Happy Friday to all. The sun is shining (at least for now), spring is in the air and you are still sitting at your desk. Sorry about that. Procrastinate the day away with these links or by exploring the great content we posted this week (seriously it was a great week!)
A reading list of essentials that could keep you busy all year, and next year, and the year after.
A day in the life of everyone who sits around me.
Time Out takes on publishing.
How should you feel when the Pulitzer Prize winner is no one?
Essential New York books.
An interview with Tony Kushner. (Favorite Angels in America quote, “The white cracker who wrote the National Anthem knew what he was doing. He set the word free to a note so high nobody could reach it. That was deliberate.”)
Library smut!
(A little incestuous I know, but…) Ben Zimmer’s “Goodbye for now” post.
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Title: Puff, the Magic Dragon
Written by: Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton
Illustrated by: Eric Puybaret
Hardback: 24 pages
Ages: 4 to 8
Publisher: Sterling Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4027-4782-3
Publication: July 2007
“Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea, and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honalee.” From the very first line of the book, I was taken back to my childhood days. I was thrilled to see this title on the shelf in the bookstore, written by Peter Yarrow, of the folk group Peter, Paul & Mary, and co-authored by Lenny Lipton.
The book follows the amazing tale of friendship between little Jackie Paper and his childhood friend, Puff, the magic dragon. Whether they are sailing on a boat or meeting kings and princes, the two are inseparable. The time when Jackie has grown and no longer returns to Honalee is bittersweet. But, it is not long before a new friend comes to play with Puff and there is happiness in Honalee once again.
Illustrator Eric Puybaret brings this timeless and endearing song to life through his vivid paintings. The full-page illustrations are remarkable, thoughtful, and expertly portray the love between little Jackie Paper and that rascal Puff.
From the first word of the book, adults and children everywhere will fall in love with little Jackie Paper and his magical dragon friend all over again. The song Puff, the Magic Dragon has been a favorite for generations, and now this wonderful book has become
part of it’s tradition.
Also included with the book is a CD with two versions of Puff, the Magic Dragon along with two bonus songs.
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Reviewed by Amy Seim, Picture Book Reviewer for the NWFCC
Amy Seim,
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Eric Puybaret,
Lenny Lipton,
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