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Jun 14 min read
Neverland: enough Peter Pan adaptations to keep us all from growing up
Ogden Nash:
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely
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Jul 21, 20233 min read
The Joy of Re-reading: Emily of New Moon
Revisiting LM Montgomery's Prince Edward Island, this time in an audiobook narrated by Megan Follows.
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May 9, 20232 min read
Victorian children being cured by being allowed to run out of doors
I know that I've read this in more than these books, but I'm going to write about Heidi by Johanna Spyri and The Secret Garden by Frances...
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Nov 21, 20214 min read
Children's favorites: Emily and Anne
When someone gave me the awesome Christmas present of the Emily of New Moon trilogy, I didn't like it! I didn't like old-fashioned books....
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May 16, 20212 min read
Children's favorites: the Betsy books that aren't Betsy-Tacy books
There's a series of Betsy books that aren't Betsy-Tacy, FYI.
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Apr 14, 20212 min read
Children's favorites: Ralph S. Mouse and Ribsy
Since the death of beloved children's author Beverly Cleary, the Internet has been flooded with appreciations and reminiscences.
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Mar 12, 20212 min read
Children's favorites: Little Golden Books
Likely everyone has a list of Little Golden Book favorites; they've been around for decades.
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