There is a day for everything. And this Saturday, May 2, is Independent Bookstore Day, when hundreds of indie booksellers around the country are throwing out the stops to celebrate these unique, community-oriented, literary-rich…okay, let’s just say it…havens of civilization!! …
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in a world of sorrow shall I dish up green eggs and ham?
In a World of Sorrow, Shall I Dish Up Green Eggs and Ham? Lately I’ve been mulling the incongruity between the weight of human suffering in the world and the seeming inconsequence of children’s literature. The question rattles around in …
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books fall open, we fall in…a list of five books starring books!
Charlie Cook’s Favorite Book, by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Alex Scheffler first published in the U.S. in 2006 by Dial Books for Young Readers Charlie Cook loves to curl up in an arm chair with his favorite book. It’s about …
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poetry friday
One more Thanksgiving poem today. Come back on Monday, when I have five wonderfully-wintery books you won’t want to miss… A Thank You for Friends by Rodney Bennett There are all kinds of men Who have done me good turns, …
