I’ve gotten two new mugs already this month, with at least one or two more on the way or that I’m planning to buy. I’m also reading a couple of good books right now so it was hard to figure out all the things I wanted to feature in this mug of the month blog post!
But the one I’ve been using most is one that you might already have seen featured on the blog earlier this month. It’s from the Disney inspired coffee company Trader Sam’s coffee, and has their logo on it. It’s a nice, big mug to hold plenty without spilling! Their logo is really fun and I love the name and the Disney connection so I’m excited to be using this mug.
What’s in my cup: Of course with a Trader Sam’s mug I have to be drinking Trader Sam’s coffee! I absolutely love the banana pie coffee I got from them (called the Skipper’s Brew and inspired by the Jungle Cruise). I highly recommend you check them out – use the code EXPLORER to get 10% off your order. They have some new flavors coming out soon too!
What I’m reading: I’m getting towards the end of this book, called The Girl who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill. As you might know I’m a children’s librarian, and this book just won the 2017 Newbery award last month. The Newbery goes to the best book in children’s literature published in the previous year. When it was announced I hadn’t read it so I knew I needed to grab it off the shelf! I’ve got 100 pages left and so far I’m enjoying it. It’s about a girl who has magic but doesn’t know it until she reaches her 13th birthday. There’s a lot of other interesting things going on too but I don’t want to spoil it. While I wouldn’t say it’s the best I’ve ever read personally, it clearly has a lot of literary merit and is well crafted so I can see why it won. I’m hoping the ending is very satisfactory!
What’s in your mug this month? And have you read any good books recently?
It must be so much fun being a children’s librarian! The cover suits the genre! And I loved that mug; the texture gives it a nice antique look! 🙂
It is a very busy job, but I absolutely love it! There are so many great children’s books out there now.
Okay, I am obsessed. When I was in Disney last month, I was SO happy with the wider selection of mugs. This one is so cute and I love the subtle nod to Disney!
They have really done a lot with their mugs – there are so many options now!
That book is on my to-read list. Let me know how you feel about it as a whole.
Ultimately I really liked it. It felt slow in parts but I thought the ending and the themes were really good so it left me feeling pretty positively.
Good to know, thanks for letting me know. 🙂
So you get your coffee from Disney? How does that work? Do they fresh roast it?
In the theme parks Disney does all their coffee through the company Joffrey’s – they now sell the Disney coffees online so I have them delivered! https://www.joffreys.com/disneyparksandresorts
That is so cool! Check out Joffreys now!
Oh, that book sounds interesting! I’m going to have to add it to my to-read list.
I highly recommend it! It was a very good read.
Disney, coffee and books – my three love languages! 🙂 That book sounds very intriguing! I think I may want to check it out for myself.
Right? You can’t go wrong with those three things! Pretty much sums up my life 😉 And I would definitely recommend the book!