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Colleen’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Colleen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Colleen Paeff
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The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
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Firefly Song: Lynn Frierson Faust and the Great Smoky Mountain Discovery
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Rainbow Truck
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Colleen’s Recent Updates
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A Geoduck Is Not a Duck: A Story of a Unique Pacific Northwest Mollusk
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| I learned so much and laughed so much, while reading this book! I'd never heard of a Geoduck (pronounced gooey duck) before, but I've definitely seen their squirts of water on the beach. This was such a fun way to introduce them to young (and old!) r ...more | |
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| A must-buy book for new parents! It’s fun and funny and it really does sound like a boxing match. Even better, there’s a glossary of boxing lingo! This is my new go-to gift for baby showers and toddler birthday parties. So! Much! Fun! | |
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| Some books are so lovely, so lyrical, you wish you could live inside them forever. This is one of those books. Lilting language and soft, stunning art full of color and pattern combine to create a book that transports readers to a world so comforting ...more | |
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| Many books for children focus on the traditional farm (think Old MacDonald) but in this delightful rhyming picture book, the author contrasts the more familiar outdoor farm with the indoor farm of the future (though they are very much in use today!). ...more | |
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| Adorable. Cozy. Comforting. Funny. This book has it all! Kids will love the combination of action, humor, and onomatopoeia, while adults will appreciate the representation of cooperation, kindness, and community in the surprise ending. Highly recomme ...more | |
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| Alphabot is so much more than an Alphabet book! It’s an interactive toy that lets readers swap robot heads, bodies, and legs with every page turn, while learning simple definitions for some of the parts that make a robot work. Some of the words that ...more | |
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| There is so much for kids to love about this book! The illustrations are fun and colorful and full of small details young readers will devour. The story (the main character is dragged along on a shopping trip with mom) is one every child can relate t ...more | |
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The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei
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| A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how I. M. Pei designed the Louvre Museum’s glass pyramid, The Glass Pyramid not only shows readers how Pei overcame problems of concept, design, and building, but also how he gained a wary public’s trust. Young ...more | |
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| Milkweed for Monarchs is the perfect blend of whimsy and information. Whimsy comes from just-right rhyme and illustrations full of flight and vibrant color. Then, there’s an added layer of text that gives readers detailed information about the life o ...more | |
“Writing is a miserable, awful business. Stay with it. It is better than anything in the world”
― This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
― This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
“It makes you wonder. All the brilliant things we might have done with our lives if only we suspected we knew how.”
― Bel Canto
― Bel Canto
“Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”
― Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews, 2nd Series
― Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews, 2nd Series
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