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The Labors of Hercules Beal

Vicki Palmquist — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:32:37 +0000

There’s a right time for the right book. The time for this book is now. Reading it, you cannot help feeling hopeful.

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Bedtime for Sweet Creatures

Vicki Palmquist — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:00:07 +0000

Such a charming book! From Nikki Grimes, we hear the story of a young boy stalling his bedtime, all the while collecting a menagerie of imaginary creatures. This is a child who has well-practiced ploys for avoiding bedtime. His parents respond with playfulness and good humor. Mom and dad are patient but, finally, the child is too sleepy to stay awake.… more

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Reading Memories

Vicki Palmquist — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 15:00:52 +0000

Memories of my childhood are imperfect. Yours, too?
I don’t remember having a lot of books as a child. I remember The Poky Little Puppy and another dog book (title unknown) and Three Little Kittens (perhaps a reminder to me to keep track of my mittens).
I remember using the school library voraciously to read books. I had no access to the public library (too far away) so that school library was my lifeline.… more

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“I’m not ready for school!”

Vicki Palmquist — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:14:09 +0000

I minored in theatre in college, where I crossed the street from Augsburg to attend Arthur Ballet’s legendary history of theatre class at the University of Minnesota.
Lessons learned in that class came rushing back as I savored Mike Wohnoutka’s Dad’s First Day because it struck me how well this book would play as theatre of the absurd.… more

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