It will be so fun to hear each girl share their own story at our next book club meeting! See y'all in January...Happy New Year!

Auntie Claus (hot chocolate) Tea Party!

Belles and Books celebrated our book, Auntie Claus, by having a (hot chocolate) tea party! This meeting really helped welcome the spirit of the season. It's always better to give than to receive!

Thank You Melanie and Sara!

Holiday Cheer 2011!

Happy Holidays to all of our Beautiful Belles and Books Gals! Our book for the season, "Auntie Claus" by Elise Primavera, was chosen by Melanie and Sara. It is a very sweet book with a heart warming message! May we all take these words of wisdom to heart,

..."always remember my first and final rule-whether it's birthdays, Christmas, or Halloween, it is far better to give than it is to receive!"
-Auntie Claus-

We will be sharing in an Auntie Claus tradition by having a tea party (hot chocolate) for our next book club meeting on December 3rd at 11:00! Can't wait to hear what the girls loved about the book....and remember to bring those fun questions!

Our first Meeting, October 2011

Our Belles and Books beginnings started with our Halloween read, "Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve" by Mary Pope Osborne. It was a very cute book for the spooky season!
In our meeting, each girl got to share her favorite part of the book, and then present a question to the group. I loved seeing how much the girls enjoyed the book, and hearing all of their imaginative questions!
Here are a few cute pictures...what a beautiful day it was! See y'all again soon, good reading :)