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Please Support Multnomah County Libraries

April 19th, 2012 · Comments Off · Book Geek, Library Politics

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reading list — Top Fifty Kids’ Books

April 18th, 2012 · Comments Off · Author! Author!, Book Geek

I love a good round-up, don’t you? These are the Top Fifty Kids’ Books of All Time (according to Time Out Kids). I see a number of my favorites on this list. How ’bout you? Happy reading to you. xo Ms. Nancy 50. Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming 49. My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Gannett [...]

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it’s a book igloo!

April 12th, 2012 · Comments Off · Art, Book Geek

I think they designed this one just for me.

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Oscar winner: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011)

February 27th, 2012 · Comments Off · Art, Book Geek

I love this! People are so creative, aren’t they? Happy Monday. – Ms. Nancy

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Illustrations for “Charlotte’s Web”

February 19th, 2012 · Comments Off · Art, Author! Author!, Book Geek

I never tire of these beautiful illustrations. Take a peek, and re-read the book, after that. Best, Ms. Nancy

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Million Books for Kids (free books for kids in need — Portland, Ore. area) and a call for volunteers

January 13th, 2012 · Comments Off · Book Geek, Volunteering

(The free store will run through end of February, 2012. Wonderful idea; I hope others follow suit. — Ms. Nancy) Bridgeport Village Book Store – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Friends of the Children is proud to lead a new collaborative called the Million Books for Kids Project in the Portland Metropolitan area. Although the books will be [...]

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The Joy of Books

January 12th, 2012 · Comments Off · Book Geek

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my favorite writer of all time

December 28th, 2011 · Comments Off · Author! Author!, Book Geek

here she is, age 95, Mrs. Beverly Cleary. my friend, you bow to no one. – ms. nancy “Henry Huggins was in the third grade.”

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La Carreta Literaria

December 21st, 2011 · Comments Off · Book Geek

Photo by flickr friend Louis, who writes: The Literary Cart. As a young man Martin sold sodas and water in the streets of Cartagena. He was a voracious reader though and began to carry books as well for exchange and to encourage other readers. Now he has a full time mobile bookstore with sponsorships. One [...]

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Oregon readers: Reading Is An Investment program now underway

December 5th, 2011 · Comments Off · Book Geek, Education, Educational Web Sites

This year’s Reading is an Investment program is in full swing. Sponsored by the State Treasurer and the Oregon College Savings Plan, it aims to promote literacy and financial education among K-5 elementary students in Oregon. As part of RII, public elementary school libraries in Oregon are receiving two free books: Pigs Will be Pigs: [...]

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