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Adelaide’s Secret World
5 Jan 2017

Adelaide’s Secret World

by Zoe | posted in: Elise Hurst | 5

Adelaide is one of life’s gentle observers. Once surrounded by hustle and bustle, Adelaide now finds peace in subtler sights and quieter sounds, looking out for others who are set apart by their solitude. Adelaide imagines the stories surrounding those … Continued

Animals, Changes over time, Emotions, Friendship, Love
Stories were like eating, sleeping, breathing: An Interview with Glenda Millard
22 Sep 2016

Stories were like eating, sleeping, breathing: An Interview with Glenda Millard

by Zoe | posted in: Glenda Millard | 6

Imagine an author who writes so beautifully about the loveliest things in life, so thoughtfully about some of the hardest things, and so gracefully about it all that your hands almost tremble when you pick up a new book by … Continued

Author/Illustrator Interviews, Hope, Kindness, Love
Once Upon a Northern Night
13 Dec 2015

Once Upon a Northern Night

by Zoe | posted in: Isabelle Arsenault, Jean E. Pendziwol | 10

Once Upon a Northern Night by Jean E. Pendziwol, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault makes me weep. I first read it back in April earlier this year, surrounded by a sea of people whirling about, chattering, elbow to elbow at a … Continued

Love, Poetry, Snow, Winter

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