I'm not naturally a thankful person. I have to cultivate gratitude as a discipline, the way some people work on eating healthy or exercising regularly or sticking to a budget. So November is always an important month for me, a kind of Thanksgiving Lent, when I prepare my heart and mind for this holiday whose … Continue reading I’m Thankful for Inspiring Women
The New Girl . . . and Me
The New Girl . . . and Me by Jacqui Robbins; ill. by Matt Phelan Atheneum, 2006 32 pages When I was in sixth grade, my family moved cross-country from Los Angeles to the rural South. It was a miserable move for me, for many reasons. One of them was the fact that we moved … Continue reading The New Girl . . . and Me
Madeline
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans Simon & Schuster, 1939 54 pages "In an old house in Paris, covered with vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines . . ." Male or female, you recognize those words, don't you? They're the opening to each of Ludwig Bemelmans' iconic Madeline stories, a series of picture books … Continue reading Madeline
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