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November 2015 Staff Picks
Becky’s Pick: Beastly Babies by Ellen Jackson Puppies slobber. Kittens spill. Young gorillas can’t sit still. Mamas gobble, mamas cluck. Barnyard babies run amok! In our house, this was not a cozy up and fall asleep type of book. This was a fall off the couch because you laughed too hard type of book. The…
September 2015 Staff Picks
Becky’s Pick: Lila by Marilynne Robinson Lila is born into rough life in the 1920s, we meet her cold and lonely as a young child, left outside at night by the adults who (we can only guess) are meant to care for her. She is spared a miserable death by Doll, and they eventually join…
February 2015 Staff Picks
Becky’s Pick: Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Fishes, Little and Big by Pete Seeger (CD) Love banjos and singing funny songs super loud in the car? This might be your next favourite road trip album! While being adored by children, Pete Seeger’s album is something that I consistently reach for as an adult. There are familiar tracks…