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Thursday, January 28, 2010

The 2009 Newbery and Caldecott award winners

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This week I was lucky enough to be able to read and review two new award winning books. One is the 2009 Caldecott winner, The lion and the m...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

On this day: Nellie Bly ends her trip around the world

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On this day in 1890 a young reporter ended an amazing journey around the world. Her name was Nellie Bly (her real name was Elizabeth Jane Co...
Monday, January 25, 2010

Snowflake Bentley Books

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As promised I am posting two reviews about Wilson Bentley, the man who first photographed snowflakes. These titles are, of course, for chil...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

A wonderful book about snow

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In the last week or so Oregon, where I live, has been hammered by storm after storm. Loud winds have woken me up in the middle of the night...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Bad news for outlaws wins the Coretta Scott King Award

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'Tis the season for award announcements, and I am happy to tell you that Bad News for Outlaws: The remarkable life of Bass Reeves, Deput...
Monday, January 18, 2010

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

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When I was around twelve or thirteen, my English literature teacher, Mr. Lovesy, decided that he would show us that beautiful language could...
Friday, January 15, 2010

The 2010 Charlotte Zolotow Award

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I know I just put up a post about the Cybil Awards, but I just have to mention the winner of the 2010 Charlotte Zolotow Award. Here are ex...
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Thursday, January 14, 2010

Finalists for the 2009 Cybils

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The finalists for the 2009 Cybil awards are now online on the Cybils blog . Don't know what the Cybils are? Here is a brief descriptio...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

The School Children's Blizzard - January 12th, 1888

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On this day in 1888 a terrible storm hit the plain states in America. People were caught unawares because the weather had been so warm, an...
Monday, January 11, 2010

Blog Book Tour - Calamity Jack

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Not long ago I reviewed a superb graphic novel called Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale. Shannon has written many splendid bo...
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Marya Jansen-Gruber
Ashland, Oregon, United States
I have always loved books and cannot remember a time when I could not read. For me reading, and having books in my life, is a necessity, not a luxury. I live in a lovely college town called Ashland, in Oregon. I share my home with my husband, three dachshunds, and two cats. We live on a farm where we raise grapes for winemaking, so there is always outdoor work to be done. In addition to reading, collecting books, reorganizing books, and reading about books, I love to hike, knit, cook, play music, and travel.
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