![]() ![]() It’s a moving and powerful thing when people take the time to not just read and experience a book, but to share that experience by writing to the author or illustrator about it. I’ve been lucky enough to receive a lot of mail over the years – from parents, grandparents, teachers, and librarians – about All the World, a picture book I co-created with illustrator Marla Frazee. Center of the universe? No.Ĭynthia Leitich Smith: This book is for you Meghan G., Kids book buyer: Introducing BookPeople’s Modern First LibraryĬhris Barton: A Modern First Library ListĬhris Barton: Loved, valued, unique? Yes. ![]() For more about BookPeople’s Modern First Library initiative, and for more recommendations of wonderful new and classic picture books to read, visit. This is the third week in a series of author guest posts about diversity in children’s literature and the BookPeople Modern First Library initiative. Guest Post by Austin Author Liz Garton Scanlon ![]()
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![]() ![]() it may be an old story, yet it troubles and terrifies us now as much as it ever did, for we still fear the evil that stalks out there in the darkness and beyond." ![]() "Hear and listen well, and I will tell you a tale that has been told for a thousand years and more. Every year he and his family spend time in the Scilly Isles, the setting for three of his books.įrom the back cover, and also the first paragraph of the tale: ![]() He is also a father and grandfather, so children have always played a large part in his life. He was knighted in the 2018 for his services to literature and charity. ![]() He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL) in 2004. In 2003, he was advanced to an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). In 1999 this work was publicly recognised when he and his wife were invested a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to youth. They have three farms in Devon, Wales and Gloucestershire, open to inner city school children who come to stay and work with the animals. He left teaching after ten years in order to set up 'Farms for City Children' with his wife. After a brief and unsuccessful spell in the army, he took up teaching and started to write. Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 1943, he was evacuated to Cumberland during the last years of the Second World War, then returned to London, moving later to Essex. He also writes his own screenplays and libretti for opera. Sir Michael Andrew Morpurgo, OBE, FRSL is the author of many books for children, five of which have been made into films. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments Book jesus and john wayne![]() ![]() She's a very respected historian, but has come out with a very controversial topic that we want to explore, we want to see, we want to look both at the merits and the demerits of the book and take an honest and we hope fair assessment of it to recognize this contributions, what she got right and where we would take issue with it. And has published in a variety of national publications as well. She's widely published, has written a number of other things having to do with women and the gospel. The author's Kristin Kobes Du Mez, she's a historian at Calvin University. And the subtitle I think is particularly revealing How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. ![]() The book is titled very provocatively Jesus and John Wayne. We don't have a particular guest in mind though, we are going to talk about a controversial and provocative new book that's getting a lot of traction in circles, not in evangelical Christian circles, but in broader cultural circles as well. Scott Rae: Hey, welcome to our conversation today with Sean and me. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Jeannine cummings![]() The motives of the book may be unimpeachable, but novels must be judged on execution, not intention. Propulsive and affecting, American Dirt compels readers to recognize that we're all but a step or two away from 'join the procession.' Read Full Review > But, in its largest ambitions, the novel also captures what it's like to have the familiar order of things fall away and the rapidity with which we humans, for better or worse, acclimatize ourselves to the abnormal. ![]() Cummins' novel brings to life the ordeal of individual migrants, who risk everything to try to cross into the U.S. Of all the 'What if?' novels I've read in recent years-many of them dystopian- American Dirt is the novel that, for me, nails what it's like to live in this age of anxiety, where it feels like anything can happen, at any moment. ![]() American Dirt's most profound achievement, though, is something I never could've been told about nor anticipated. a literary novel, to be sure, with nuanced character development and arresting language yet, its narrative hurtles forward with the intensity of a suspense tale. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Milne was best known as a playwright and essayist, and also as a former assistant editor of Punch, the UK magazine that became a national institution through its humour, cartoons and commentary. Clockwise from bottom left: Tigger, Kanga, Edward Bear (a.k.a Winnie-the-Pooh), Eeyore, and Piglet. Original Harrods toys purchased for Christopher Milne in the early 1920s. This means that Milne is an author whose reputation has been caught up in the success of his own creation and eventually overshadowed by it. Since his first appearance in 1926, Winnie-the-Pooh has become an international superstar and brand, thanks largely to the Disney Studios’ cartoon version of his stories. The honey-loving bear of very little brain and his toy animal companions Piglet, Owl, Eeyore, Tigger and friends were all brought to life in stories written by Milne to entertain his young son Christopher Robin. A.) Milne best as the author of the Winnie-the-Pooh books. The majority of people today will know Alan Alexander (A. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The Redhead Handbook by Cort Cass![]() ![]() ![]() Put simply, "The Redhead Handbook" is the definitive guide to everything red. ![]() Being a redhead is more than just a hair color - it's a way of life. Description: Redheads are a truly fascinating breed. Published : 2003 Type : PDF & EPUB Page : 68 Download. For redheads and fans of redheads alike, this book will satisfy your endless curiosity about red hair. Author : Cort Cass Category : Family & Relationships Publisher : Blue Mountain Arts, Inc. THE REDHEAD HANDBOOK will help you navigate through all areas of redhead life, including: Where redheads originally came from Famous redheads in history Which celebrity redheads are real.and which are faking it The genetics of red hair Fashion and makeup tips The biggest myths about redheads And lots of interesting redhead facts Ever wondered what makes redheads so special? THE REDHEAD HANDBOOK answers this question and many more. See more ideas about redheads, redhead, red hair. ![]() well, you'll have to buy this book if you want to find out more. Explore Terri Webster Schrandts board 'Redheads Rock', followed by 476 people on Pinterest. Book excerpt: Redheads are a truly fascinating breed. This book was released on 2003 with total page 68 pages. Book Synopsis The Redhead Handbook by : Cort Cassĭownload or read book The Redhead Handbook written by Cort Cass and published by Blue Mountain Arts, Inc. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Catfishing on the catnet![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice/Staff PickA Kirkus Reviews Best BookA Junior Library Guild SelectionAn Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult NovelA Minnesota Book Award Winner for Best Young Adult NovelAn Andre Norton Nebula Award FinalistAn ITW Thriller Award for Best YA Novel NomineeA Lodestar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Book "A pure delight.that's as tender and funny as it is gripping and fast-paced. LODESTAR AWARD WINNER FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK From Hugo and Locus Award-winning author Naomi Kritzer, Catfishing on CatNet is a thought-provoking near future YA thriller that could not be more timely as it explores issues of online privacy, artificial intelligence, and the power and perils of social networks. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister![]() This is an act I have not performed since I read Mercedes Lackey's The Silver Gryphon, which was to packing luggage as MST3K's "The Lost Continent" was to rock climbing. In honestly, I have to admit that I threw this book across the room at page 176. Katie lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and dogs, and can often be found lurking around online. ![]() She also writes for the young adult audience as Katie Maxwell, and for the mystery world as Kate Marsh. Her novels have been translated into numerous languages, been recorded as audiobooks, received several awards, and placed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. More than thirty books followed during the years after Noble's publication. ![]() ![]() Two years after she started writing novels, Katie sold her first romance, Noble Intentions. Since her editor refused to allow her to include either witty dialogue or love scenes in the software book, Katie swiftly resolved to switch to fiction, where she could indulge in world building, tormenting characters, and falling madly in love with all her heroes. Despite her love for novels, she didn't think of writing them until she was contracted to write a non-fiction book about software. ![]() Growing up in a family where a weekly visit to the library was a given, Katie spent much of her time with her nose buried in a book. For as long as she can remember, Katie MacAlister has loved reading. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Our dogs ourselves![]() In Our Dogs, Ourselves-Young Readers Edition, bestselling author of Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz reveals the odd, surprising, and contradictory ways we live with dogs. How is it possible we can treat the same species in these two totally different ways? Many dogs have no homes, or live out their lives in shelters. Purebreeding dogs has led to many unhealthy pups. But we also shape our dogs into something they aren’t meant to be. In Our Dogs, Ourselves, Alexandra Horowitz explores all aspects of this unique and complex relationship that dog lovers will savor and absorb (Shelf Awareness). On the one hand, we let them into our beds, we give them meaningful names, make them members of our family, and buy them the best food, toys, accessories, clothes, and more. Even while we see ourselves in dogs, we also treat them in surprising ways. Our Dogs, Ourselves by Alexandra Horowitz - From the 1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog and The Year of the Puppy, an eye-opening, infor. ![]() We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. ![]() This middle grade adaptation of Our Dogs, Ourselves is an eye-opening, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look at humans’ complicated and sometimes contradictory relationship with man’s best friend by New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When the basis of such fear is analyzed, it is clear that it arises out of the sense of isolation and helplessness in the face of the varied dimensions of violence to which the underprivileged are exposed. It has its roots deep in the heart of the relations between the weak and the strong, between the controllers of environment and those who are controlled by it. It is a mood which one carries around with himself, distilled from the acrid conflict with which his days are surrounded. It is nowhere in particular yet everywhere. It is a climate closing in it is like the fog in San Francisco or in London. The ever-present fear that besets the vast poor, the economically and socially insecure, is a fear of still a different breed. Our homes, institutions, prisons, churches, are crowded with people who are hounded by day and harrowed by night because of some fear that lurks ready to spring into action as soon as one is alone, or as soon as the lights go out, or as soon as one’s social defenses are temporarily removed. ![]() Then there is fear which has to do with aspects of experience and detailed states of mind. Fears are of many kinds-fear of objects, fear of people, fear of the future, fear of nature, fear of the unknown, fear of old age, fear of disease, and fear of life itself. There is nothing new or recent about fear-it is doubtless as old as the life of man on the planet. “Fear is one of the persistent hounds of hell that dog the footsteps of the poor, the dispossessed, the disinherited. ![]() |