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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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