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Moon Over Manifest
Lesley rated a book 3 of 5 stars
The 4 Hour Workweek, Expanded And Updated by Timothy Ferriss
Glad to finally complete this book. A number of the suggestions could be very helpful, but a couple seemed a little sneaky! (I was surprised by that.)
Lesley rated a book 3 of 5 stars
Blue Sky by Audrey Wood
Blue Sky
by Audrey Wood (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
Nice illustrations of the sky viewed a different times of day and night!
Lesley rated a book 3 of 5 stars
The Red Book by Barbara Lehman
The Red Book
by Barbara Lehman
read in May, 2013
I liked this wordless story more than expected! The fact that it was about a magical book helped, I'm sure! :-)
Lesley rated a book 4 of 5 stars
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
I Want My Hat Back
by Jon Klassen
read in May, 2013
I smiled all the way through this book! Very funny, and cute illustrations too! Win!
Lesley rated a book 2 of 5 stars
The Day the Babies Crawled Away by Peggy Rathmann
Had a hard time connecting to this one, can't put my finger on why.
Lesley rated a book 3 of 5 stars
Never Smile at a Monkey by Steve Jenkins
Wow, this information in this book is pretty eye-opening! I wouldn't recommend it for bedtime reading for young kids! Interesting, though.
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Stephen King
“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
Stephen King

Lemony Snicket
“All the secrets of the world are contained in books. Read at your own risk.”
Lemony Snicket

George W. Bush
“One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.”
George W. Bush

Jorge Luis Borges
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
Jorge Luis Borges

Groucho Marx
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

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