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This Is My Childhood

This Is Paris by Miroslav Sasek

This Is London by Miroslav Sasek

This Is Rome by Miroslav Sasek

This Is Venice by Miroslav Sasek

July 21, 2022 by ElCicco 1 Comment

Cbr14bingo Series As mentioned in my previous review, I have been a Miroslav Sasek fan since childhood, and I think my own interest in language, history and travel can be traced back to the books in his This Is series — a collection of travelogues for children with delightful drawings and fascinating information. Sasek covers the sublime and mundane with a view to what might most interest a child, and in doing so he made the world, in all its diversity, seem an exciting place […]

Maybe not so beautiful afterall

In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo

July 21, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

cbr14bingo Dough Level 2 In the Beautiful Country is a cute story told in verse that shows the ugly of the world, but also the hope that can come from it. The year between 1980 and 1981 of Anna’s life is relatable, powerful and a look into “The Beautiful Country” and the American Dream it promotes but does not always make it easy to obtain. When Anna’s parents announce on Lunar New Year they are moving to The Beautiful Country (America), their family thinks them […]

Am I Too Dumb for this Book?

Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi

July 21, 2022 by Ale Leave a Comment

Crystalclear listened to the audio version of Mr. Fox and wasn’t sure how she felt about it, but it’s speculative-leaning and maybe reading the actual book would be a different experience, so she suggested it to me. While I do think it was better to read it than to listen to it (Oyeyemi does a lot with fonts, blank space, and paragraph structures that make way more sense looking at it than listening to it), I also am not totally sure how I felt about Mr. […]

CBR14 Bingo – Week 1 Check-in

July 21, 2022 by Emmalita 15 Comments

Welcome to the Week 1 CBR 14 Bingo Check-in! You can see the card and the rules on the kick-off post. First, I need to give a big thanks to the following people for managing Bingo while I deal with super fun life stuff for the rest of the month: andtheIToldYouSos, faintingviolet, teresaelectro, and – as always – MsWas. Congratulations to BlackRaven for being the first to Bingo on July 19! And thank you to the players. I knew this was going to be a […]

This artist made me want to see the world

The Illustrators: Miroslav Sasek by Martin Salisbury

July 21, 2022 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr14bingo Minds I think this review fits the category since the book explores the life and work of artist Miroslav Sasek. It is the story of a creative mind. When I was little, my parents kept our books in a cupboard right outside my bedroom. I used to sneak out after bedtime, grab some books and bring them back into my room to read. Among those books were several of Miroslav Sasek’s “This Is …” travel books for children. I loved them and still have […]

If running is sort of natural, there’s a lot of effort (sponsored by Nike)

How to Run by Paula Radcliffe

July 20, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo 2: Bodies So this is on the level 1 literal side in that Paula Radcliffe’s How to Run is very much what you’d expect based on the title. I’ve been thinking about starting to train for a marathon (first time) for a while, found one that would work schedule-wise, but I hadn’t found a training plan I liked. This book has a practical level of information about training that most other books do (including charts or various kinds), but I like the more […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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