Reading the World 2012
Wild about Words: Margarita Engle’s The Wild Book
I received this beautiful book from Margarita’s Publisher December of last year and I deliberately postponed writing my review until now that we are celebrating women’s voices and girl power for our current bimonthly theme. Word Blindness and Words that won’t Keep Still. As a clinician, I am familiar with dyslexia and the struggles that [...]
On Girls’ Flights of Fancies: Princess Hyacinth – The Surprising Tale of a Girl who Floated
Among the books that I borrowed for our bimonthly theme on Girl Power and Women’s Wiles, this particular one had me thinking for a bit. And I invite anyone who may have read this lovely picture book to join in the discussion. I know I tend to over-read things and overanalyze reading materials, so sometimes [...]
Nonfiction Monday: Lily Renée, Escape Artist by Trina Robbins and Illustrated by Anne Timmons and Mo Oh
I learned about this lovely graphic novel through the kidlitosphere listserv as Heidi Estrin & Barbara Krasner from the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee were arranging a blog tour for Lily Renée, Escape Artist: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer by Trina Robbins and Illustrated by Anne Timmons and Mo Oh. When I learned that [...]
