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84Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal and Family Values
I am neither liberal nor a conservative. There are things about the liberal platform that I find abhorrent. There are things about the conservative agenda that make me shudder. A friend of mine, who happens...
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77A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Lemony Snicket opens new horizons with "A Series of Unfortunate Events." You may have thought that all creative thought and imaginative writing left the earth with children’s authors Roald Dahl and Dr....
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75Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl (1916-1990). Dahl is best known for his classic children's books. Born in Llandaff, on September 13, 1916, Roald Dahl, son of Harald Dahl, a Norwegian, was first sent to the Elmtree House School....
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62The Adventures of Nanny Piggins - an Australian Gem of a Book
I have a nine year old son who is a reluctant reader. To encourage him, we read together. He reads a page, then I read a page and so on. I felt as though we had exhausted the really good books for that...
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64classic kids books
These books are mostly from the 70s and earlier. As I do not have children and I no longer read children's books myself, I will not be discussing the latest greatest.....but these are classics, not to be...
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68Johnny Depp: Icon
Johnny Depp was welcomed to the world on June 9, 1963 as John Christopher Depp, II in Owensboro, Kentucky. Whom could have imagined a small town kid one day reaching celebrity stardom surpassing even his own...
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53Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl was a very successful book writer. He wrote fiction books for kids. Roald Dahl wrote over 100 books including The Twits, James and the giant peach, The Witches, The magic finger and The BFG...
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63Tales of a Bookaholic II: Why Children's literature is so important
Sitting in my favorite bookstore which happens to be a B&N in the children's book section on a baby-bear chair at a Frodo table, I eavesdropped on a couple of conversations. Parent: "You can't read...
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59Get Children Reading!
As a Primary School teacher I am always looking for books that children not only enjoy reading but also inspire further work and discussion. Roald Dahl is a fantastic author for this purpose and I often use...
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84Book Review: Danny, Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
General Overview When reading Road Dahl’s, Danny, Champion of the World as a child, I was drawn into the idea of a tight-knit family consisting of simply a father and his son. The closeness between...
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