Through the Looking Glass Book Reviews
Thursday, July 29, 2010
July is Classic Books Month on TTLG - Day Thirteen
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My memories of my early childhood are fragmentary, but there is one that is incredibly clear. I am sitting in my father's lap and he is ...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
July is classic books month on TTLG - Day twelve
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When I was about eight or so, my American grandmother sent me a boxed set of the Little House books. As soon as I began to read Little Hous...
Monday, July 26, 2010
July is Classic Books Month on TTLG - Day 11
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Whenever I am feeling down or in need of a little comfort I almost always turn to one book: The wind in the willows. Recently Candlewick Pre...
Thursday, July 22, 2010
July is Classic books month on TTLG - Day ten
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A little princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett was one of my favorite books. It made me sad every time I read it, and yet I always felt uplif...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
July is Classic Book Month on TTLG - Day Nine
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This picture book was a huge favorite with my husband when he was a little boy. We still have his tattered and battered copy. This is the bo...
Sunday, July 18, 2010
July is Classic Book Month on TTLG - Day Eight
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Winnie the Pooh is one of those children's book characters that both children and adults identify with. His sweet and unaffected ways, h...
Saturday, July 17, 2010
July is Classic Book Month on TTLG - Day Seven
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So far I have looked at picture books and works of fiction in this roundup. Now I would like to give you a review of a board book. I read th...
Thursday, July 15, 2010
July is Classic Book Month on TTLG - Day Six
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Summers on the island of Cyprus where I grew up are very long and hot, and when I wasn't at the pool or at the beach, I spent a lot of m...
Monday, July 12, 2010
July is Classics Book Month on TTLG - Day Five
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Roald Dahl is one of those writers whose books have truly stood the test of time. James and the Giant Peach was first published in 1961. Tod...
Friday, July 9, 2010
July is Classic Books Month on TTLG - Day Four
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Madeline is another one of those books from my childhood that I was later able to share with my daughter. I always greatly admired the litt...
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