Category Archives: Little Ones

My Dadima Wears a Sari

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Mrs.N

My Dadima Wears a Sari by Kashmira Sheth To some degree, it’s going to be the Kashmira Sheth show around here this month, as I’ve already posted two of her books and have three more (including this one)! My Dadima … Continue reading →

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Pantaloon

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Mrs.N

Pantaloon by Kathryn Jackson The original version is linked on the left. The shiny new reissue is linked on the right.   Source of Miscellany: A gift from my nostalgic mother.  She fondly remembered this story of a poodle turned … Continue reading →

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Alligators All Around

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Mrs.N

Alligators All Around by Maurice Sendak Source of Miscellany: I used to live around the corner from this rather fabulous museum, the Rosenbach.  They house a collection of rare books and manuscripts as well as antiques, silver, drawings and prints.  … Continue reading →

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Happy Little Family

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Mrs.N

Happy Little Family by Rebecca Caudill Source of Miscellany: This is one I’ve owned for years.  I think I bought it for myself after liking it as a child.  It was unavailable for awhile, but now appears to be readily … Continue reading →

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My Brother Charlie

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Mrs.N

My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete (and Ryan Elizabeth Peete) Holly Robinson Peete wrote this book with her daughter Ryan. It’s about their family’s experience when Ryan’s twin brother was diagnosed with autism. With brightly colored pictures and simple … Continue reading →

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What Do You Do With a Kangaroo? – MUST HAVE Picture Book

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Mrs.N

“What do you do with a Kangaroo?…You throw him out, that’s what you do!  Get out of my bed you Kangaroo!”  This is an absolute must have picture book. A spunky girl’s day begins when she finds a demanding kangaroo … Continue reading →

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It’s So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Mrs.N

All children have their bogeymen and things that go bump in the night. Mine was a woof that lived in my closet (I couldn’t say the “l” in wolf until sometime after high school. Shut up, it’s endearing.) . An … Continue reading →

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The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Mrs.N

I cannot possibly give you an explanation for why I was so incredibly attached to the story of a hedgehog leading a secret life as a washerwoman. I’m honestly a bit concerned about what that might say about me as … Continue reading →

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To Buy: For the Dinosaur Lover

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Mrs. N

Do you have a dinosaur lover to shop for? Whether you’re just training a toddler in the ways of the prehistoric beasts or have an elementary school child ready to read about dinosaurs all on their own, BetweenThesePages has a … Continue reading →

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The Nutcracker (Part 4)

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Mrs. N

I’ve loved Susan Jeffers’s work as an illustrator ever since I got my hands on her beautiful rendition of Robert Frost’s poem Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening. Her period pictures in this version of The Nutcracker are bound … Continue reading →

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