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January 4, 2012
Sneak Peek: How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm by Mei-Ling Hopgood
We’re thrilled to give you an early look at Mei-Ling Hopgood’s upcoming book, How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm and Other Adventures in Parenting Around the World, publishing next week. This grand …
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December 20, 2011
What the Dormouse Said: Wit and Wisdom from Childrens’ Books, Part 3
Today we have another batch of quotes from What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-Ups from Children’s Books, which makes a great stocking stuffer for just about everyone on your list–the young, …
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December 1, 2011
Madeleine L’Engle, Age 15
“One day while I was happily pretending to myself that I was Madame Curie, I blew up the lab,” recalled Madeleine L’Engle in her 1983 Library of Congress address. These days, L’Engle …
November 28, 2011
What the Dormouse Said: Wit and Wisdom from Children’s Books, Part II
It’s time for our second round of quotes from Amy Gash’s wonderful compilation What the Doomouse Said: Lessons for Grown-ups from Children’s Books. We’ll post a few of our very favorite quotes …
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November 23, 2011
Roasted Celery Root, Potato, and Cauliflower Soup with Tarragon from Man with a Pan.
I consider myself an adventurous enough eater, and I have never been picky, but there are two things I won’t eat: raisins and celery. In fact, I have been known to claim …
November 22, 2011
Bread Stuffing from Maman’s Homesick Pie
From all of us at Algonquin, Happy Thanksgiving! We present you with this delicious Bread Stuffing recipe from Maman’s Homesick Pie. My Mother’s Bread Stuffing Stuffing for a 12- to 15 …
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November 21, 2011
Stephen King, Age 9
Today we have another excerpt from First Words, a collection of early writings by famous authors, edited by Paul Mandelbaum. Last week we shared one of Margaret Atwood’s first short stories. This …
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November 16, 2011
Fall Recipe! Pork Roast with Sauerkraut
The onset of Fall and the approach of Winter can remind you of Robert Frost, of pumpkins, of trips to the mountains to watch the changing leaves. Sweaters. Socks. But for me, …
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