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Way Back Wednesday Essential Classic
The Man Who Didn’t Wash His Dishes By Phyllis Krasilovsky; illustrated by Barbara Cooney Who knew that in 1950 a prescient picture book could deal a bit absurdly and delightfully with the very topic reality shows flaunt –clutter! Two-time Caldecott winning illustrator Barbara Cooney who won for Ox-car Man and Chanticleer and the Fox…
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears Retold and illustrated by James Marshall Like cocoa and porridge on a cold winter’s morning (did I say porridge?) there are certain picture books that are like comfort food- familiar, reassuring and sweet. Sort of like the feel of a cozy slipper we can easily slide into. In that…
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Dandelion by Don Freeman I’m sure we’ve all found ourselves in the position of receiving an invite to a simple party and planning to relax and attend as ourselves with little hoop-de-doo involved. Well, that’s what Dandelion the lion, invite in hand, in fancy gold ink no less, “plans” on doing as he receives a…
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Andy And The Lion by James Daugherty Even the King of Beasts, the noble lion, can have a “thorny” issue to deal with in his paw. And in James Daugherty’s, “Andy and the Lion” a 1938 Caldecott Honor book, the themes of kindness and bravery rewarded by gratitude, all in a country setting of a…
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Mirette on the High Wire- Emily Arnold McCully Mirette on the High Wire is a wonderful book. Winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, an ALA Notable Book and an ABA pick of the list book. She is much like the Anne Shirley of Anne of Green Gables.…
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Way Back Wednesday Read Aloud: Jamie O’Rourke and the Pooka
Special Way Back Wednesday: World Read Aloud Day!
Way Back Wednesday Essential Christmas Treat
Father Christmas By Raymond Briggs Raymond Briggs’ very British Father Christmas is not your typical Santa. Briggs’ Santa is not fashioned after political cartoonist Thomas Nast’s vision of our modern Santa appearing in an 1822 Harpers Weekly. Nor does this Santa even resemble the famous Coca Cola renderings of Santa by artist Haddon Sundblom who…
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