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Showing posts with label best children's books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label best children's books. Show all posts
Monday, January 26, 2015

Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers

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"She knew very well that Mary Poppins never wasted time in being nice."  Growing up, I missed an awful lot of the children...
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

The Lives of Christopher Chant and The Magicians of Caprona by Diana Wynne Jones

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When Jenny announced she was hosting a Diana Wynne Jones week, I was so excited!  I've loved DWJ since I was a child.  Unfortunately, a...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A Long Way from Chicago and A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck

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Newbery Count 36/89 A couple of winners, in every sense of the word. A Year Down Yonder, the 2001 Newbery Medal winner, is the sequel to ...
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

The View From Saturday by E. L. Konigsberg

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Newbery Count : 34/89 Now,  this is   a Newbery-worthy book.  Wow. And why did it take me so long to read it? I was a little apprehensiv...
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Sunday, March 7, 2010

My Newbery Challenge

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Recently, I've been reading a lot about the Newbery Award winners.  Yes, I did read this year's prizewinner -- Rebecca Stead's W...
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

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Every so often, I read a book that I love so much I will stop complete strangers at the library or the bookstore and beg them to read it. Th...
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