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Author Archives: Katy K.
Babies! Part 1 – Fertility
When friends are wanting or having babies, I naturally want to point them to resources. And so many friends are going through this right now and I’m going over the same information over and over in emails, which is tiresome. … Continue reading
The Pinhoe Egg
The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones. Narrated by Gerard Doyle. It appears to be a peaceful English village setting of about a century ago. Maryanne and Joe Pinhoe are looking forward to peaceful summer holidays when their Gammer, the … Continue reading
Savvy
Savvy by Ingrid LawMibs Beaumont can’t wait to turn thirteen. Her Daddy’s bought her a beautiful yellow dress and her Momma’s going to make her a yellow and pink cake with perfect roses on it. But she’s also a little … Continue reading
Graceling
Graceling by Kristin Cashore I started this because it was on Booklist’s best youth and young adult Fantasy and Science Fiction of 2008 list. And wow. Katsa, the king’s niece, is Graced, and the world knows it, because her eyes … Continue reading
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Swan Sister
Swan Sister edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri WindlingDatlow and Windling are the queens of fairy tales retold, often for adults, though I found this shelved not too inappropriately in children’s. Here are mostly-familiar tales retold by authors such as … Continue reading
Hershel and Hanukkah Goblins
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman I’m not anywhere close to Jewish, and I know that Hanukkah is a pretty minor Jewish holiday as such things goes. Still, I’ve always loved both the … Continue reading
The Return of the Light
The Return of the Light by Carolyn McVickar Edwards I’m a little late writing this book up, as the winter solstice has now been and gone. However, here is a nice little collection of folk tales from around the world … Continue reading
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The Good Neighbors
The Good Neighbors. Volume 1: Kin by Holly Black. Illustrated by Ted Naifeh Rue Silver is sixteen years old. She has a boyfriend and a group of friends who like to break into abandoned buildings and take photographs. Her mother … Continue reading
