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Winter

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
Stína
10 Dec 2015

Stína

by Zoe | posted in: Lani Yamamoto | 2

It’s unseasonably warm in my part of the world at the moment, and here at Playing by the book we’re all longing for crisp days, with snow and ice and sparkle and the sort of mint-fresh air which gives you … Continued

Food, Friendship, Inventions, Knitting, Sewing, Snow, Winter
The Crow’s Tale
23 Nov 2015

The Crow’s Tale

by Zoe | posted in: Naomi Howarth | 7

I can’t resist filling your screen (and mine) with this gorgeous front cover: The Crow’s Tale by Naomi Howarth (@nhillustrator) is a visually spectacular retelling of a Lenni Lenape Native American legend about how the crow came to have black … Continued

Animals, Courage, Fire, Folk tales, Kindness, Winter

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