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  <title><![CDATA[Blueberry Girl]]></title>
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  <default_description>This is a prayer for a blueberry girl . . .

A much-loved baby grows into a young woman: brave, adventurous, and lucky. Exploring, traveling, bathed in sunshine, surrounded by the wonders of the world. What every new parent or parent-to-be dreams of for her child, what every girl dreams of for herself.

Let me go places that we've never been, trust and delight in her youth.

Nationally bestselling author Neil Gaiman wrote Blueberry Girl for a friend who was about to become the mother of a little girl. Here, he and beloved illustrator Charles Vess turn this deeply personal wish for a new daughter into a book that celebrates the glory of growing up: a perfect gift for girls embarking on all the journeys of life, for their parents, and for everyone who loves them.

Give her all these and a little bit more, gifts for a blueberry girl. </default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">10</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">3</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2009</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Blueberry Girl</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Charles Vess]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Neil Gaiman]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this in the library yesterday.  Neil Gaiman wrote it for Tori's daughter, when Tori was still pregnant, several years ago.  I really love this book, and the thoughtfulness of the poem, and illustrations by Charles Vess.]]></body>
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    <review id="51481846">
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  <date_added>Sat Apr 04 09:51:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is beautifully written (of course, it's Neil Gaiman) and the illustrations are amazing... kind of a cross between Jamberry and Coraline. But I must say, I am starting to have a hard time with picture books that are written for adults but marketed to kids by appealing to their parents (does...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51481846">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53341325">
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[ I may need someone to read this to me, it sounds frightening.]]></body>
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    <review id="47748215">
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 27 19:35:15 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Mar 01 10:37:55 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite picture book of the year, already.]]></body>
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    <review id="75707697">
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Oct 25 16:57:28 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh Neil Gaiman. Most times people think a &quot;muse&quot; is someone who inspires a creative person to do great things. Sometimes though, we mistake a hot redhead who makes us want to fuck for a &quot;muse,&quot; and these &quot;anti-muses&quot; are responsible for some horrible, horrible creative ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75707697">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu May 07 19:03:09 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[So filled with love are these pages, and so sincere the words. I read &quot;Blueberry Girl&quot; in Barnes and Noble and nearly cried  there, sitting cross-legged on the floor among the bookshelves. It is a poetic ode to little girls everywhere and not in a &quot;sugar and spice and everything nice&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55325041">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52986268">
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    <name><![CDATA[Mary Ann]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Berkeley, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 16 22:08:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 19 21:07:39 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[What is it that we hope for when we think of our daughters? That they grow up to be strong young women? That they find joy in the every day things of life? That they can weather the storms that we know are coming? How do we express our hope for our children?<br/><br/>These questions float around i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52986268">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51383886">
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've never been a fan of Charles Vess's illustrations. He's a good choice for drawing fairies and sprites, but there always seems to be something feline and goblinlike about his characters, even the normal human ones. In fact, that's why I prefer the unillustrated version of <em>[title:Stardust]</em> to the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51383886">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52764560">
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I first heard of the Blueberry Girl when attending Neil Gaiman’s book tour of The Graveyard Book (Newbery Winner) in Boulder. At the end of the program he treated us to a reading of the Blueberry Girl. He said that when Tori Amos was expecting her little girl she called him up and asked if he woul...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52764560">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50898835">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[As a mother of a girl and as a former girl:) I applaud Gaiman's wish for the daughters of our world.  I am impressed by his insight into the world of women and girls - to wish for the blueberry girl the foresight to overcome the &quot;dull days of forty&quot; and &quot;false friends at fifteen.&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50898835">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38263110">
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 20 17:18:51 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 11 19:17:00 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_gaiman_lettersandfruit.html" title="http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_gaiman_lettersandfruit.html">http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49031113">
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    <name><![CDATA[Yuki]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Neil Gaiman wrote this for his friend Tori Amos when she was expecting her daughter. It's a prayer addressing the ladies of the light/darkness/and never-you-mind..to shelter and guide an infant girl as she grows. The watercolors are beautiful and I love that the blueberry girl is a different complex...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49031113">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53208284">
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    <name><![CDATA[Steven]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't describe this book in any other way than &quot;this is a marvelous book by an author and artist, both of whom I've loved for some time, where they both bring their A-games to the table.&quot; It's the simplest rhyming book for children, most specifically a girl of any age. I've been waiting ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53208284">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53020023">
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Upon reading this book, I immediately ordered a copy for my two-year-old neice.  It's been a long time since my job as a librarian required me to read children's books, but putting the names &quot;Neil Gaiman&quot; and &quot;Charles Vess&quot; on the cover is one sure way to do it.  Vess's adaptatio...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53020023">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60258962">
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    <name><![CDATA[Adam]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[If it weren't for the Vess illustrations, I'd probably have to 1-star this book.  The text is a &quot;secular blessing&quot; for a new baby girl, and it's just crammed with dull, dopey sentimentality.  <em>Ugh.</em>  How sad that there may be readers out there who encounter this as their first of Gaiman's ki...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60258962">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63453710">
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    <name><![CDATA[Teri]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am torn on rating this books.<br/>For one I dont really think it is a &quot;kids book&quot;<br/>Neil Gaimon wrote this for a friend that was about to have a little girl.  SO taken in context as a gift for a soon to mother it is a 5 star book.  It is Sweet and beatiful.  It is Lyrical and touchin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63453710">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73113009">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sarah  Pi]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[The gorgeous illustrations actually stood out for me more than the text, though I liked that well enough. It's a little serious for a children's book;  I'd almost say it's directed more at the parent than the child. Still, I appreciate the sentiment behind it, and I think a child would get a lot of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73113009">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I admit that I went into this with suspicions that I wouldn't like it and perhaps if I hadn't known it was Neil Gaiman I would have been more open to it but I just somehow cannot become a devout Gaiman fan even in picture book form.  This is a very sweet concept, but the poetry just seemed to lack s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65319934">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book will be the gift I bring to every baby shower from now on. It's really more of a prayer or an invocation, and the art work is some of Charles Vess' best.<br/><br/>I read/showed this in the children's portion of a recent service at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church in Danville. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72704906">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really did want to like this but it was just a little bit too sweet for me.  I think I'm more a fan of his darker work.  Of course, I'm also not a parent so maybe I just coudn't relate.  Two of my co-workers (one a parent, one not) liked it better than me.  The Charles Vess illustrations are nice....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50452329">more...</a>]]></body>
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