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Jam on biscuits, jam on toast, jam is the thing that I like most

Jam on biscuits, jam on toast, Jam is the thing that I like most. Jam is sticky, jam is sweet, Jam is tasty, jam’s a treat– Raspberry, strawberry, gooseberry, I’m very FOND… OF… JAM! From BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES … Continue reading

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Tom Thumb: A Man in Minature

I love nonfiction! Here’s a book you won’t want to miss. Not just a book about smallness, it’s a big story of a remarkable man, who happened to be small.  He also happened to make a hell of a good … Continue reading

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Snook Alone by Marilyn Nelson & Timothy Basil Ering

If you don’t know the work of Timothy Basil Ering, you should.  I would buy anything he’s worked on.  My love of Frog Belly Rat Bone is profound!  So that said, even if the reviews of Snook Alone hadn’t been … Continue reading

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The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy) by Barbara Kerley

This delightful, picture book biography is up for an Oregon Book Award tonight.  I’ll be in the audience clapping loudly for Barbara Kerley. As a nonfiction writer myself, it has been gratifying to watch picture book biographies and history come … Continue reading

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The Yankee at the Seder by Elka Weber

On Saturday, I’ll be telling this story during Havdalah services.  I’ve modified it to make it work as a more active story-telling experience.  I  must say that I love this book.  It’s a perfect way to get into the mood … Continue reading

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My Big Indie Bookstore – Powell’s in #PDX

As a teen, I used to spend hour upon hour sitting on the floor in the Blue Room reading books.  Now you’ll find me in the Rose Room haunting the children’s books. The goal today was to buy The Whipping … Continue reading

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Hanging with the Mozarts

My divine critique group member, Elizabeth Rusch, celebrated the release of her newest picture book biography with a powdered wig! For the Love of Music: The Remarkable Story of Maria Anna Mozart is a must read! When she got to … Continue reading

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