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Mysterious Traveler by Mal Peet & Elspeth Graham (P.J. Lynch, Illustrator)

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

It is a wonderfully evocative and engaging story with gorgeous art. It is a simple story, with admittedly very little suspense but it has an elegance and warmth...

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Unwitting Wisdom : An Anthology of Aesop's Fables by Helen Ward

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I loved this book from the moment I saw it in the book store. And I remember reading it to my daughter when she was a baby. It is a wonderful combination of il...

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Book Finds: In The Night Kitchen

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I used to check this book out of the library frequently when my son was younger. I think he liked the big pictures and the playful, dreamlike quality of the sto...

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Noah's Ark – Heinz Janisch (Adapter), Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Rather than a "review" I thought I would post a gallery that gives you some idea of the art this book contains. Not surprisingly I found it to be a wonderfully...

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Book Finds: The Tree of Here by Chaim Potok (Tony Auth, illustrator)

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Perhaps the wistfulness and oddness feel different two decades later. In fact, I like how it is rather odd (with a comic book feel to the illustrations on some...

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The Nutcracker – E. T. A. Hoffman, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator)

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

My continuing obsession fascination with the illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger connected with my daughter’s interest in The Nutcracker and led to my doing somet...

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