The promise of Christmas was originally peace on Earth and isn’t that still the longing of our hearts in these troubled and fractious times? I recognize that the holiday season finds you all in remarkably different places; some awash in …
Orange Marmalade 2018 Non-Electronic Gift Guide: Games and Puzzles
Puzzles and board games for all ages today! Wrap them up for the holidays and enjoy them for years to come! Links will take you either to a website where you can purchase the item or to Amazon. If you …
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Bonhoeffer: a striking graphic portrayal
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler, written and illustrated by John Hendrix published in 2018 by Amulet Books 167 pages + back matter I’ve read several biographies of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor whose faith-shaped …
when winter whistles in
Winter whistled in — at least a very small whistle — here in Minneapolis this week-end. My yard is white. A frosting-layer of snow traces each tree’s branches, accentuating their loveliness. Tell-tale tracks dimple the snow where squirrels, rabbits, and …
Orange Marmalade 2018 Non-Electronic Gift Guide: artistry all around!
Today’s list celebrates artistic endeavors… the joy of creating in wide-ranging forms, from blacksmithing to bread-baking, bell ringing to tap dancing. Let these gift ideas inspire others that are particularly suited to your child…or yourself! I’ve provided links to cool …
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a happy, vintage, read-aloud find
The Curious Lobster, written by Richard W. Hatch, illustrated by Marion Freeman Wakeman originally published in two volumes in 1935 and 1939; this edition 2018 by New York Review Books 392 pages I love when I stumble across a classic …
Orange Marmalade 2018 Non-Electronic Gift Guide: investigate! build! invent! imagine!
Today — a fountain of toys, projects, kits, and clubs so full of juice and joy I’d be happy to see them under the Christmas tree with my name on the tag! I’ll steer you to a few sites you’ll …
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people, places, and things
Juicy non-fiction books are like an Aladdin’s-lamp of magic, discovery and wonder; fuel for curious minds. Crack open one of these gems and be amazed at the astounding variety of people, places and things that emerge to tantalize you and …
Orange Marmalade 2018 Non-Electronic Gift Guide: #optoutside edition
It’s time once again for Orange Marmalade’s annual non-electronic gift guides! Non-electronic pastimes enrich kids’ bodies, minds, and souls. Here’s to holiday gift-giving that encourages outdoor play, creative messes, imagination, ingenuity, exploration, family time, in the juicy, real world. Once …
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an out-of-the-box fantasy!
Selznickian became an adjective of choice for me in 2007 when Brian Selznick created his genre-busting novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, weaving together word and image in a way that had not been done before. Since then, he has …
Louisiana’s journey…another gem from DiCamillo
If you could clothe goodness in a character, what what it look like? If you could depict human flourishing in one snapshot of one place, where would that be? If you could encapsulate abandonment and solace, dismay and hope, fragmentation …
