![]() ![]() She illustrated over 150 books and won four Caldecott awards during her career. Trina Schart Hyman (1939-2004) was an American illustrator of children’s books. Beginning in 1958 with One Little Drum, she wrote and published over 40 books and was a professor of library science at the University of Pittsburgh, where she retired in 1976. Margaret Hodges (1911-2005) was a Caldecott Award-winning American writer of books for children. Hodges retells an exciting segment from Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, in which the Red Cross Knight slays a dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years, bringing peace and joy back to the land.Įaturing a fresh new cover design – with artwork that highlights the dragon adventure within – and distinctive embossed gold Caldecott Award sticker, this is the perfect way to introduce the classic tale to a whole new generation of readers. This special new paperback edition of Saint George and the Dragon commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book. ![]()
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![]() Children will love the mishaps David finds himself in as well as his struggles with his older siblings. From the moment Alexander wakes up and finds gum in his hair he knows it is going to be a bad day, and he is correct. Ray Cruz is the illustrator of the modern classics Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and Alexander, Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday. The book tells the story of a young boy named Alexander and his bad day that is filled with one crisis after another. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety. ![]() ![]() Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses four musicals and poetry for children and young adults. ![]() ![]() In contrast, the philosophy of digital minimalism acknowledges that humans have finite time, attention, and energy. ![]() The philosophy of digital maximalism, which many people live by unknowingly, holds that anything we miss out on by not indulging in a particular technology, is essentially stolen from us because we missed an opportunity. ![]() Digital maximalists download mobile applications that they do not want or need, and they check them frequently out of fear of missing opportunities. In Digital Minimalism, Newport first introduces this new philosophy, “digital minimalism.” Its antithesis, digital maximalism, refers to the philosophy of accumulating as many advantages as possible from digital technology. His most recent one, Digital Minimalism, introduces a contemporary philosophical movement that deserves significant attention. He has published several books for broad audiences. Cal Newport is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University. ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() As it says on the tin, “Players create the narrative by writing each other letters in the style of Lovecraft.” Participants create and act as a fictional character they have created. Additionally, players take on characters with statistically described attributes. Quill seems aimed at a classroom setting and also includes dice rolls and scoring. This blog will review De Profundis, but if its style doesn’t suit, consider Epistolary: The Letter-Writing RPG and Quill: A Letter-Writing RPG. I haven’t played either, but a quick read indicates Epistolary relies on email, and the game mechanics involve dice rolls and scoring. ![]() Don’t know twenty-eight people? Don’t have any news? Perhaps you could just make stuff up and send it to imaginary people-enter the world of letter-writing games. Image by free-photos from Pixabayĭid you know February is International Correspondence-Writing Month? The letter-writing effort is called InCoWriMo (wink to NaNoWriMo-National Novel Writing Month) and promotes sending hand-written correspondence each day in February. ![]() ![]() ![]() Acampora's novel is for lovers of literature, especially how the classics work in the current moment. "Fans of Janet Tashjian's The Gospel According to Larry series will enjoy this look at how the power of creativity and the internet can cause a cultural movement. You won't have to hide any copies of this to create demand." - The Bulletin "The banter among the three whip-smart friends would make John Green proud. I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora is a middle grade novel perfect for fans of To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman. But soon, their exploits start to spin out of control and they unwittingly start a mini revolution in the name of books. They plan controversial ways to get people to read the book, including re-shelving copies of the book in bookstores so that people think they are missing and starting a website committed to "destroying the mockingbird." Their efforts are successful when all of the hullabaloo starts to direct more people to the book. So they hatch a plot to get the entire town talking about the well-known Harper Lee classic. : I Kill the Mockingbird (9781250068088) by Acampora, Paul and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. But not everyone in their class shares the same enthusiasm. When Lucy, Elena, and Michael receive their summer reading list, they are excited to see To Kill A Mockingbird included. ![]() ![]() ![]() At the private Woodberry School, Mitchell took her creativity in new directions, directing and acting in plays she wrote. She wrote hundreds of books as a child, but her literary endeavors weren’t limited to novels and stories. At an early age, even before she could write, Mitchell loved to make up stories, and she would later write her own adventure books, crafting their covers out of cardboard. Mitchell was born on November 8, 1900, in Atlanta, Georgia, into an Irish-Catholic family. ![]() Mitchell was struck by a car and died in 1949, leaving behind Gone With the Wind as her only full length novel. More than 30 million copies of Mitchell’s Civil War-era masterpiece have been sold worldwide, and it has been translated into 27 languages. The film version, also lauded far and wide, came out just three years later. Published in 1936, Gone With the Wind made Mitchell an instant celebrity and earned her the Pulitzer Prize. After a broken ankle immobilized her in 1926, Mitchell started writing a novel that would become Gone With the Wind. Margaret Mitchell was an American novelist. ![]() ![]() The timing couldn't be worse - but in the end, it's actually perfect. Camille is fresh off a breakup with a pompous jerk. Trent is dipping his toe back into the dating waters a few years after the death of his wife. I love the cute-meet at the very start - the wrong number text that starts this couple down the path to Happily Ever After. She's been published in numerous magazines with articles on wellness and is the author of a memoir, Come Ride with Me Along the Big C, on her experience beating breast cancer.Ĭlaire Marti gives us a holiday romance with heart and heat, a fast read that will leave you smiling. You can find her sixty+ online classes on the international website A breast cancer survivor, Claire is a sought-after speaker on the power of yoga and meditation. When Claire's not writing, she's teaching yoga. ![]() ![]() After graduating from the University of Virginia with a BA in English Literature, Claire was sidetracked by other careers, including practicing law, selling software for legal publishers, and managing a non-profit animal rescue for a Hollywood actress. She lives in San Diego with her husband, silly dog, and two clever cats.Ĭlaire started writing stories as soon as she was old enough to pick up pencil and paper. Claire Marti is an award winning and USA Today Bestselling author of swoonworthy Contemporary Romance novels set in Southern California, including the Pacific Vista Ranch series and the California Suits series. ![]() ![]() She is only allowed to see her children a few months of the year, but she is happy to have them even then. She divorces her husband and loses custody of her children. Mamah risks much to have a life with Frank Lloyd Wright. It takes years for her to attempt to repair the damage that her leaving has done to her family. Mamah’s children do not understand why she has left. The couple's actions affect them and the families that they have left behind. Reporters attempt to follow the two and write stories of how they have abandoned their families. She wants to discover who she is and what she needs to do with her life.Ĭhoosing Frank Lloyd Wright over her family causes a scandal in their Chicago suburb. She loves her children, but she needs to have a life of her own. Mamah runs away with Wright to Europe leaving her children behind. She must weigh her love for her children and her love for Wright. When Mamah meets Frank Lloyd Wright, she finds a man who stimulates her intellectually as well as physically. ![]() Her husband is not on the same intellectual level. She married out of convenience rather than for love. ![]() ![]() Mamah is a highly educated woman who is feeling stifled by her loveless marriage. Loving Frank is the story of Mamah Borthwick and her love affair with a famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. ![]() ![]() ![]() Puff Gary See more → The Show Episodes Movies Specials Holiday specials Shorts See more → Merchandise Video games DVDs Music LEGO Funko! Pops Nickelodeon Shows 100 Things to Do Before High School View Mobile Site Taehwan and Dojin are friends and housemates. Community for fans of "Banana Scandal" / 빠나나 스캔들, manhwa created by DolSHA / 돌샤. 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