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Dear Book Lovers, Welcome! I am delighted that you have found The Through the Looking Glass blog. For over twenty years I reviewed children's literature titles for my online journal, which came out six times a year. Every book review written for that publication can be found on the Through the Looking Glass website (the link is below). I am now moving in a different direction, though the columns that I write are still book-centric. Instead of writing reviews, I'm offering you columns on topics that have been inspired by wonderful books that I have read. I tell you about the books in question, and describe how they have have impacted me. This may sound peculiar to some of you, but the books that I tend to choose are ones that resonate with me on some level. Therefore, when I read the last page and close the covers, I am not quite the same person that I was when first I started reading the book. The shift in my perspective might be miniscule, but it is still there. The books I am looking are both about adult and children's titles. Some of the children's titles will appeal to adults, while others will not. Some of the adult titles will appeal to younger readers, particularly those who are eager to expand their horizons.

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Happy March!


"March was an unpredictable month, when it was never clear what might happen. Warm days raised hopes until ice and grey skies shut over the town again." 
- Tracy Chevalier


"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." 
- Charles Dickens


"By March, the worst of the winter would be over. The snow would thaw, the rivers begin to run and the world would wake into itself again." 
-Neil Gaiman



Happy March to you all. Here in the Pacific Northwest we are desperately hoping that this month, and our spring, will be wet. We have barely had any rain for more than a month and everything is dry as dry. So, although I like to see Pooh taking his pleasant amble under a blue sky as the countryside starts turning green again, I rather prefer seeing Christopher Robin measuring the level of rainwater and rain pours down and taps on his nice, large, black umbrella. 




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