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Reads tagged with “children’s books”

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Made More Wonderful by Graphic Artist Michael Sieben
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Made More Wonderful by Graphic Artist Michael Sieben

“Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.”

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Advice to Little Girls: Young Mark Twain’s Little-Known, Lovely 1865 Children’s Book
Advice to Little Girls: Young Mark Twain’s Little-Known, Lovely 1865 Children’s Book

“Good little girls always show marked deference for the aged. You ought never to ‘sass’ old people unless they ‘sass’ you first.”

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You Are Stardust: Stunning Illustrated Dioramas Teaching Kids About the Universe
You Are Stardust: Stunning Illustrated Dioramas Teaching Kids About the Universe

“Every tiny atom in your body came from a star that exploded long before you were born.”

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Bob Dylan’s 1974 Classic “Forever Young,” Illustrated
Bob Dylan’s 1974 Classic “Forever Young,” Illustrated

“May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true… May you stay forever young.”

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Chu’s Day: Neil Gaiman’s Charming Children’s Book
Chu’s Day: Neil Gaiman’s Charming Children’s Book

“It’s the shortest book I’ve ever written and, right now, I think it might be the one I’m most proud of.”

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The Bed Book: Sylvia Plath’s Vintage Poems for Kids, Illustrated by Quentin Blake
The Bed Book: Sylvia Plath’s Vintage Poems for Kids, Illustrated by Quentin Blake

“Most Beds are Beds for sleeping and resting, but the best Beds are much more interesting!”

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And Tango Makes Three: The True Story of Central Park Zoo’s Same-Sex Penguin Family, Illustrated
And Tango Makes Three: The True Story of Central Park Zoo’s Same-Sex Penguin Family, Illustrated

“We’ll call her Tango … because it takes two to make a Tango.”

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My Brother’s Book: Maurice Sendak’s Posthumous Love Letter to the World
My Brother’s Book: Maurice Sendak’s Posthumous Love Letter to the World

“Because love is so enormous, the only thing you can think of doing is swallowing the person that you love entirely.”

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The Night Riders
The Night Riders

A charming and unexpected adventure story by one of today’s most extraordinary young comic artists.

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Charles Addams Illustrates Mother Goose, 1967
Charles Addams Illustrates Mother Goose, 1967

“Come with a hoop, Come with a call, Come with a good will, Or not at all.”

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