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Book Review: The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams, was originally published in 1922. For this book review, I listened to an e-audiobook version. When I realized that the e-audiobook was an incomplete version of the original printed story, I borrowed an e-book to read. The Velveteen Rabbit is a classic children’s book. The story is about a… Read More »
Book Review: Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon, written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd, is a classic children’s picture book. This is a bedtime story. Your local library may have multiple copies of it. In Goodnight Moon, the little bunny child in bed is looking around at all of the inanimate and animate objects, it can see… Read More »
Book Review: Little Mouse’s Sweet Treat
Little Mouse’s Sweet Treat, by Shana Hollowell, is a children’s picture book about Little Mouse’s quest to find a sweet treat to eat. This is also a rhyming book. It is illustrated by Jennifer Finch, who hand painted the illustrations in watercolor. The author’s love of animals and nature shows through in this story’s plot… Read More »
Music Review: Songs and Dances of The Sioux, Apache, Kiowa, Hopi, Navajo, Cree, Seminole and Others
Prior to Thanksgiving, I searched for Native American music via my library’s electronic resources such as Hoopla and Freegal. The Songs and Dances of the Sioux, Apache, Kiowa, Hopi, Navajo, Cree, Seminole, and Others is the most traditional album I had found. If your local library has an account with Hoopla, you can use your… Read More »
Movie Review: The Lesser Blessed
The Lesser Blessed is a movie about a Native American teenage boy, Larry Sole, in a small Canadian town, who is lonely, depressed, and bullied. He is raised by a single mother and her boyfriend is his hero. Larry Sole laments the loss of his traditional heritage; yet, he has a crush on a non-native… Read More »
Book Review: Small Wolf
Small Wolf, by Nathaniel Benchley, is both children’s literature and historical fiction. The story is about a first contact between Native Americans and Europeans on the island of Manhattan. The story does not go far enough in detail to describe the harm to Native Americans caused by immigrants. An e-audiobook version of this story on… Read More »
Miscellaneous: Black Friday-Cyber Monday Sale
The Land of Books and Honey Shop will be having a sale on gift items from Black Friday, November 24, 2017, 12:01 a.m. PST, through Cyber Monday, November 27, 2017, 11:59 a.m. PST. You can find a link to the store website below. Many products feature butterfly images. There are numerous butterfly purses, ornaments, calendars, journals,… Read More »
Library News: Native American Heritage Month
According to the Library of Congress and the Los Angeles Public Library, November is Native American Heritage Month. Check with your local library, because there may be cultural enrichment events and recommended reading lists posted on your local library’s website. Sometimes, librarians will feature select landmark books on display next to the entrances. Here are… Read More »
Book Review: Hug Machine
Hug Machine is a picture book, written and illustrated by Scott Campbell. The children’s book is about a little boy, who loves to give hugs. This is a silly book that should make your child smile. The boy can hug almost everything. People are not the only things that this little boy hugs throughout the… Read More »