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Winter 2019;
I said to my best friend "It's funny, I accepted at 148 that I wasn't going to hit 150 books this year. That it doesn't need to kill me that I didn't hit some arbitary number no one is actually staring down their nose and making sure I hit. But, then, I opened and closed The Invasion on the plane here. So, hilariously, I'm going to end at 149 instead."
She leaned over to her right and handed me this.
Somehow, even though I've watched uncounted dozens of 'The Nutcracker' ballet versi ...more
I said to my best friend "It's funny, I accepted at 148 that I wasn't going to hit 150 books this year. That it doesn't need to kill me that I didn't hit some arbitary number no one is actually staring down their nose and making sure I hit. But, then, I opened and closed The Invasion on the plane here. So, hilariously, I'm going to end at 149 instead."
She leaned over to her right and handed me this.
Somehow, even though I've watched uncounted dozens of 'The Nutcracker' ballet versi ...more

I’ve read the Penguin Classics versions by Hoffman & Dumas so I thought I’d read this one illustrated by Sendak. The book is large, the pictures are so imaginative, and many of the chapters end with mini-cliffhangers making it a good read-aloud candidate.

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