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Something from Nothing

March 26th, 2012 · No Comments · Books

Review By HOMA WOODRUM Something from Nothing, written and illustrated by Phoebe Gilman, has been a long-time favorite of mine. My younger sister received this book as a gift when it first came out twenty years ago and my fond memories prompted me to check it out from the library to read to my children. [...]

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Simple Pleasures

March 24th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Simple Pleasures is a sweet story depicting children at play using only natural objects and their imaginations. The text of the story emphasizes the importance of deepening connection with the natural world and community, reminding us that, “simple pleasures in life are free, whether you’re ninety or three.” Highlighting this pleasantly relaxed [...]

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Little Colt’s Palm Sunday

March 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Books

Review By BEN DEVRIES Little Colt’s Palm Sunday is a gentle retelling of Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem on a young donkey, who had never been ridden before and was recruited along with his mother from a nearby town by Jesus and his disciples. The book, beautifully illustrated and written in rhyming stanzas, is especially appropriate  [...]

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Toby the Pet Therapy Dog and His Hospital Friends

March 16th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Animals used for therapeutic services are seen all over the American landscape, but their presence in children’s literature is just now making its foray. After chronicling her struggles with the real-life Toby (read: destructive, erratic behavior) in the adult work On Toby’s Terms, author Charmaine Hammond scripted the first in [...]

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