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May 21, 2015 100 Picture Books: 74-70

I promised the next batch wouldn’t be late, and well. I lied. Sick kids really throws a wrench into just about everything. 74. I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen I actually had to just look this book up with my tried and true YouTube method of unattainable books. We had this on loan […]

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April 23, 2015 100 Picture Books: 80-76

So far, I’ve been able to track down most of these books through frugal means. Most of them I’ve gotten through the library. One (Fortunately) was through InterLibrary Loan (fancy!). But Zoom at Sea was nowhere to be found, so I bought a used copy off eBay. Total cost of this series so far: $4. […]

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April 2, 2015 100 Picture Books: 85-81

This batch was slightly off for a few reasons. It seemed like the books I liked best were not Peanut-friendly. The ones I disliked, she gravitated toward. Goes to show, you can’t predict kids. 85. Not a Box by Antoinette Portis This is a short one, where a Rabbit has a cardboard box and imagines […]

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March 19, 2015 100 Picture Books: 90-86

This batch was a minor mom fail. I requested them from the mobile version of my library’s website, and somehow got odd versions of them. Two of them were Spanish, and 1 was a “book club” edition, that included 9 identical paperbacks. Whoops! I have started reading the metadata more carefully. 90. Arnie the Doughnut […]

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March 13, 2015 Terry Pratchett 1948-2015

As you probably know, Sir Terry Pratchett died on the 12th of March. He was with his family, and his cat. His death was not unexpected since his announcement of a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. He campaigned for the legalisation of euthanasia, and for better understanding and care of dementia sufferers. He kept […]