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Open the Barn Door by Christopher Santoro

I am a sucker for books whose illustrations I love.  This is a chunky flap book.  Not a lot of dialogue.  Just a bunch of barnyard animals telling you what they “say.”  And the most delightful pictures!  Ahhh, this is … Continue reading

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30-31 out of 100 How About You???

The BBC believes most people will have only read 6 books from this list. Copy the list into your own note. Look at the list and put an ‘x’ after those you have read. Delete ‘x’ from any you have … Continue reading

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Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers

“Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.”  For some reason, I just wanted to read Mary Poppins, so bought a copy at our expensive bookstore. Now, I don’t know what I was looking for – some advice … Continue reading

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Toto-Chan, The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

A few years ago I took a Standardized Japanese Language test.  Good thing that one of the categories is Listening!  For the Grammar and Kanji (Chinese Character) sections, I did not resort to coloring in a pattern in the little circles, … Continue reading

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Winnie the Pooh; The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne

Winnie the Pooh is a huge character over here in Japan. He is tenderly called “Pooh-san”.  Jun has been given many Pooh-san dolls, Winnie the Pooh books in English and Japanese, and dolls of Pooh’s friends. So, I decided to … Continue reading

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Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury

Well, this book nearly meets my criteria.  I could do with a little more dialogue, as sleep deprivation makes it kind of hard to concentrate for extended pages of description. However, the era is right up my alley.  Summer, 1928.  … Continue reading

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Book Addict

Hi!  My name is Kim, and I have been, am, and probably always will be, a book addict.  This is no joke.  I can go days or weeks without reading anything other than the labels at the grocery store.  Then, … Continue reading

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