Dot.

Dot.  Written by Randi Zuckerberg (Mark's sister), this is a cute book that has a definite message:  Get offline!  (This is going to be a gift received by one of my nieces!)

Bumble-Ardy

I have never been a fan of books by Maurice Sendak.  (In fact, I'm not sure I knew of any of his writing besides Where the Wild Things Are.)  However, when I ran across an old interview of the late author (by one of my least favorite interviewer - and I think this interview exemplifies why I dislike her style), I was intrigued by his book, Bumble-Ardy.  The new book (2011) is based on a collaboration between Sendak and Sesame Street in the 1970s.  There are a few changes between the movie and the book (e.g., wine becomes brine in the book).

SS Edmund Fitzgerald

On this date (November 10) in 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank to the bottom of Lake Superior in the middle of a strong winter storm.  The song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" commemorates this event.