Through the Looking Glass Book Reviews

Friday, October 31, 2014

Poetry Friday with a review of If it rains pancakes: Haiku and Lantern poems

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What I like about today's book, which is one title in a series of books about poems, is that in addition to giving us a splendid collect...
Monday, October 27, 2014

Picture Book Monday with a review of Scaredy Squirrel prepares for Halloween: A Safety Guide for Scaredies

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Where I grew up, on the island of Cyprus, Halloween wasn't something that people celebrated. I had to wait until I moved to the State...
Friday, October 24, 2014

Poetry Friday with review of Digger Dozer Dumper

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Many years ago I visited a friend who was living in Nairobi with her husband and two little sons. One of the boys kept on calling out ...
Monday, October 20, 2014

Picture Book Monday with a review of Any Questions?

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Children are often eager to find out how writers go about creating their stories, so Marie-Louise Gay decided to create a picture book that...
Friday, October 17, 2014

Poetry Friday with a review of A Little Bitty Man and other poems for the very young

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Not that many poetry titles for young readers are published every year and so I went to the library looking for some older titles to review...
Monday, October 13, 2014

Picture Book Monday with a review of Flora and the Penguin by Molly Idle

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When I was a child for some reason illustrators did not create wordless picture books. These days I encounter books of this type several tim...
Friday, October 10, 2014

Poetry Friday with a review of Shiver me Timbers by Douglas Florian

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Many young readers go through phases when they read every book that they can find that explores a topic that interests them. Dinosaurs are ...
Monday, October 6, 2014

Picture Book Monday with a review of Winter is Coming

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Though fall is only just starting to make itself here in southern Oregon, the wild animals in the woods and fields are already getting read...
Friday, October 3, 2014

Poetry Friday with a review of Pug and other Animal Poems

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Poets have been writing poems about animals for centuries and though they have written about cats. dogs, tigers, dinosaurs and countless oth...
Monday, September 29, 2014

Picture Book Monday with a review of This Orq (he cave boy)

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I have read hundreds of picture books, many of which feature unusual characters, The main characters in today's picture really captured...
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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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