In a tale from childhood, 'Twisted' by Bonnie M Hennessy, takes you on an alternate journey to a dark and bleak tale of love and courage, filled with revenge and regret as well as a strength of spirit. Looking at the story of Rumpelstiltskin's rage and sadness, you follow The life of Aoife and a different path of how the lives of two such differing characters really came to being.
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Book Review: ‘The Rabbit Who Wants to Go To Harvard’ A Parody by Zeldar the Great With Help From Diana Holquist and Christopher Eliopoulos
"The Rabbit Who Wants to Go To Harvard" by Zeldar The Great with help from Diana Holquist and Christopher Eliopoulos is interactive and witty. While the work is fun and zany, almost more for an adult reader, the way it is written is fun for a child.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Clark the Mountain Beaver and His Big Adventure’ by Karen Shea
New children’s book, Clark The Mountain Beaver, teaches friendship while educating about history and animals.
Read More »Book Tour: Ethan Hawke’s ‘Rules for a Knight’
Ethan Hawke fittingly described his book as "ethics for the kids in a fun way" and spoke about his career.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Benjamin Franklin, Huge Pain In My …’ by Adam Mansbach and Alan Zweibel
'Benjamin Franklin, Huge Pain in my ---' is a zany, funny look at time travel of sorts, as it relates to communication. You will find yourself entranced in the antics of Ike as he seeks advice from his historical mentor.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll, 150th Anniversary Edition Illustrated by Salvador Dalí
It's a great pleasure to rediscover Lewis Carroll's classic in this modestly priced new Princeton University Press edition, with marvelous illustrations created by Salvador Dalí for a long out-of-print 1969 printing.
Read More »Book Review: ‘ Confessions of an Imaginary Friend, A Memoir by Jacques Paper,’ As Told to Michelle Cuevas
Confessions of an Imaginary Friend is just a wickedly funny and fun look at what happens when the imaginary discovers that they are imaginary.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Fab Four Friends: The Boys Who Became The Beatles” by Susanna Reich
Every person who has ever loved The Beatles and would like to share that love with children might want to have this book in his or her home
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Girl in the Torch,’ a Young Adult Historical Fiction by Robert Sharenow
Sarah knows her life back home will be unbearable so she makes a decision that could well end in her death. She is determined to follow her heart and jumps off the back of the boat she is loaded on to return her to her homeland. Her efforts at swimming take her to the land of the Lady, the woman of the torch. She finds her new hiding palace is on the island of the Statue of Liberty itself.
Read More »Interview: Michelle Beber, Author of ‘Angels, Angels, Everywhere’
"The words in my book were literally Divinely inspired, and I know they were given to me as a blessing for my continued faith and trust."
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