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Peeps 2012
Here is my Peeps project for 2012. Hope to get my peeps picture in the paper. Improbable? Yes. Impossible? No!
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Maurice Sendak 1928-2012
Goodbye to Maurice Sendak, loved by so many. Fresh Air has a wonderful appreciation here.
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Tove Jansson’s Illustrations for Who Will Comfort Toffle?
I love the bold graphics in Tove Jansson‘s pictures for her book Who Will Comfort Toffle? If you have never read any Moomin books, I urge you to do so.
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The Princess and the Goblin
I’ve been listening to the Librivox audiobook of a strange and wonderful fantasy novel, The Princess and the Goblin, by George MacDonald, published in 1872. I really like volunteer reader Lizzie...
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Decie Merwin’s Illustrations for Happy Little Family
I found this copy of Happy Little Family at an antique store in Spokane. It was published in 1947, the first book in the Fairchild Family series by Rebecca Caudill. I bought it because I loved the...
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Women in Translation: Tove Jansson
Here’s another great book for Women in Translation Month. The Summer Book, by Tove Jansson, was the first Finnish book I ever read, back when I was in my teens, and it made a tremendous impression on...
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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
As a 4th grader I loved that smart boy Encyclopedia Brown. Whether a crime, conundrum, or scam, Encyclopedia Brown was your boy. No case too small. The Encyclopedia Brown books were written by Donald...
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Little Mouse Helps Out, by Riikka Jäntti
Over the past couple of years I’ve been translating the Little Mouse picture books by Riikka Jäntti. I like Jäntti’s realistic depictions of how fun and annoying family life can be, and her...
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The NY Public Library’s Most Checked-Out Books of All Time
Here are the 10 books that have been checked out the most over the history of the New York Public Library: 1. “The Snowy Day,” by Ezra Jack Keats (485,583 checkouts) 2. “The Cat in the Hat,” by Dr....
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Maggie Rudy’s Mouseland
Maggie Rudy makes highly detailed and adorable miniature tableaux to illustrate her books. Here are a few of her photo illustrations. Click and zoom for a closer look. City Mouse, Country Mouse I Wish...
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