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May.22.2012
As a small child, I lived in a poky cottage opposite a tall red brick wall which formed the curtilage of Georgian rectory, a classical house of pale stone, abandoned and fallen into ruin. The bricks glowed fire-red at sunset and, though pitted here and there, had a sheen you never see in modern...
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May.18.2012
I was in the car listening to NPR when I heard Maurice Sendak died. And at the news, my eyes stung and tears threatened. Not only for Mr. Sendak, I’d never known him except through his words, rather for...
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May.18.2012
When I heard about this week's topic, yet again I was stumped. I loved illustrated books when I was a kid, still do. Now as an aunt I get to pick books for my niece and nephews, although the older ones are now into chapter books. I gave a Madeline book to a friend's daughter and afterwards she...
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May.17.2012
My favorite illustrated book is an English fairy tale that I read from my elementary school library. It was full of cheerful illustrations on every page. The story was easy to read and understand that it remained with me for many years. Even more so, it was unfortunate that I...
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May.17.2012
When I first met author, Jewell Parker Rhodes, I got stuck on the fact that we have almost the same first name. It's not something that happens to me often. Growing up I was smart enough to know that if I could survive the teasing ('Jewelle the fool' was one chant) my name was going to...
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May.17.2012
Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are is a stupendous illustrated book. It is my older sister's favorite book, but it isn't mine. I love it; I read it to my children, and my younger son liked it well enough that he read it to one of his classes when it was his turn to choose....
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May.17.2012
If you’ve ever watched an episode of Mystery! on PBS, you’re familiar with the work of my favorite illustrator: Edward Gorey.
Whether you consider his illustrations Victorian, Edwardian, or Gothic, all remind us that life is far from a bowl of cherries, that life is filled as much with pits and...
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May.16.2012
This week’s blog topic comes at just the time when I’ve been busily checking out picture books from the library, looking at a few on my own shelves, and searching the shelves of the library bookstore for a gem or two to add to my small children’s book collection.
When I gave the topic more thought...
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May.16.2012
The first day of French class, everyone was speaking French except me. I managed to enter college without one day of a foreign language. The professor took a break and the girl in front of me with long, thick dark hair and large brown eyes turned to me and said, "Isn't he gorgeous?...
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May.16.2012
I would like to suggest that anyone looking for a profusely illustrated science fiction adventure novel, for adults and young readers, check out Planet Janitor Custodian of the Stars. This book has a full wrap-around lithograph cover, TOC, chapter heads and 28 unique illustrations that highlight...
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