Monthly Archives: September 2009

Brown Bear, White Bear

September 25, 2009

One of the most charming picture books I have read lately comes from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers published in 2009. BROWN BEAR, WHITE BEAR written by Svetlana Petrovic, illustrated by Vincent Hardy ($17.00).

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Boys Without Names

September 25, 2009

In the last year the world lost its collective heart to the children of Mumbai. India. They met some of these young people in the movie SLUM DOG MILLIONAIRE. A new book coming January 2010 gives young readers a chance to really get to know some of these unfortunate children. BOYS WITHOUT NAMES by Kashmira Sheth published by Balzer + Bray (an imprint of HarperCollins) tentative price $15.99.

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