Wish by Chris Saunders is one of the most beautifully illustrated children's books--or just books in general--that I have ever had the pleasure to read. The artists' work was utterly phenomenal and I would be lying if I did not admit that a large reason I wanted to read this book was due to the amazing…
I think that my expectations for Bookforms--put together by the Center for Book Arts, Ana Cordeiro, Celine Lombardi, Sarah Smith, and Elizabeth Sheehan--were a bit unrealistic when I picked up this book. For some reason I had it in my head that reading this book was going to genuinely give me some insight into how to…
I'm sure a great many of you have heard about the novel Hoot in the past. Likely many more people have seen the movie. It's a pretty fantastic book about consumerism, greedy business, and the need for people to care more about animals and the environment. I've always loved this book, from the very first time…
I mean, I'm going to read this one. How could I not? Dark of the West by Joanna Hathaway is a story of forbidden loves and two people on opposite sides of a war. But it's also about privilege and poverty--at least it seems to be, to some extent--and I think all of us know from…
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