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The man, the myth, the nonsense

The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear Who Invented Nonsense by Wolverton Hill and Laura Carlin

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I kept seeing the title The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear Who Invented Nonsense by Wolverton Hill and illustrator Laura Carlin on multiple promotions, lists and emails. I was starting to think I did not want to read it as I have a thing about not reading something that is too popular. This is because I figure, a popular book will sell, be given love. The not so popular book needs someone to find it, to give it the […]

History behind “The New Colossus”

What Emma Wrote: The Woman Behind the Words on the Statue of Liberty by Ann D. Koffsky and N. Tarcan

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What Emma Wrote: The Woman Behind the Words on the Statue of Liberty by Ann D. Koffsky (Ann Diament Koffsky) and illustrator N. Tarcan   While I was not WOWed by this story, I was warm and cozy with it. It was a nice story, a good introduction to the subject and made me want to learn more about the woman who is the Emma of the title. Both the text and illustrations give off comfortable vibes The publisher’s description says “with its poetic message” […]

Read with Pride every time

Meaning of Pride by Rosiee Thor

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A few weeks ago I was cleaning up old emails and found one from 2022!  It was a note I had sent to the author of  Meaning of Pride, Rosiee Thor and their response. They mentioned they were sharing my note with illustrator Sam Kirk. I never heard from them; but then again, I was not expecting to (though it would have been awesome). Finding this note made me want to read it once again. Now the real kick-in-the-pants? It was still an online reader! […]

Don’t know your ABCs? That’s okay! You can still create a poem

Emily Writes: Emily Dickinson and Her Poetic Beginnings by Jane Yolen

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When you read a book that you have wanted to for awhile and it is not what you expected, that can be a bit disappointing. Sometimes it can make it even better than expected. And sometimes it is a combination. Emily Writes: Emily Dickinson and Her Poetic Beginnings is one of those books that was a combination.   Jane Yolen is a writer. She knows how to spin a tale and makes Dickinson come to life. However, due to lack of information about Dickinson as a […]



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