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Fiction: Coraline by Neil Gaiman, 2008
On a rainy day in her new home, Coraline Jones’ mother shows her a door that opens to a brick wall. But over a stretch of the overcast and final days leading up to a new school year, Coraline discover… more →
Adventures in Reading
The Favorite Fairy-Tale of Childhood
Mehdi Hassanian wrote 4 months ago: ..In this story [Wilhelm] Hauff describes how the poor little fairy-tale is displaced from the ratio … more →
Fox & Hare: Illustrations (work in progress)
amandajgray wrote 6 months ago: Some work in progress illustrations from the Fox and the Hare project: brambles- prep for fox and ha … more →
Available Curriculum
availablecurriculum wrote 6 months ago: Available Curriculum spans the ‘world of education’ by designing personalized storybook … more →
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
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Kathryn wrote 8 months ago: Title: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Japanese Title: 精霊の守り人 Author: Uehashi Nahoko (上橋菜穂子) Illust … more →
The Adventures of Timothy Hope, Tutor, Letter 7
amandajgray wrote 10 months ago: My Dear Lady Misericordia, I hope this letter finds you well. I genuinely, really do. I hope both yo … more →
Recent Acquisitions to the Heckscher Foundation Resource Center @ Lincoln Center Institute
Ashleigh Blomfield wrote 10 months ago: More than 10,000 and growing! Click here to see a list of resources added to our collection last mon … more →
The Adventures of Timothy Hope, Tutor, Letter 6
amandajgray wrote 11 months ago: My Dear Lady Misericordia, I hope this letter finds you well. I do hope that you have recovered from … more →
The Adventures of Timothy Hope, Tutor, Letter 2
amandajgray wrote 11 months ago: My Dear Lady Misericordia, Trying to teach a school of fish I hope this letter finds you well. Its l … more →
Fiction: Coraline by Neil Gaiman, 2008
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bookchronicle wrote 11 months ago: On a rainy day in her new home, Coraline Jones’ mother shows her a door that opens to a brick wall. … more →
Bookends: Young Adult Fiction
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bookchronicle wrote 1 year ago: I’m not sure of the etymological root of the idea of “young adult” and entirely oblivious to such at … more →
What I've Been Reading
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pandanose wrote 1 year ago: Hey! I was on vacation! Now I’m back! I didn’t make an announcement before I left as usu … more →
Fiction: The Robe of Skulls by Vivian French
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bookchronicle wrote 1 year ago: Of all the book genres to shop in, my favorite section to make a book selection based purely on the … more →
Fiction: Foundation by Mercedes Lackey
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bookchronicle wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes I like to pretend I am a fan of fantasy, but I’m really not or at least I’m an exceptional … more →
Newbery Project: The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon Part II (Pages 279-532)
bookchronicle wrote 1 year ago: Of all the books appearing on the Newbery list, The Story of Mankind (using completely unscientific … more →
Revisted Reviews: Higher Power of Lucky
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bookchronicle wrote 1 year ago: A few weeks ago my mother sent me the link to a New York Times’ article: With One Word, Childr … more →
Nonfiction: Children’s Literature by Seth Lerer
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bookchronicle wrote 1 year ago: “All children’s literature recalls an unrecoverable past, a lost age before adulthood.” As an adult, … more →
Revisited Reviews: Once Upon A Crime by Michael Buckley
bookchronicle wrote 1 year ago: I will admit disappointment up front. After reading the previous books in the series, I was looking … more →
Newbery Project: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
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bookchronicle wrote 1 year ago: Preparing to read Seth Lerer’s Children’s Literature, I decided to first delve back into my own chil … more →
Revisted Reviews: Lord of the Flies by William Goulding
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bookchronicle wrote 1 year ago: I first read Lord of the Flies in high school and recall being the only person in class who actually … more →
