Archive for Lit Lover

What Classic Children’s Novel ranks as the all-time most Rejected Manuscript by Publishers (At least 26x)?

Feb 12, 2012 by

50 Years Since its Publication, this Children’s Book Remains an all time Classic (Tomorrow marks the book’s 50th Anniversary!) 1st Hint:  Published in the 1960‘s, February 13, 2012 marks its 50th Anniversary. 2nd Hint: It’s [...]

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A Bibliophile Finds a Library in Prague

Jan 14, 2012 by

By Wendy Braun. Libraries and books are a passion of mine. As an advocate of good children’s literature, I made a resolution last January to visit as many libraries (especially their children’s departments) as I [...]

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I Pledge to Read the Written Word

Jan 01, 2012 by

[Ed.note]Courtesy of Wendy Braun We support the printed word in all its forms: newspapers, magazines, and of course books. We think reading on computers or phones or whatever is fine, but it cannot replace the [...]

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Have Yourself a Literary Christmas

Dec 19, 2011 by

This year in planning my holiday gift giving, I’ve decided to take some advice from Stephen King: “Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent.” A Little [...]

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Lit Lover: A Children’s Book Author and War Veteran, Roald Dahl

Nov 14, 2011

Having just come off a three-day weekend in honor of our Veterans, you might consider hunting down two obscure books written by much-loved British author Roald Dahl, who bravely served his country during World War [...]

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