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Gentlemen of the Road
Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon Michael Chabon is best known for The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and last year’s The Yiddish Policeman’s Union was a bestseller. This story was first published serially, as a deliberately old-fashioned adventure … Continue reading
I’m way, way behind on all my reviews, having been sick in bed and reading a lot for two weeks. But here’s a start: A number of my friends with four-year-olds and close to fours have been complaining of resurgent … Continue reading
Protected: update from the trenches
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Snack Time
Snack Time by the Barenaked Ladies The BNL seem to be following the happy trend of making children’s albums. This is a delightful effort, featuring such songs as the opening Western-style number, “Seven Ate Nine,” with lyrics explaining all the … Continue reading
Hush
I’ve been a fan of Donna Jo Napoli’s since her enchanting retelling of Rapunzel, Zel, which I read in my children’s lit class. Here’s her latest: Hush by Donna Jo Napoli Melkorka has been raised princess of a small kingdom … Continue reading
Protected: Happy Birthday, Mommy!
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Protected: Garden To-Do List
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It’s All Too Much
I have a wonderful colleague and friend who just puts books on hold for me if she thinks I’ll like them. I do the same for her, of course. This isn’t one I would have picked for myself. She didn’t … Continue reading
Noah’s Garden
wrote about this on her blog a while back. And then I was weeding in my 500s, and there it was, just waiting for me. I’d never even noticed it before. It falls in the dreaded number 508, the number … Continue reading
The Apple-Pip Princess
The Apple-Pip Princess by Jane RayIn a kingdom long ago and far away, a king had three daughters. When the Queen died, the land turned brown and barren, and no one had enough to eat. Now, the king has given … Continue reading
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