[My new book] starts in 1960 with a woman named Lois Rabinowitz, who was evicted from Manhattan traffic court for attempting to pay a parking ticket while wearing slacks. This was...
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A wonderful kids-discover-magic story in the tradition of Edward Eager, but with kids who have an idea of how stories play out, and that magic has rules. I read this right after reading two of Eager's magic stories, and it fits nicely with those; set in the modern world, but with a lot of the same flavor.
A truly surprising book about parenting, based on decades of scientific research rather than "instinct," which is shown again and again to be wrong. I haven't stopped talking about this book since I started reading it, and I strongly recommend it to anyone who has kids or works with kids.
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Absolutely brilliant--the story of a relationship as told through its physical remnants: books, old photographs, Christmas gifts, letters and emails, etc.; organized as an auction catalog. Trust me: you haven't ever seen anything like this before.
Grace Lin weaves together a collection of Chinese folk tales into one fantastic story about a little girl's journey to Never-Ending Mountain to talk to the Old Man of the Moon. I read it to my five-year-old daughter and she was simply entranced.
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Any Which Wall by Laurel Snyder
Jonathan, November 7, 2009
A wonderful kids-discover-magic story in the tradition of Edward Eager, but with kids who have an idea of how stories play out, and that magic has rules. I read this right after reading two of Eager's magic stories, and it fits nicely with those; set in the modern world, but with a lot of the same flavor.When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Jonathan, October 26, 2009
A wonderful brain-twister of a book: like "12 Monkeys" meets "A Wrinkle in Time," for the middle-school set. And I've already said too much.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Nurtureshock: New Thinking about Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Jonathan, October 11, 2009
A truly surprising book about parenting, based on decades of scientific research rather than "instinct," which is shown again and again to be wrong. I haven't stopped talking about this book since I started reading it, and I strongly recommend it to anyone who has kids or works with kids.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry by Leanne Shapton
Jonathan, September 13, 2009
Absolutely brilliant--the story of a relationship as told through its physical remnants: books, old photographs, Christmas gifts, letters and emails, etc.; organized as an auction catalog. Trust me: you haven't ever seen anything like this before.Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Jonathan, September 13, 2009
Grace Lin weaves together a collection of Chinese folk tales into one fantastic story about a little girl's journey to Never-Ending Mountain to talk to the Old Man of the Moon. I read it to my five-year-old daughter and she was simply entranced.1-5 of 33next