I'm sure you have an opinion. What is the most ominous wintry scene in children's literature? CricketMuse argues that Edmund's encounter with the White Witch in the Chronicles of Narnia takes the prize, —while I argue that Jacob Marley's visitation of Scrooge has put the fear of miserliness into children for over 170 years. What … Continue reading The White Witch vs. Jacob Marley’s Ghost – Debatables
It's Fall!! It's time for Susanna Leonard Hill's Perfect Picture Book Friday! We all know those little dragons who just can't behave. They're busy coloring on the walls. Playing pranks. Throwing sand. This story is about an incorrigible dragon, just like the ones you may have at home—only worse. The dragon terrorizes villagers, spitting … Continue reading Dragon Was Terrible – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Instead of chocolate, I'm nibbling a piece of cheese for Susanna Leonard Hill's Perfect Picture Book Friday. But it's not my cheese because "RAT LAW says that if you're a rat, cheese belongs to you." Unless— "a BIG rat wants it. Then cheese belongs to him. Unless a BIGGER rate wants it. Then cheese … Continue reading Cheese Belongs to You! — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Returning from my long absence with a brief splash of a review for: I just read Nurse, Solder, Spy for a nonfiction picture book course and was fascinated by the story of a young Sarah Edmonds who impersonates a boy so she can enlist in the Union Army. Moss writes with the urgency of a … Continue reading Nurse, Soldier, Spy – Perfect Picture Book Friday
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