Saturday, March 1, 2014

the watsons go to birmingham-1963. christopher paul curtis.

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yesterday in a last minute scramble to read something for black history month (my original plan was to read black boy because my best friend...

henry's freedom box. ellen levine. kadir nelson.

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i purchased henry's freedom box  from the beale library book sale.  i bought it because it was a caldecott winner and only 50 cen...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

brush of the gods. lenore look. meilo so. (172)

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my friend chrissie posted on my facebook wall, an npr  article , 8 picture books that make us wish we were a kid again.  lenore loo...
Monday, February 24, 2014

little failure. gary schteyngart. (171)

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when i read the flavorpill post recommending little failure  as a must read for january, i hadn't read anything by gary shtey...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

one more thing. b.j. novak.

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if you are a frequenter of this blog, you know that i am a tad obsessed with mindy kaling.  and of course, one can not be obsessed with...
Friday, February 7, 2014

flora & ulysses. kate dicamillo. k.g. campbell. (170)

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i follow the new york public library (@nypl) on instagram and they posted the winner of the newbery medal award for 2014: so ...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

jazz age josephine. jonah winter. illustrations: marjorie priceman.

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josephine baker's autobiography has been on my to read list ever since i i read about her in sandra cisneros' caramelo.   introduced...