Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Hana in the Time of the Tulips
Lovely artwork in the style of Rembrandt, by Deborah Noyes. Explains a (to me) little-known phenomenon that happened in Holland in the 17th century: tulipomania. A good book for parents to read to their kids, esp. in light of the economic concerns of our times. Brings attention to parents' natural desire to provide material security for their family -- but helps us remember that doing this should not happen at the expense of our personal relationships, esp. wth our children. Excellent reminder for all.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas by Laurel Long
What I liked about this book was the artwork, which shows you the things that are mentioned in the lyrics.
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Worst of Friends starts out explaining the differences between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. In the middle of the book, it says that they...
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There's this griffin who has never seen his reflection. And then he finds out that there is this stone image of him on a church (the chu...