A Boy Called Dickens, by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by John Hendrix Amidst the gray, grimy streets of London in the early 1800s, lives one scrawny, poor boy. He suffers from cold and damp and skimpy meals. Days are spent working …
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a list of…five books honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Orange Marmalade will be focusing on Black Americans in children’s literature all week. I’ve enjoyed and learned from the reading I’ve done to select these books and hope you find some new titles to read with your kids, or just …
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a list of…five stories about some beloved authors…and a fond farewell to another
Today’s books each tell a fascinating story about a creator of some of our best-loved children’s books. One such author, whose name has acquired a sweet familiarity in our household, is Dick King-Smith, who died on January 4th, at the age of 88. Dick King-Smith …
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