Winter Reads

L. Frank Baum’s The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1902)

Buried In Print2012-04-17T15:20:31-04:00

L. Frank Baum’s The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1902) Illus. Mary Cowles Clark Dover Publications, 1976 Of course when I was young, I would read this any time of year. But as an adult, I revisit it on the holidays. The way that other readers turn to Dickens

L. Frank Baum’s The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1902)Buried In Print2012-04-17T15:20:31-04:00

Margaret Laurence’s The Olden Days Coat (1979)

Buried In Print2014-07-11T16:21:23-04:00

Margaret Laurence's The Olden Days Coat (1979) Illus. Muriel Wood Tundra Books, 1998 Every time I read this book I think "surely this time I won't cry", but I always do. And it's not because this is a sad story, but there is something so overwhelmingly touching about it, that

Margaret Laurence’s The Olden Days Coat (1979)Buried In Print2014-07-11T16:21:23-04:00

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