Month: June 2023
Untangling: Word Play (Chapter 53)
My mother and I had always shared a love of words. Regardless of dementia robbing...
TWO TOGETHER written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel
Writer-illustrator Brendan Wenzel uses few words, vibrant illustrations, rhymes and rhythms in a read-aloud story...
THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES, written and read by Amy Tan
Amy Tan's reading of her memoir is filled with all the wit and admiration one...
MERDADDY written and illustrated by Wednesday Kirwan
Writer-illustrator Wednesday Kirwan celebrates a father-daughter ritual in MERDADDY. Bathtime becomes a vehicle for imagination...
TRAJECTORY written by Cambria Gordon
Cambria Gordon's TRAJECTORY heroine, shy 17-y-o Eleanor has a lot she's hiding--guilt about her father's...
TOO MANY GOLEMS written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Maya Shleifer
Jane Yolen has many times shown her deep knowledge of Jewish lore and custom. Even...
AHOY! written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Sophie Blackall has allowed her humor to run rampant in AHOY! Her books, always imagination-rich,...
Untangling: Pulling Teeth (Chapter 52)
There was no peace on the dementia path. I could settle boundary and sibling issues...
