Week 1:This week, we spotlighted one of Taiwan’s most beloved authors, Jimmy Liao (#幾米), and his heartwarming books. We also shared the inspiring story of theWoodpecker Girlfor#WorldKidLitWednesday, introduced the GPT (that’s the Grant for the Publication of Taiwanese Works in Translati...
Maddie is Maame: the responsible one who takes care of the family, serving as her mother's stand-in and the primary carer for her father, who has Parkinson's disease. Maddie is the one who maintains harmony in her
As she learns more about this strange world, Tabby discovers that she is destined for something far greater than she ever could have imagined.” [middle grade graphic novel, ages 8 and up] Fred Korematsu Speaks Up (Fighting for Justice series) by Laura Atkins and Stan Yogi, illustrated by ...
“In the industry overall,” notes from the AAP say, “print formats accounted for 55 percent of all revenue for 2023, a decrease of 2 percent on a year-over-year basis. In the trade, print formats accounted for 72 percent of all revenue for 2023, representing a decrease of 0.8 percent...
Harmony and Sustainability: Promotes living in balance with oneself and nature, aiming for enduring wellness. The Joy of Little Things: Encourages savoring everyday pleasures. Being in the Here and Now: Highlights the importance of mindfulness and present-focused living. ...
” My issue here is not with Berton’s assessment of Yonebayashi’s films, which are indeed rather soulless clones of Ghibli’s heyday, but with his assumption that such mimicry wasn’t the idea all along (as Berton notes himself, Mamoru Hosoda leftfor a reason), and secondly that Yon...
Maya Angelou, American poet, memoirist, and actress whose several volumes of autobiography explore the themes of economic, racial, and sexual oppression. She is perhaps best known for her autobiographical work I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). Lear
–When a cool breeze wafted inside, I suddenly saw it. It showed a landscape, within the distance a city. There was complete tranquillity and harmony there, like in a painting by Piero della Francesca … I stood there for some considerable time and I became increasingly saddened, because I...
Washington Irving has been called the ‘first American man of letters.’ He wrote numerous works but is best known for the short stories ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ and ‘Rip Van Winkle,’ which are both Americanized versions of German folktales.
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