One of my goals for Orange Marmalade in 2019 is to delve a bit into fantasy — which sounds very dwarf-like, this delving. Partly in order to keep expanding my own reading menu; partly because I recognize that for many …
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a Dickensian tale of golems and chimney sweeps
Presenting another piece of middle-grade fiction that I couldn’t put down 🙂 Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster, by Jonathan Auxier published in 2018 by Amulet Books 344 pages + Author’s and Historical Notes Masterful storyteller Jonathan …
a jumble of jolliness
Today we’re leaning into silliness and razzle-dazzle, rambunctiousness and wagging tails, books that’ll spread a ray of sunshine in your little reading circle! Our Car, written J.M. Brum, illustrated by Jan Bajtlik published in 2018, a Neal Porter Book, Roaring …
hot pink, super quirky, bedtime stories!
Well, friends! Do I ever have an eccentric and charming book for you! Stories of the Night, written and illustrated by Kitty Crowther translated into English by Julia Marshall originally published in Sweden in 2017; English edition by Gecko Press, …
a sad farewell to one of children’s literature’s greats
Yesterday the news arrived that one of the geniuses of children’s literature, John Burningham, has died. When I heard, I was brokenhearted, for he has gifted us with so many treasured stories and all the fond memories of reading them, …
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The 2019 Orange Marmalade Juicy Book Awards
Awarding my annual Juicies provides me with the great pleasure of looking back at all the books I’ve loved over the past year — such fascinating, beautiful, expansive places I’ve traveled via their pages! Yet whittling down the list to …
love, loss, and one little donkey
Saving Winslow, by Sharon Creech published in 2018 by Joanna Cotler Books, Harper Collins 165 pages Louie knelt beside the basket. A small gray head with black eyes and feathery eyelashes and sticking-up ears emerged. Attached to the head was …
Ski Soldier…A World War II biography
Looking for a short, intriguing read full of wintery, gutsy, glory? This slim biography combines history, adventure, the Italian Alps, and the skiing wonderland of the Colorado Rockies. Check it out! Ski Soldier: A World War II Biography, by Louise …
a jubilation of Earth’s creatures
Jubilation is what I experience when I learn more about the astounding variety of life sharing Planet Earth with us. From the ordinary to the exotic, here are creatures to make your heart sing! The Variety of Life, written by …
a banquet of splendors
Right about now you are likely in the thick of holiday busy-ness… …and here I am raining down a torrent of splendid book suggestions. Maybe one will jump out at you for that just-right gift! On the other hand, perhaps …
