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Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
Harper Collins, 1988
Imaginative and Amazing Illustrations
The illustrations in this book really caught my eye. My favorite one was when all the wild things were howling at the moon. I enjoyed how the text stretches over a few pages and keeps the reader interested.
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The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss ...
Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
outstanding for information, application, and inspiration
This book, now in its 4th edition, is absolutely one of the finest books that has been written regarding Alzheimer's Disease and the process of care giving. Full of detail about the disease, this book also takes it a step further, providing very practical information ...
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Grand Central Publishing, 1988
American Classic
Harper Lee wrote only one novel. And it is probably one of the best books ever written. It's a beautiful story of the South and one incredible and emotional year, all told through the observant and innocent eyes of a little girl called Scout.
This is a great book ...
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Corduroy
Viking Juvenile, 1968
Wonderful book
We really enjoyed this book and reading it to our daughter - who is nearly three. It not only captivates her imagination but is full of wonderful old fashioned values - particularly of being "liked for the person who you are". I would highly recommend it.
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The Giving Tree
HarperCollins, 1992
A Changing Lesson for EVERY Age
Every child and adult should have this book.
There are many controversies about The Giving Tree, many will write that it is a self-less act of love, an issue with co-dependency, or may even send a bad example of relationships with creating selfish children/adults.
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Kim Edwards
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
A real page turner
I am so stunned by all of the negative reviews on this book! I think I tend to be very critical of books, and have a very short list of favorites. I absolutely loved this book. I thought the characters were very well-developed, and the author's writing positively ...
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Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books)
HarperTrophy, 1981
We Love Harold !
My son loves to read about Harold's adventures over and over and over again. After Harold, it's Cyrano, a caterpillar failing in school in Life's Little Lessons: An Inch-By-Inch Tale of Successand then Nate the piglet that turns a school upside down when he visits in ...
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Moleskine Ruled Notebook Large
Moleskine, 2008
The Positive Talk is Right!
I've heard these books are wonderful. I take a lot of notes at my job. Having struggled with wire bound books (the bindings getting bent or snagging clothing) and being teased about being too old to use composition books, these notebooks are a joy to use. The ...
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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. ...
Norman Doidge
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
amazing
This is such a revelation. The book is so easy to read.
What an amazing brain we have been given.
I marvel the older I get at Gods' wonderful creation and how he made us.
And we are learning this with these sorts of discoveries.
A great book and so very easy to ...
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The Belly Book: A Nine-Month Journal for You and Your Growing Belly (Potter Style)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Potter Style, 2006
Great scrapbook
I have really enjoyed filling out my Belly Book! Of all the pregnancy journals I looked at, this is by far my favorite. It has good prompts for what to write, and it's fun to see the before and after pictures of my growing belly.
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Scrapbook Page Maps: Sketches For Creative Layouts
Becky Fleck
Memory Makers, 2008
Useful stuff!
The page layouts in this book are easy to use, and can be simple or complex depending on which embellishments, papers, etc you use. The cards are handy to keep with your scrapbooking stuff for some on-the-spot inspiration.
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The Monster at the End of this Book (Big Little Golden Book)
Jon Stone
Golden Books, 2004
Spoilers!
So it turns out that the "monster" is actually the protagonist which, while having shades of postmodern antihero angst that wil reverberate strongly with fans of, say, Kafka or Burroughs, really threw me for a loop as a kid.
My two year old, on the other hand, has ...
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Nutshell Library (Caldecott Collection)
HarperCollins, 1962
A Childhood Favorite MUST
I grew up with a borrowed set of these. When I found out I was pregnant I just knew I had to have a set to add to our little library.
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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge (Public Television Storytime Books)
Mem Fox
Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 1989
Great for the 100th day of school!
I use this book as part of my 100th day of school celebration. It helps my k students to have empathy for the elderly. We also discuss what they may look like when they are 100. Wonderful illustrations - typical Mem Fox style - perfect! Love it!
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Memories, Dreams, Reflections
C.G. Jung
Vintage, 1989
Intensity-his mind was flooded with profound ideas
This book is sublime, a GEM. In his subjective view of the world -"with half closed eyes and somewhat closed ears, to see and hear the form and voice of being" he arrived at an inspiring insight about life: supreme meaning of being can consist only in the fact that ...
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