Way Back Wednesday Essential Classic: Spring Poetry!

The Springs of Joy Tasha Tudor As we close out April here at The Snuggery and, as it happens, National Poetry Month, I couldn’t let them slip past without highlighting a perfect salute to both, with an absolutely terrific classic picture book for celebrating the passing of spring, and its dual role as the harbinger…

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Essential Classic Picture Book Halloween Fun!

“Pumpkin Moonshine” By Tasha Tudor Recently, I went to our local costume/party shop in town to find it decked out for Halloween. The owner has even been known to create a pretty authentic looking in-house haunted house, a time or two. Outside you will find a VERY angry looking clown with green teeth and inside…

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Another Classic for Easter

“A Tale for Easter” By Tasha Tudor   Softly tinted trademark drawings, enhanced by a dreamlike quality, are the hallmarks of this classic 1941 Tasha Tudor tale of a young girl’s run up to Easter. Ms. Tudor, known for her pastels celebrating the joys of her rural childhood, beginning with her 1938 Pumpkin Moonshine, with…

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