A wonderful picture book story of Charles Dickens' childhood, working hard all day in a shoe polish factory while his father (and with him, Dickens' mother and siblings) stayed in debtor's prison, and how that in particular and his poverty in general shaped what he wrote as an adult. And why he c...
I received this book via the Goodreads' drawing. It was a delightful surprise. I thoroughly enjoyed the story of Delicious and her family on the Oregon Trail. As a children's book the facts that seem a bit preposterous to an adult would be perfectly okay to a child (father seems more concerned...
I rarely write reviews here but this book was such a wonderful surprise I'm planing on buying it for a few knitter friends who have sons. Additionally I'll be sharing this with my own son as we are always looking for ways to keep our hearts and minds busy when my husband deploys. And since I home...
A picture book biography about Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan. The art is average, not really anything that made me sit up and notice. Some nice writing, though, such as this passage describing how Annie felt while repeatedly fingerspelling words and hoping Helen would catch on to wh...