November 2015, In My Notebook

2015-11-30T14:46:12-05:00

A couple of summers ago, I reread all Beverly Cleary's Ramona stories. My notebook from that summer would have listed all the later Ramona books I'd missed, along with some favourite quotes and scenes as I reread my favourites. Oh, how I loved Ramona when I was eight years old. (Turns

November 2015, In My Notebook2015-11-30T14:46:12-05:00

‘Tis the Season…for Mosquitoes

2015-11-26T14:38:02-05:00

So, it's past the middle of November, so I'm surprised to find myself surrounded by so many mosquitoes. First in the fifth volume of Laura Ingalls Wilder's series, On the Shores of Silver Lake. Living so close to the land, the other residents are regularly brushing elbows (and paws and wings

‘Tis the Season…for Mosquitoes2015-11-26T14:38:02-05:00

Kyo Maclear’s The Good Little Book (2015)

2017-07-20T17:41:09-04:00

I returned to picture books when a face-to-face bookclub read Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Books without pictures still outnumber the illustrated volumes in my stacks, but I am working to adjust the balance. The Good Little Book, written by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Marion Arbona, will suit booklovers

Kyo Maclear’s The Good Little Book (2015)2017-07-20T17:41:09-04:00

November 2015, In My Bookbag

2015-11-06T15:32:34-05:00

Three of the books in my stack currently are heavy or over-sized (G.R..R. Martin: I'm looking at you), but there are several skinny options making an appearance in my bookbag this week. First, Michel Chikawanine's Child Soldier (written with Jessica Dee Humphreys and illustrated by Claudia Dávila); he begins by

November 2015, In My Bookbag2015-11-06T15:32:34-05:00
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