This year, for the first time in 10 years, I’m not featuring any new Christmas titles. Instead, I’m going to highlight ten vintage titles that are amongst my favorites of the almost-150 gems already in my Christmas lists. (That’s a …
Tag: vintage books
a second batch of fantasy!
Earlier this year I decided to devote some time to reading a bit more fantasy, looking for gems to recommend. In January, I posted one batch of titles which you can find here. Over the past months I’ve tackled quite a …
vintage poetry…April is Poetry Month!
For this week’s poetry selections I’ve dipped into my wonderful Minneapolis library’s stacks of vintage books where I’ve found some sweet treasures. The poems in these first four slim volumes have a number of things in common: they’re all quite, …
preschool perfection
Today, five books just begging to be read with the little shavers in your households. All peachy keen for ages 2 and up. I Really Want to See You, Grandma, written and illustrated by Taro Gomi originally published in Japan …
vintage canoe adventures
They tested the Minnow and tested their own skill and strength in her: they back-paddled, they forward-paddled; they sent her twirling in circles…Then they changed their methods altogether, and saw how stealthily they could go: they grudged the soft whisper …
pint sized Poirots
Today I’ve got two delightful mysteries for the youngest of sleuths. The first one took me quite by surprise! I picked it up from my hold shelf at the library and the size and heft of it tricked me into …
spring forth, Spring!!
Despite the fact that the calendar claims Spring arrived a couple of weeks ago, here in Minnesota we still have snow on the ground and the air has a decided nip to it. In fact, some parts of our lovely …
need a smile? you might try hippos…
Hippos lend themselves to ridicule, don’t you think? Their protrusive snouts, bulgy jowls, zeppelin-sized bellies, stubby legs, and cavernous yawns are an open invitation to comedy. Do you need some laughter in your household? I’ve come across a few hippo-centric …
the sound of silence…books for appreciating quietude
It’s no secret that I love me some quietness. The soul-enlarging quietness of a morning at the cabin, where only the haunting call of a loon breaks into absolute stillness. The companionable quiet of an evening, sipping tea together, each …
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of mice and hedgehogs…the brilliance of Beatrix
If you haven’t already heard, 2016 is being fondly celebrated by a world-ful of Beatrix Potter fans. July 28 marks her 150th birthday, and I should say that bread and milk and blackberries would make the ideal birthday tea. Today, I’m here …
orange marmalade 