Tag: children's literature
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Review: The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling I found this Papermill Press copy at The Bookman one day, and it was so vividly orange that I just had to buy it. It stands out so much on my bookshelf, it’s actually quite hilarious. I wouldn’t trade it for any other copy. Read: September 4 – September…
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Review: The Ickabog
The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling I’m a big fan of the Harry Potter books, even if I don’t agree with many of Rowling’s views, so when I saw that she’d written another children’s book, I thought I’d give it a try. I was even more intrigued because of the beautiful cover. Read: June 5 –…
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Review: The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White 4 stars – I liked it; it was good This is a shorter novel that’s sort of a prequel to the legends of King Arthur and the Round Table. Read while I was on vacation in Mexico. Read: Jan. 13 – Jan. 24, 2023. To buy your…
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Review: Coraline
Coraline by Neil Gaiman 4 stars – I liked it; it was good I was horrified by the movie of this book when I was a kid – mainly because it was when it first came out and I caught a glimpse of it on the TVs in Superstore at the 1-hour-25-minute mark (scariest part…
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Books That Inspire Me
I became a reader the way all readers seem to. My mom read to me every night in my youth, and at school I borrowed books from the library to read on my own. I absolutely loved reading, and I think that connection stemmed from my connection with my mom. She and my dad were…