Posted on May 29, 2008 by Ramona Silipo
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Summer is less than a month away, so I go to my book shelves and check that Miss Read is where I think she is, ready for my annual visits to Fairacre and Thrush Green. I re-visit Caxley as well, but not quite as often.
I love these books and cannot recommend [...]
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Posted on May 14, 2008 by Ramona Silipo
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At age ten I read a book about a beautiful, multi-coloured, giant bird and a boy named David. They talked together a lot, and they went on adventures. That story stayed with me for fifty years.
So I decided to try to find the book, just to have it in my library [...]
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Posted on May 3, 2008 by Ramona Silipo
The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams, with gorgeous illustrations by William Nicholson, can truly wear the designation, A Modern Classic. First published in 1922, the original edition is now available again from Doubleday, in their “A Book for Young Readers” series. It’s also available in paperback and in various editions with more contemporary art. I [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2008 by Ramona Silipo
Follow My Leader, by James B. Garfield, one of the best modern books for young readers, is back in print.
The story follows Jimmy Carter, a twelve-year-old baseball player who is suddenly blinded by a firecracker. We see Jimmy when the bandages are unwrapped from his eyes, and feel his anger and fear. We are [...]
Filed under: Books and Reading, Children and Family, Dogs and Other Fourfoots, For older children or teenagers, Forgiveness and Healing, To read to young children | Tagged: Guide Dogs for the Blind, children with disabilities, children's novels, reading with children, James B Garfield, blind children | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 9, 2008 by Ramona Silipo
Herland, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a book ‘way ahead of its time. Women, particularly young women, will recognize themselves –their thoughts, ideals, dreams for themselves and the world. Men, particularly men born after1960, will scoff at the narrator’s attitudes. Although the premise is a classic hidden utopia tale, there are more than enough plot [...]
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Posted on March 28, 2008 by Ramona Silipo
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THE PEACE EMPOWERMENT PROCESS
HELPS PEOPLE TRANSFORM VIOLENCE INTO CREATIVITY
The World Wall for Peace transforms the lives of people, children and adults, through the Peace Empowerment Process® (PEP), taught by its creator, Carolyna Marks. The process comprises two distinct sections, the PEP®, and the Blueprint of Emotional [...]
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Posted on November 14, 2007 by Ramona Silipo
An Oxford Book of Christmas Stories includes both traditional and modern tales, and the illustrations are evocative and lush. These are stories for grown ups to enjoy and to read with children.
Some of the titles will give you an idea: “Burper and the Magic Lamp,” by Robert Leeson. “Ghost Alarm,” by Nicholas Fisk. “The Anarchist’s [...]
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