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Tim J. Myers is a writer, songwriter, storyteller, and lecturer at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley. His"Glad to Be Dad: A Call to Fatherhood" is out from Familius and "Nectar of Story: Poems" from BlazeVox. He has 15 children's books out and one on the way. His children’s books have won recognition from the New York Times, NPR, the Smithsonian, Nickelodeon, and others. He’s published over 130 poems, won a first prize in a poetry contest judged by John Updike, has a poetry chapbook out, won a major prize in science fiction, was nominated for two Pushcarts, and has published much other fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. He recently won the West Coast Songwriters Saratoga Chapter Song of the Year award. His website is ww ...more

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Review of Garth Nix's "Goldenhand"

When it comes to fantasy novels there is, naturally, a wide range of literary quality—to the point that many readers are put off by the whole genre. If you're in that category, try Garth Nix's Abhorsen books; I think you'll change your tune. "Goldenhand," his latest in the series, reminded me of this in the most powerful way possible.

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Published on August 08, 2016 13:45 • Tags: abhorsen, abhorsen-series, fantasy, fantasy-novel, garth-nix, goldenhand, great-fantasy, ya-fantasy

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	Down at the Dino Wash Deluxe by Tim J. Myers (Goodreads Author), Macky Pamintuan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basho and the River Stones by Tim J. Myers (Goodreads Author), Oki S. Han (Illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basho and the Fox 4.38 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Babies: A Tale of Trolls, Humans, a Witch and a Switch by Tim J. Myers (Goodreads Author), Kelly Murphy (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking for Luna by Tim J. Myers (Goodreads Author), Mike Reed (Illustrator) 3.56 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tanuki's Gift: A Japanese Tale 3.88 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If You Give a T-Rex a Bone 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Furry-Legged Teapot 3.61 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Outfoxed Fox by Tim J. Myers (Goodreads Author), Ariel Ya-Wen Pang (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glad to Be Dad: A Call to Fatherhood 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dear Beast Loveliness: Poems of the Body (Poetry)

1 chapters — updated May 13, 2015 06:35PM

Description: Poetry about the human body

"Glad to Be Dad: A Call to Fatherhood" (Parenting & Families)

1 chapters — updated May 13, 2015 06:35PM

Description: A realistic but also hilarious description of two hours of actual parenting

That Mass at Which the Tongue Is Celebrant (Poetry)

1 chapters — updated May 13, 2015 06:34PM

Description: A poetry chapbook focusing on language, human speech, the tongue, and other related matters.

Dark-Sparkle Tea and Other Bedtime Poems (Children's Books)

1 chapters — updated May 13, 2015 06:34PM

Description: Poems for bedtime--some sleepy, some wild and fun!

The Outfoxed Fox (Children's Books)

1 chapters — updated May 13, 2015 06:33PM

Description: When a magical fox clan tries to rid themselves of a dangerous hunter, there's more than one kind of magic involved!

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Tim Myers rated a book it was amazing Down in the White of the Tree: Spiritual Poems by Tim J. Myers (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Tim Myers here. The marriage of poetry and spirituality is of course an ancient one, and in "Down in the White of the Tree" I’ve tried to be part of that tradition. But my work isn’t conventional religious poetry, some of which, it seems to me, is ei ...more
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Tim Myers rated a book it was amazing Ute Indian prayer trees of the Pikes Peak region by John Wesley Anderson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
John Anderson, a former El Paso County Sheriff, grew up on a ranch near Colorado Springs—he's got the Pikes Peak Region in his bones. And precisely because of that, he's done something I find profound: looked back past current American culture to the ...more
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Tim Myers rated a book it was amazing Goldenhand (Abhorsen, #5) by Garth Nix (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
When it comes to fantasy novels there is, naturally, a wide range of literary quality—to the point that many readers are put off by the whole genre. If you're in that category, try Garth Nix's Abhorsen books; I think you'll change your tune. "Golden ...more
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Tim J. Myers' new children 19s book, "The Thunder Egg," is out from Wisdom Tales Press. Stands-by-Herself, a young Cheyenne girl, faces a painful decision 14should she give up something she loves for the good of her people? There is sacrifice 14and w ...more
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My daughter and I--when she was little--used to delight in finding cats all over our neighborhood. In this book, a father and his daughter are looking for their own cat, Luna, and missing her very much. But will they find her?
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The furry Japanese animal called the "tanuki" can magically transform itself into anything. But when young Yoshi first changes himself, he gets stuck--as a teapot! Will he ever be able to be a tanuki again?
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Tim Myers has read Tanuki's Gift: A Japanese Tale by Tim J. Myers (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is my retelling of a beautiful but little known Japanese folktale. A Buddhist priest and a tanuki (a "raccoon-dog") become friends, but when the tanuki disappears, the priest fears the worst. A book about the depths of friendship.
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What if you could go back to ancient times and actually see dinosaurs and other huge and unusual ancient animals? Well, it would be interesting--DANGEROUSLY interesting!
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It's bedtime--and while adults want kids to go to sleep, kids usually want to stay up! This book of bedtime poems will appeal to both, since it has funny, crazy, energetic poems as well as snooze-worthy one. Sweet dreams!
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When an evil witch passes through a mountain valley, she decides to switch the new babies of the human family and troll family living there. Things get very strange--but it doesn't turn out as she expected!
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