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"The picture book is a peculiar art form that thrives on genius, intuition, daring and a meticulous attention to its history and its various, complex components. The picture book is a picture puzzle, badly misunderstood by critics and condescended to by far too many as merely a trifle for "the kiddies." Children are routinely patronized and thus so are we who spend our creative lives entertaining them and nourishing their spirit" Maurice Sendak
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There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake By Deborah Niland and Hazel Edwards
Another fun picture book. »
Nate the Great By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Nate the Great, child detective is a fabulous easy reader, especially (I think)for boys. Marjorie Sharmat has written a whole series of them. Once a child learns the reading vocabulary of one, they will enjoy the others more so. Finding good easy readers that will hold a boys interest is not easy. The other... »
French Women Don’t Get Fat The Secret of Eating for Pleasure By Mireille Guiliano
You might like to have a look at the author’s website. The book’s website is here. I found it a helpful book. The advice is not new in one way: building good eating habits. But was unique is her strategies to make those good habits your own, one little step at a time. She has... »
What shall I make? by Nandini Nayar illustrated by Proiti Roy.
Inspired by her son, Nandini Nayar tells the story of a boy making all kinds of creatures with his chapati dough. The illustrations give us a taste for the Indian way of life but in a way that all children can relate too. What young child does not enjoy playing with dough ? You can... »
The New Complete Book of Self Sufficiency
The classic guide for realists and dreamers by John Seymour. My 312 page volume by John Seymour arrived in the post today! I have borrowed it so many times from the library it was time to get my own copy. John Seymour was described as ” an environmentalist, activist, broadcaster, farmer and futurist whose numerous publications... »