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Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:19:59 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Sculptor's Daughter: A Childhood Memoir by Tove Jansson:
Anamaria said, "Books I Want is apparently becoming a regular feature here. This week, I'm wanting Tove Jansson's first book for adults, which is actually a collection of stories called Sculptor's Daughter: A Childhood Memoir. It's been re-released by Sort Of Books..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:19:59 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Wayland by Tony Mitton and John Lawrence:
Anamaria said, "Out of the lands in the chill, far North come legends from long ago. This is the story of Wayland Smith, the strangest of all I know.Those are the opening lines of Wayland: The Tale of the Smith from the Far North, retold by Tony Mitton..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:19:59 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder:
Anamaria said, "I had been reading one chapter a night of Jostein Gaarder's The Christmas Mystery (1992; translated from the Norwegian by Elizabeth Rokkan, 1996) aloud to my daughter this advent. Sadly, we only made it to Day 6. The premise of Gaarder's book is..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:19:59 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Lobel's Lucia:
Anamaria said, "Today is Santa Lucia Day, which may or may not mean anything to you depending on whether you're Swedish. I'm not, but my husband's grandfather was, and we celebrate the day with Santa Lucia buns and books (I've written about Lucia and the..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:19:58 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled 2014 Cybils Reading Challenge:
Anamaria said, "One of my favorite things about New Year's Day is the announcement of the Cybils shortlists. In the past, after being on a first round panel in the fall, I've set myself a Cybils Reading Challenge of one new-to-me book in each of the other..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:19:58 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled A Nine-Year-Old's Guide to the ALA Awards Ceremony:
Anamaria said, "I'm still collecting my thoughts on the 2014 ALA awards (weren't the Batchelder books the best?), but in the meantime, here are my nine-year-old daughter's. She joined me in Philadelphia after my committee work was over and got to share in the..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:19:58 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Happy International Book Giving Day:
Anamaria said, "February 14 is many things, all of which I love. Among them is International Book Giving Day, celebrated around the world since 2012. It's easy to celebrate: just give a book, leave a book, or donate a book. Better yet, do all three! This year, we..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:19:58 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Where's Mommy? (Mary and the Mouse):
Anamaria said, "The very first book I reviewed on this blog (and I use "reviewed" loosely; perhaps better to say "mentioned") was Mary and the Mouse, the Mouse and Mary by Beverly Donofrio, illustrated by Barbara McClintock (Schwartz and Wade, 2007). So I was..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:19:58 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled 2014 Astrid Lindgren and Hans Christian Andersen Awards:
Anamaria said, "Congratulations to Swedish author Barbro Lindgren, winner of the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in the field of children's literature (Barbro is no relation to Astrid, I don't think, but it's a nice coincidence!). Our..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:19:58 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Warwick Hutton and The Silver Cow:
Anamaria said, "I've just rediscovered the work of Warwick Hutton, a British author and illustrator of retellings--mythological, biblical, folk and fairy tales of all sorts. Hutton's illustrations are rendered in delicate pen-and-ink and watercolor wash, and..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:29:58 AM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Sculptor's Daughter: A Childhood Memoir by Tove Jansson:
Anamaria said, "Books I Want is apparently becoming a regular feature here. This week, I'm wanting Tove Jansson's first book for adults, which is actually a collection of stories called Sculptor's Daughter: A Childhood Memoir. It's been re-released by Sort Of Books..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:29:58 AM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Wayland by Tony Mitton and John Lawrence:
Anamaria said, "Out of the lands in the chill, far North come legends from long ago. This is the story of Wayland Smith, the strangest of all I know.Those are the opening lines of Wayland: The Tale of the Smith from the Far North, retold by Tony Mitton..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:29:58 AM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder:
Anamaria said, "I had been reading one chapter a night of Jostein Gaarder's The Christmas Mystery (1992; translated from the Norwegian by Elizabeth Rokkan, 1996) aloud to my daughter this advent. Sadly, we only made it to Day 6. The premise of Gaarder's book is..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:29:58 AM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Lobel's Lucia:
Anamaria said, "Today is Santa Lucia Day, which may or may not mean anything to you depending on whether you're Swedish. I'm not, but my husband's grandfather was, and we celebrate the day with Santa Lucia buns and books (I've written about Lucia and the..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:29:58 AM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled 2014 Cybils Reading Challenge:
Anamaria said, "One of my favorite things about New Year's Day is the announcement of the Cybils shortlists. In the past, after being on a first round panel in the fall, I've set myself a Cybils Reading Challenge of one new-to-me book in each of the other..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:29:58 AM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled A Nine-Year-Old's Guide to the ALA Awards Ceremony:
Anamaria said, "I'm still collecting my thoughts on the 2014 ALA awards (weren't the Batchelder books the best?), but in the meantime, here are my nine-year-old daughter's. She joined me in Philadelphia after my committee work was over and got to share in the..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:29:58 AM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Happy International Book Giving Day:
Anamaria said, "February 14 is many things, all of which I love. Among them is International Book Giving Day, celebrated around the world since 2012. It's easy to celebrate: just give a book, leave a book, or donate a book. Better yet, do all three! This year, we..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:29:58 AM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Where's Mommy? (Mary and the Mouse):
Anamaria said, "The very first book I reviewed on this blog (and I use "reviewed" loosely; perhaps better to say "mentioned") was Mary and the Mouse, the Mouse and Mary by Beverly Donofrio, illustrated by Barbara McClintock (Schwartz and Wade, 2007). So I was..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:29:58 AM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled 2014 Astrid Lindgren and Hans Christian Andersen Awards:
Anamaria said, "Congratulations to Swedish author Barbro Lindgren, winner of the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in the field of children's literature (Barbro is no relation to Astrid, I don't think, but it's a nice coincidence!). Our..." more
Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:29:58 AM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Warwick Hutton and The Silver Cow:
Anamaria said, "I've just rediscovered the work of Warwick Hutton, a British author and illustrator of retellings--mythological, biblical, folk and fairy tales of all sorts. Hutton's illustrations are rendered in delicate pen-and-ink and watercolor wash, and..." more
Thursday, March 27, 2014 10:09:54 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Warwick Hutton and The Silver Cow:
Anamaria said, "I've just rediscovered the work of Warwick Hutton, a British author and illustrator of retellings--mythological, biblical, folk and fairy tales of all sorts. Hutton's illustrations are rendered in delicate pen-and-ink and watercolor wash, and..." more
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 7:21:55 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled 2014 Astrid Lindgren and Hans Christian Andersen Awards:
Anamaria said, "Congratulations to Swedish author Barbro Lindgren, winner of the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in the field of children's literature (Barbro is no relation to Astrid, I don't think, but it's a nice coincidence!). Our..." more
Monday, March 24, 2014 8:25:47 PM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Where's Mommy? (Mary and the Mouse):
Anamaria said, "The very first book I reviewed on this blog (and I use "reviewed" loosely; perhaps better to say "mentioned") was Mary and the Mouse, the Mouse and Mary by Beverly Donofrio, illustrated by Barbara McClintock (Schwartz and Wade, 2007). So I was..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:52:30 AM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Books I Want: The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt:
Anamaria said, "The publisher's description of the 1962 Dutch children's classic The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt, available now for the first time in English (translated by Laura Watkinson; Pushkin Press, 2013), is practically irresistible: It is the..." more
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 7:14:28 AM
Anamaria Anderson wrote a blog post titled Moving house:
Anamaria said, "Hello! This blog can now be found at www.bookstogether.net, where it will be updated on a more or less regular basis asr of May 2015. Thanks for visiting!"