El Deafo, a graphic novel by Cece Bell published in 2014 by Amulet Books Winner of a 2015 Newbery Honor, this is the book I’ve been waiting in a longlonglong library request line to get my hands on. And yes, …
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trees are for hugging…a list of five books soaring with trees in honor of my son’s graduation
My son, Erik, graduates from college this week! I’m a happy mom, and deeply thankful for all I’ve learned from him as he has pursued majors in Biology and Environmental Studies. The world needs more people like Erik, devoting themselves to …
poetry friday
I Am a Baby Porcupette from Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night, by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Rick Allen I am a baby porcupette. My paws are small; my nose is wet. And as I nurse against my …
fiction favorites…One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia All the way to the airport, Pa had tried to act like he was dropping off three sacks of wash at the Laundromat. I’d seen through Pa…He has only one or two faces, nothing …
And the winner is…
Today marks the end of the Orange Marmalade Book Give Away… …but before we get to the winner… …I want to say thank you to all who entered the drawing by giving me such great suggestions for the Monday List …
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