When Spring Comes, by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek published in 2016 by Greenwillow Books Bursting with the joys of springtime, the transformation of stark-drab-and-dead, to adorned-emerald-and-flourishing — quintessential Spring is sandwiched between the covers of this delightful book from …
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a fabulous new book for Lent and Easter
To be honest, I rarely come across an overtly Christian book that I find beautiful — artistic in both image and text. They are out there, but they are rare finds for me. John Hendrix’s new book, however, completely turns …
multicultural children’s book day…honey bunnies and Pascha eggs!
This year I am pleased to be a part of a blogging community celebrating multicultural children’s literature. January 27th is the third annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day, an event created by two women with a passion for diversity within children’s literature, …
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of eggs and springtime…three beauties
Easter is coming, a time of eggs everywhere, those exquisite surprise packages that gladden us with thoughts of new life. Here are two gorgeous new books and one vintage sweetheart to add to your Springtime or Eastertime collection: P. …
a list of…five books to consider for Easter celebrations
I’ve posted a few Easter titles in past years which you can locate at these links — both religious and egg-y titles. I don’t find many Easter-themed books compelling, honestly, but I have gathered five more, ranging from religious to …
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poetry friday
These Three by X.J. Kennedy These three on Friday Lay cloudy, dark and still: Shadow Of three crosses On cold Golgotha Hill. These on Easter morning Burst forth in bloom: Setting-egg. Tulip bulb. Good Lord’s tomb. (Taken from Easter Poems, …
eggs-traordinary!…a list of five eggs-tra books to enjoy at Easter-time
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes, by Du Bose Heyward, pictures by Marjorie Flack According to this classic story, there isn’t just one Easter Bunny who delivers eggs to the world-ful of boys and girls. It actually takes …
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a list of…five Easter titles, plus one more
Previously, I’ve reviewed five titles for Easter, and as they remain the best ones I’ve encountered, I thought I’d simply direct you to them once again. Those links are at the end of today’s blog. Though not exactly an Easter …
a list of…five reflections of Easter for Holy Week
In time for Holy Week, here are five titles depicting Easter from the Christian point of view. Without any intention of insulting anyone here, I must say — these five titles were difficult to unearth. I scanned large library inventories, Amazon …
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orange marmalade 