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Neverland: enough Peter Pan adaptations to keep us all from growing up
Ogden Nash:
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely
Jun 1, 20244 min read
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The Joy of Re-reading: Emily of New Moon
Revisiting LM Montgomery's Prince Edward Island, this time in an audiobook narrated by Megan Follows.
Jul 22, 20233 min read
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Victorian children being cured by being allowed to run out of doors
I know that I've read this in more than these books, but I'm going to write about Heidi by Johanna Spyri and The Secret Garden by Frances...
May 9, 20232 min read
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Children's favorites: Emily and Anne
When someone gave me the awesome Christmas present of the Emily of New Moon trilogy, I didn't like it! I didn't like old-fashioned books....
Nov 21, 20214 min read
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Children's favorites: the Betsy books that aren't Betsy-Tacy books
There's a series of Betsy books that aren't Betsy-Tacy, FYI.
May 16, 20212 min read
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Children's favorites: Ralph S. Mouse and Ribsy
Since the death of beloved children's author Beverly Cleary, the Internet has been flooded with appreciations and reminiscences.
Apr 14, 20212 min read
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Children's favorites: Little Golden Books
Likely everyone has a list of Little Golden Book favorites; they've been around for decades.
Mar 12, 20212 min read
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