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1. THE THREE SNOW BEARS by Jan Brett The Three Snow Bears, written by Jan BrettIs a refreshing remake of Goldilocks And The Three Bears. I don't know how anyone could possibly improve on this famous children's bed time story, but the truth is that Jan has done exactly that. This childre...
2. Begin Today - Follow Your Dream! Ideas and dreams are like seeds. They need time to germinate and root. In my file cabinet sits a folder stuffed with news clippings I intended to use someday, as seeds for new projects. The easy part was clipping the stories and tossing them in that...
3. On The Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman The most special day to every parent is that day when their own unique little child is born into this world. It is a day of wonder and amazement, a very unique day unlike any other in their life. On this special day, to them alone, has this little pr...
4. Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged is the story of a world that has grown tired of Capitalism. It is no longer a place where achievement or work is rewarded. Instead, Capitalism and business are looked upon as a necessary evil (Sound Familiar?). One by one, the greatest...
5. Through Moon And Stars And Night Skies by Ann Turner Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies written by award winning author Ann Turner is a wonderful story about a little child in a far away land who has no home, no mama, no papa, and who is all alone in an orphanage. On one hope filled day, the little...
6. Penguin / Viking Portable Library Series The Penguin (Viking) Portable Library Series offers substantial if not complete works by significant authors at bargain prices. They are indispensible volumes for any well-rounded personal library. Buy two to qualify for free shipping.
7. How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night by Jane Yolen How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night Written by Jane Yolen and beautifully illustrated by Mark Teague, is but one of the many great children's literary works of Jane Yolen. I love using How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night as a read aloud in my classroom becau...
8. Little Britches - A Great Read Aloud Book By Ralph Moody Learn more about the Little Britches series by author Ralph Moody. Find out why they are great for read aloud families. Buy Little Britches and other Moody books.
9. Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (1832-88) was an American children's novelist. Her novels, including Little Women (1868-69), Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886) were semi-autobiographical and described her unconventional upbringing with her three sisters. The...
10. The Old Time Radio Flier 21 "The WEIRD CIRCLE" The intention of this lens and others I propose is to bring awareness to the almost forgotten media of American theatrical radio. To bring something old and new, in this technological age, to those who pass by and take the opportunity to listen to a...
11. Gore Vidal August 6, 2008 Gore Vidal been called the biographer of our nation and times; the last surviving giant of the golden age of American literature; a public intellectual in a new age that celebrates mass ignorance, and a combination of the elite sophis...
12. Gore Vidal Gore Vidal is a great American novelist, dramatist, historian, essayist, and activist. He is a ferocious critic of the current U.S. administration.
13. Henry James Henry James (1843-1916) was an Anglo-American writer. He wrote many novels, short stories, plays and travel books. His novels, which often dealt with the relationship between the sophisticated Old World (Europe) and the less cultured New World (Amer...
14. Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) was an American writer. His life was a series of crises and he died in poverty. Poe is remembered for his poems such as The Raven, Annabel Lee and The Bells, and for his stories of horror, mystery, the macabre and crime, su...
15. Enigma and Genius in the Life of Ralph Ellison "Invisible Man," "Shadow and Act," and "Going to the Territory," all books by that quintessential twentieth century literary artist Ralph Waldo Ellison, remain towering masterworks of American literature for their penetrating explorations of racial i...
16. Oprahs Book Club Selections Oprah may not like hamburgers, but her book club has done a lot to raise the public awareness of decent literature in recent years. If you like, you can view the FAQ and join Oprah's Books Club®. Book Club members save 10% on selected Amazon Merch...
17. Mark Twain Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) (or Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was an American novelist and humorist. His best-known novels were probably Tom Sawyer (1876), Huckleberry Finn (1885), These works are great children's classics but are also of interest to adult...
18. Herman Melville Herman Melville (1819-91) was an American writer. His most famous work was Moby Dick, a symbolic adventure novel on whaling. He also wrote the novels Typee and Billy Budd, short stories, and poetry.
19. Bestselling John Steinbeck Titles from Penguin John Steinbeck is one of my two favorite authors, I suppose. (The other, in no particular order, is Ernest Hemingway.) Steinbeck won both the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes, which is not bad.
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