![]() Little Blue Truck keeps on truckin’-but not without some backfires.įamilies in a variety of configurations play, dance, and celebrate together. The illustrations, done by Joseph in the style of original series collaborator Jill McElmurry, are pleasant enough, but his compositions often feel stiff and forced. ![]() Schertle’s verse, usually reliable, stumbles more than once stanzas such as “But Valentine’s Day / didn’t seem much fun / when he didn’t get cards / from anyone” will cause hitches during read-alouds. In this, Blue’s seventh outing, it’s not just the sturdy protagonist that seems to be wilting. Blue is therefore surprised (but readers may not be) when he pulls into his garage to be greeted by all his friends with a shiny blue valentine just for him. But as Blue heads home, his deliveries complete, his headlight eyes are sad and his front bumper droops ever so slightly. With each delivery there is an exchange of Beeps from Blue and the appropriate animal sounds from his friends, Blue’s Beeps always set in blue and the animal’s vocalization in a color that matches the card it receives. ![]() His bed overflowing with cards, Blue sets out to deliver a yellow card with purple polka dots and a shiny purple heart to Hen, one with a shiny fuchsia heart to Pig, a big, shiny, red heart-shaped card to Horse, and so on. Little Blue Truck feels, well, blue when he delivers valentine after valentine but receives nary a one. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She didn’t look fragile but I had to hope she was. But everyone in the courtroom knew it was my job to hurt her today and thereby hurt the state’s case against my client, Leonard Watts. ![]() ![]() She said the words like they were synonyms for please don’t hurt me. As she had just told the prosecutor who questioned her, he had also made off with her sense of security and self-confidence, even though for these more personal thefts he had not been charged. She said he was the one who then shoved her to the ground before taking off with the car, her purse, and all the shopping bags she had loaded into the backseat at the mall. Claire Welton had just identified my client as the man who had forced her out of her Mercedes E60 at gunpoint on Christmas Eve last year. This, of course, belied my true intent, which was to destroy the woman who sat there with her eyes fixed on me. I approached the witness stand with a warm and welcoming smile. ![]() ![]() ![]() Still running the show from behind bars, mob boss Feliks has a task for Finlay: find a contract killer before the cops do. After she and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero accidentally destroyed a luxury car that they may have "borrowed" in the process of saving the life of Finlay's ex-husband, the Russian mob got her out of debt. Who said single moms can't have fun?įinlay Donovan has been in messes before-after all, she's an author and single mom who's a pro at getting out bloodstains for rather unexpected reasons-but none quite like this. 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Timothy's concern leads him to protect a third possessively marked waif, the frightened and suspicious Philomela-who, he soon realizes, is being sought by a knife-loving former Scotland Yard inspector and a moneyed, malevolent voluptuary. ![]() ![]() When we first encounter Timothy, during the Christmas season of 1860, he's vexed by the discovery of two dead 10-year-old girls, each branded with the letter "G"-one found in an alley, the other fished from the Thames River by Cratchit and a voluble old salt who makes his money by finding (and then robbing, of course) errant corpses. ![]() Timothy, is haunted by the spirit of his late father-a man whose optimism and strength the son feels himself incapable of imitating. Only now he's a "mostly able-bodied" 23 years old, resides in a London whorehouse in exchange for tutoring the madam, struggles to wean himself from financial dependence on his ancient "Uncle" Ebenezer Scrooge, and, as we learn in Louis Bayard's darkly enchanting historical thriller, Mr. Tiny Tim is back! No, not the squeaky-voiced troubadour who tip-toed through tulips in the 1960s, but the original-Timothy Cratchit, the crutch-wielding tyke from Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. ![]() ![]() ![]() “An immersive, satisfying read. When has Maas not churned out a best-seller? Her ongoing Throne of Glass series is enormously popular, and this sequel in an equally devoured new series is primed for similar success.” - Booklist on A COURT OF MIST AND FURY “he world is exquisitely crafted, the large cast of secondary characters fleshed out, the action intense, and the twist ending surprising, heartrending, and, as always, sure to guarantee readers' return. ![]() ![]() A flawless sequel that will once again leave us desperately clamoring for more, more, more.” - USA Today on A COURT OF MIST AND FURY “A thrilling game changer that's fiercely romantic, irresistibly sexy and hypnotically magical. the clamor for a sequel will be deafening” -starred review, Booklist on A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES ![]() Enchanting, spellbinding and imaginative.” - USA Today on A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES Maas delivers what may be her best work to date in the fairy tale-inspired A Court of Thorns and Roses. 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Helps children learn colors and participation Say Zoop! is an ideal interactive book for toddlers and young children In this worthy and exhilarating companion to the bestselling trio launched with Press Here, Tullet’s beloved dots will have readers literally “Ooh”-ing and “Ahh”-ing out loud in a happy collective encore. His iconic books include Mix It Up, Let’s Play, and Press Here (translated in over 30 languages). ![]() ![]() The reward is tremendous: a journey of whimsy and sheer fun that extends well beyond the book’s pages. Hervé Tullet is a multi-disciplinary artist, performer, and renowned children’s book author with more than 75 internationally acclaimed titles. Tullet’s books define the genre of participatory bookmaking, encouraging readers to explore and interact with the physical book in all its dimensions. But his real love is working with children, for whom he has published dozens of books, including the New York Times bestsellers Mix It Up, Lets Play, Say. Make some noise! Shout “OH!” Whisper “oh!” Say “Zoop”? Yes! “Zoop!” “Zoop!” “Zoop!” The newest book from Herve Tullet magically responds with bursts of color and moving shapes, empowering children by letting their imaginations liberate and direct each page’s reaction. PRESS HERE, MIX IT UP!, LET’S PLAY! and now SAY ZOOP! Collect all four interactive books from best-selling children’s book author Herve Tullet! ![]() ![]() ![]() Long Day's Journey into Night is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. 'Inarguably one of the greatest dramas in the history of the American theater (Chicago Tribune), Eugene ONeill’s Long Days Journey into Night receives a vibrant and timely update in this interpretation by prolific, Tony Award(R)-nominated director Robert O’Hara (Slave Play). This is a Canadian Actors’ Equity Association production under the Artists’ Collective Policy. The producing company is encouraging everyone to wear face masks while in the theatre. Please note that this play includes themes about addiction and mental illness. Directed by Cynthia Meier Music Direction by Russell Ronnebaum. ![]() Designed by Brooklynn Bitner, Kihiw-Iskwew Pilon, Beverley Kobelsky, and Jacob Yaworski PRODUCTION SPONSORS: Pat and John Hemann.The play depicts the family members downward spiral into addiction. Featuring Tim Bratton, Paige Francoeur, Jordan Harvey, Cheryl Jack, and Gordon Portman Long Days Journey Into Night is the story of one devastating day in the Tyrone family.First produced after O'Neill's passing, this autobiographically inspired play follows the Tyrone family throughout one fateful day in the summer of 1912, as they all confront their collective past with not only accusations of blame, bitterness, and resentment, but also with compassion, tenderness, and attempts of affection. Following their successful production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in 2018, Theatre Naught is back with Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize winning classic, Long Day's Journey into Night. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mia decides to try to do some not-so-subtle probing to see if she can find out where Michael stands on the day for lovers. Should she get Michael a card or a gift? Will he get her something? It doesn't help that he hasn't said a word about the day. Mia has no idea what she should do for Valentine's Day. The date is February 11th and Valentine's Day will soon be occurring. The story flashes back to that time, some eighteen months before. She is reminded of her first Valentine's Day with her boyfriend, Michael Moscovitz. She is writing a screenplay based on true life events - her own. As the story unfolds, Mia is on her way in a private jet to her family's kingdom in Genovia. Princess Amelia is also known as Mia Thermopolis. ![]() Valentine Princess by Meg Cabot is the story of how Princess Amelia, dealt with Valentine's Day on the first February 14th on which she had a serious boyfriend. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fast paced and thrilling, the novel moves back and forth through narrative view and time. Like Dark Matter, Recursion is a novel that bent the line between reality and fiction leaving me uneasy…and I loved it! Essentially looking at the idea of memory and recalling memories, Recursion follows a scientist, Helena, and a cop, Barry, as they navigate lives, past lives and memories. So, at the end of my school year, when I realized that Blake Crouch was releasing Recursion, I rushed to add this one to my summer TBR and I dove in. Way back when I first started blogging, I read and reviewed Dark Matter which quickly became one of my favourites! As a person who rarely reads novels with a science fiction vibe, I was shocked by how much I loved it. ![]() |