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Showing posts with label children's books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children's books. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Emily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary, for the 1961 Club

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Beverly Cleary’s only historical novel is about a sensitive girl with big dreams, living on a farm in 1920s Pitchfork, Oregon. The book is ...
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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

The Steam Whistle Theatre Company by Vivian French – 15/20 Books of Summer

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The Pringle Players are down on their luck and decide to head north from London for new opportunities. Inspired by the train that will take...
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Friday, April 25, 2025

Nancy and Plum by Betty McDonald, for the #1952Club

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It is Christmas Eve, and Nancy and Plum are alone at Mrs. Monday’s Boarding Home in so-called Heavenly Valley, while Mrs. M, her spoiled nie...
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum - #Ozathon24

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If you remember when Dorothy first met the Tin Woodman in The Wizard of Oz , he revealed he was once an ordinary wood-chopper in love with a...
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

The Serial Garden by Joan Aiken #WitchWeek2024

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Those who only know Joan Aiken from the beloved The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and later books in the series or her much admired adult rege...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Tik-Tok of Oz and Rinkitink of Oz #Ozathon24

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I got a little behind with Lory’s group read of the Oz books but here are two more, slightly out of order: Tik-Tok of Oz (1914). This book...
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Friday, June 28, 2024

The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum #Ozathon24

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Title : The Patchwork Girl of Oz Author : L. Frank Baum Illustrator : John R. Neill Publication : Dover paperback, originally published in 1...
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Saturday, June 15, 2024

A series set in Northern Ireland featuring a magical cat for #ReadingtheMeow2024

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Mallika of Literary Potpourri invited us to read and discuss books with cats in them this week. I recently came across Meta Mayne Reid (190...
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Monday, May 20, 2024

The Striped Ships by Eloise McGraw

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Title : The Striped Ships Author : Eloise McGraw Publication : Macmillan, Margaret K. McElderry, hardcover, 1991 Genre : Juvenile Historical...
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Thursday, May 2, 2024

The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

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Title : The Night War Author : Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Maps : Juliet Percival Publication : Dial Books, hardcover, 2024 Genre : Juvenile H...
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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Baby Island by Carol Ryrie Brink, for the #1937Club

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Title : Baby Island Author : Carol Ryrie Brink Illustrator : Helen Sewell Publication : Macmillan, hardcover, 1937 Genre : Juvenile fiction ...
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Saturday, April 13, 2024

The Stone Cage, a fantasy by Nicholas Stuart Gray

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Title : The Stone Cage Author and Illustrator : Nicholas Stuart Gray Publication : Dennis Dobson, hardcover, 1963 Genre : Juvenile Fantasy D...
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Thursday, April 4, 2024

Meet the Austins by Madeleine L’Engle

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Title : Meet the Austins Author : Madeleine L’Engle Publication : Laurel-Leaf paperback, originally published in 1960 Genre : Juvenile Setti...
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Saturday, March 30, 2024

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum – Ozathon24

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Title : Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz Author : L. Frank Baum Publication : Books of Wonder/HarperCollins, hardcover, originally published in ...
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Saturday, March 23, 2024

Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones

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Title : Enchanted Glass Author : Diana Wynne Jones Publication : Greenwillow Books, hardcover, 2010 Genre : Juvenile fantasy Setting : Prese...
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Sunday, February 25, 2024

Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum - third and my favorite of the series

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Title : Ozma of Oz Author : L. Frank Baum Illustrator : John R. Neill Publication : The Reilly & Lee Co., hardcover, 1907 Genre : Juveni...
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Saturday, January 20, 2024

A Spoonful of Time by Flora Ahn - a culinary time travel

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Title : A Spoonful of Time Author : Flora Ahn Illustrator : Jenny Park Publication : Quirk Books, hardcover, 2023 Genre : Juvenile Fiction S...
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Thursday, November 2, 2023

A Wind From Nowhere by Nicholas Stuart Gray #WitchWeek2023

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Title : A Wind From Nowhere Author : Nicholas Stuart Gray Publication : Faber & Faber, hardcover, 1978 Genre : Juvenile fantasy/short st...
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Thursday, October 5, 2023

The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass

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Title : The Lost Library Author : Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass Publication : Feiwel and Friends, hardcover, 2023 Genre : Juvenile Mystery Se...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

A War of Wizards by Margaret Storey

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Title : A War of Wizards Author : Margaret Storey Illustrator : Janina Ede Publication : Faber & Faber, hardcover, 1976 Genre : Juvenile...
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