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Kubla Khan: the Emperor of Everything by Kathleen Krull
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No CommentsKubla Khan: the Emperor of Everything by Kathleen Krull with illustrations by Robert Byrd is a historical and visual delight. The only bit I recalled about Kubla Khan was Coleridge’s... -
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsHazel and Jack have been best friends since sixth grade: sledding, playing superhero baseball, and imagining magical lands and creatures together. Since her parents’ divorce and a move to a... -
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, illustrated by Brian Floca
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsOpen this book! The book is far better than the cover which must have been designed with specifications from the marketing department. Whereas the cover is bold, symmetrical, and crowded,... -
Black Elk’s Vision: a Lakota Story by S. D. Nelson
Posted on May 24, 2011 | No CommentsBlack Elk was born in what is now South Dakota in 1859, a particularly bad time to be a Native American. He survived battles, forced migrations, fevers, the slaughter of... -
Hereville by Barry Deutsch
Posted on May 17, 2011 | No CommentsMirka is not your average Orthodox Jewish girl. Instead of enjoying the knitting lessons given to her by her stepmother or dreaming about a husband like her older sisters, Mirka...