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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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Miss Manners’ Guide to Domestic Tranquility: The Authoritative Manual for Every Civilized Household, However Harried By Judith Martin
Judith Martin who writes under the pen name Miss Manners writes a fabulous column in the Washington Post. Her books written to the “Gentle Reader” are so helpful, humorous and very practical. For example on unwanted visitors “What if nobody invited them? They just announced they were coming, or they actually showed up on the doorstep. Then... »
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
I read this so many times to one of my children we had it memorised. The story is so delightful that I have not minded a bit reading it again and again to a younger sibling. An opportunity to have a chat about table manners in a informal way, what would mother say if you... »