Sunday, July 28, 2024

The Thanksgiving Story (1954)

the Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh is the version of Thanksgiving I learned as a child. The Mayflower arrives in the new world after a treacherous voyage. Life is hard. Relations with the Indians are good as they celebrate a first Thanksgiving. I will save this book with my other ancestral belongings. It tells a story we want to believe.

Lili on Stage (1995)

  Lili on Stage by Rachel Isadora (1995) is for the young ballerina. It begins with a  Note to the Reader   describing the The Nutcracker. ...