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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We LOVE Books: Happy Valentine’s Day
Also posted in Hardcover: Ages 8 - 12, Paperback: Ages 8 -12, Seasonal, Young Adult Tagged Amy Krouse Rosenthal, cancer, depression-era fiction, dystopia, graphic novel, Ivan the Shopping Mall Gorilla, Josephine, Los Angeles, Love, love letters, Napoleon, National Geographic, Online Alchemy, poverty, terminal illness, Valentine's Day Comments closed
Happy Hanukkah! Books for a Celebration of Light…
December 21st is the first day of Hanukkah and on Tuesday evening families around the world will light their first candle, say blessings, and partake in family rituals that will last 8 days while celebrating a miracle 2000 years old. Hanukkah is a celebration of freedom and hope, a time for family gatherings, dinners, latkes, [...]
Also posted in Board Books, Seasonal Tagged Caldecott Honor, Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, latkes, menorah, PJ Library, pop-up books, Robert Sabuda Comments closed
Books to let It SNOW! Let it SNOW! Let it SNOW!!
Brrrrr! May the weather outside be frightful… Let it snow, we say! Turn your scrap paper into marvelous paper snowflakes…Go here for instructions and patterns to make your own delicate impressions of snow like these ones below. We’re ready to ski and make snowmen but we’re going to need snow and plenty of [...]
Also posted in Paperback: Ages 6 - 8, Paperback: Ages 8 -12, Seasonal Tagged bears, Books about snow, Everest, fairies, figure skating books, forest animals, Hansel and Gretel, hibernation, How to make paper snowflakes, mice, Secret Agents, Snowflakes, winter books, yeti Comments closed





