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Monthly Archives: November 2008
The Arrival
The Arrival by Shaun Tan A man leaves his wife and daughter, traveling along streets shadowed with the wings and tails of giant monsters. He sails across the sea in a huge boat, arriving in a strange land to try … Continue reading
The Alabama Stitch Book by Natalie Chanin This is a craft book for a kind of craft that isn’t one of the ones I regularly do. But I picked it up and it was so beautiful that I brought it … Continue reading
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The Sugar Queen
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen 28-year-old Josey Cirrini will never be the southern belle her mother was, or the beloved civic figure her father was before his death. She’s resigned herself to a life dedicated to caring for … Continue reading
Chalice
Chalice by Robin McKinley Once upon a time and quite unexpectedly, a young beekeeper named Mirasol was chosen to be the new Chalice for her demesne, the Willowlands. She is the first Chalice ever to hold her Chalice in honey … Continue reading
New Graphic Novels
The graphic novels I ordered in September finally came in. Here they are: AGENCY AGENTS OF ATLAS PREMIERE BAREFOOT GEN 4 VOL Beowulf by Neil Gaiman BLACK HOLE COLLECTED Crécy CROSSING MIDNIGHT CURSES HC DER STRUWWELMAAKIES ELKS RUN COLLECTED ED … Continue reading
Homeschool Bunny
We’re trying some home school preschool with a couple of friends, in addition to the Montessori he gets while I’m at work. The friend who did the research chose a Waldorf curriculum from Oak Meadows. It involves lots of stories … Continue reading
Nation
Nation by Terry Pratchett Once upon a time, perhaps a two hundred years ago or so, in a world very but not quite like ours, a young boy left his boy soul on the Island of Boys and prepared to … Continue reading
Casting Spells
OK… this is a really happy day for me, except for the part where LJ is suddenly reading my html as plain text. Why won’t the pretty book cover show up? [EDIT 11/9 – I finally got the picture to work.]Casting … Continue reading
Black Book of Colors
The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria. Translated by Elisa Amado. There are a whole lot of picture books about colors. This one is different. You really need to touch it – but I’ll do my … Continue reading
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