Author Archives: Leslie

A Feast of SCIENCE FICTION books that are OUT OF THIS WORLD!

Wookie Cookies?  Should we know what those are?  Ah, yes, “we should” Nancy assures me as she puts the quintessential cookbooks for eating Star Wars meals in my hands.  “These are the hottest thing on the cookbook shelf.”  The ‘force’ is strong in this section…   Skywalker Smoothies, Tusken Raider Taters and C3PO Pancakes? Perfect [...]

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We LOVE Books: Happy Valentine’s Day

Love… National Geographic’s History Book: An Interactive Journey has within its eclectic collection of documents a magnificent love letter from Napoleon to Josephine.  “I thought I loved you some days ago; but since I saw you, I feel that I love you even a thousand times more.” Be still my beating heart, this is an [...]

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Our Favourite Children’s Books of 2011

Happy 2012! The Kidsbooks BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR  LIST is finally here!  Read on! The results are a list to print and post, a list of titles that sweep across the 2011 book list – from picture books to YA – and the stories, the words and the illustrations resonate long after the [...]

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