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.

Curious George at the Aquarium (2007)

Curious George at the Aquarium by Margret & H.A. Rey (2007) has little monkey George--you guessed it--creating havoc at an aquarium. Ca...