Dec 072011
 
The Christmas Eve Ghost by Shirley Hughes (Book Review)

The Christmas Eve Ghost by Shirley Hughes is a children’s book about the hardship of the working class in 1930s Liverpool, but it is also a story about trusting in others, the survival of human kindness in tough times, and it is about accepting kindness when it is offered.  The siblings Bronwen and Dylan live [...]

Dec 042011
 
A Christmas Carol: A Pop-Up Book by Chuck Fischer (Book Review)

Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story A Christmas Carol has come to life in the most incredible way in Chuck Fischer’s A Christmas Carol: A Pop-Up Book.   The transformation of this classic tale is spectacular, and page after page Fischer continue to impress with his stunning paintings, which have been made completely unforgettable by Bruce Foster’s [...]