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Giant Steps to Change the World

October 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Spike Lee – yes, the famous filmmaker and the man with his own cable channel – is a children’s author! Giant Steps to Change the World isn’t his first work, but it sure is a heavy hitting one. Its message is solid, daunting, challenging, and yet inspiring: Life is going […]

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First Pooch

September 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY I’m charmed by Carole Boston Weatherford’s picture book on how First Dog Bo became part of the First Family. Living in Washington, DC, my family and I are intimate with the president’s motorcade, helicopters, and even the National Christmas Tree on the south lawn. But the man himself? We know as much […]

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Of Thee I Sing

January 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY Barack Obama’s inspiring children’s book Of Thee I Sing is part love song to his daughters and part ode to the heroes who made this country great. Many of the historical figures featured in this book — such as Helen Keller and Jackie Robinson — are universally loved. Others may provoke discussion. […]

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Now Hiring: White House Dog

September 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Loosely based on Malia and Sasha Obama’s quest for a canine companion, Now Hiring boasts a simple storyline where the girls take the dog search into their own hands. They fashion a homemade “Now Hiring” sign for the front lawn and receive half a dozen candidates on a particularly busy […]

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