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Fables for the Frivolous
One of the earliest works by the American parodist Guy Wetmore Carryl, this collection of fables are adapted from Jean de La Fontaine’s Aesop-style originals from more than 200 years earlier. Carryl’s light-hearted re-tellings are rendered in verse, each ending … Continue reading
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Tagged book illustration, fables, Jean de La Fontaine, Peter Newell
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Monks Month Madness
Like many countries, Japan uses a 12-month calendar. The names are very simple. January is literally “Month one” 一月, February is “Month two” 二月, etc. However, before the Meiji Restoration (mid-1800s) it was common to use an older 12-month system. … Continue reading
Every Metro Needs This
Metroteka is a concept that is both simple and exciting for readers and book lovers. Warsaw Poland’s Metro now houses more than 16,000 books in an accessible free lending library exclusively for transit passengers. Separated into reading zones for adults … Continue reading
Ashmolean Advent
The Ashmolean Museum’s online Advent calendar 2025 is now live with a sampling from the Oxford museum’s treasures. First up is : View of snow on Benten Hill at Kinryūzan Temple in Asakusa by Utagawa Kuniyoshi Kuniyoshi was one of the … Continue reading
The Universal Force
A letter from Albert Einstein to his daughter: on The Universal Force of Love In the late 1980s, Lieserl, the daughter of the famous genius, donated 1,400 letters, written by Einstein, to the Hebrew University, with orders not to publish … Continue reading
See it before it burns
The annual giant Swedish holiday goat [live YouTube, Bluesky] is built and (currently) standing. Now well-guarded and protected, the goat has not been destroyed or burnt down since 2021 (although damaged in 2023 by jackdaws). This contrasts with 1969 to 1980 where the annual roll-call … Continue reading
Bookish Quotes
I recently ran across Great Bookish Quotes, published in 2023. The entertaining collection of thoughtful passages was edited by the American Library Association, and celebrates the power and magic of books through memorable quotes. This anthology brings together some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Rather, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Theodore Roosevelt, Sidney Sheldon
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You can never have too many books, etc.
Visiting the New York home of that other famous Tarantino: A Home That Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Books If you are searching for holiday gifts for the children in your life, you can’t go wrong with The … Continue reading
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Tagged Children's literature, illustrated books, Nicaragua, NYC, Tblisi
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Goodnight Moon IRL
Would you like to sleep in one of the most iconic rooms in children’s literature? To do so just visit the Sheraton Boston Hotel and check out its new Goodnight Moon suite. The charming suite recreates Margaret Wise Brown’s classic … Continue reading
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Tagged book illustration, Boston, Children's literature, Hotels
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Travel Between The Pages 