About Books & Literature: It's Spring. You can tell by the Holidays.

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Books & Literature From Megan Romer, your About Books & Literature Editor Where I live on the Gulf Coast, it's pretty warm and nice right about now. Not too hot, not too humid, just right. Reports from my family in Upstate New York, though, indicate that spring may not have sprung everywhere quite yet. However, spring holidays abound, especially for those of the Jewish and Christian faiths. Mitch Albom - 'Have a Little Faith' Need a little something inspirational for this holy week? Try Have a Little Faith, the latest book from Tuesdays with Morrie's Mitch Albom. It's a book that explores the common threads of faith itself, not religion specifically, through the true stories of two very different men -- a Jewish rabbi and a Christian inner-city preacher. It's a quick read and one that might just put you in the right mood for a religious holiday celebration. Robert Frost - 'The Pasture' Regardless of your faith (or lack thereof), if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you are either joyfully welcoming or anxiously anticipating the arrival of spring. Actual spring, that is, not nominal by-the-dates spring, which arrived last week. This little Frost gem is just a great springy bit of classic poetry, and, like all Robert Frost, there might just be a layer or two hiding beneath the peppy little verse. Have a thought as to deeper meanings? Share it with other readers! 'Twilight: The Graphic Novel' If you are a typical tween girl (or either one of my full-grown well-educated sisters), you are likely ignoring the outdoors this week, and instead, you've got your nose buried in the new graphic novel version of the vampire sensation Twilight. We know that Twilight fans will love it (there has yet to be a piece of Twilight paraphernalia that has not gone over well with the fanbase, as far as I can tell), but how does it stack up in the competitive world of graphic novels? New Shakespeare Play Discovered! And for something that most teenagers will certainly find dreary, it appears that a long-lost play that was rediscovered in the 18th Century (and presumed a hoax, of course) has been asserted by experts to, in fact, be a true work of the Bard himself, and has thus been added to the canon. It's called Double Falsehood and it's believed that it was co-written with Shakespeare's fellow playwright John Fletcher. Books & Literature Ads Books Literature Readers Review of Literature Top Children Books British Literature Featured Articles E.B. White's Advice to a Young Writer High School Thespian Festivals Making Sense of James Joyce Sherman Alexie wins PEN/Faulkner Award Quotations About Golf Comic Book Writers Gallery   More from About.com Disney Trip Planner Everything you need to plan the perfect Disney vacation -- from when to go and what to do, to saving money and picking a hotel. More > Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Books & Literature newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Holiday Books for the Younger Set Easter Board Books Easter Picture Books Children's Books About Passover Advertisement

Books & Literature: Books & Babies

Books & Literature: Books & Babies

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Books & Literature From Megan Romer, your About Books & Literature Editor Things are in a sort of mode of heightened excitement chez moi these days, as our family is set to grow by one member in around six weeks. We're running on the assumption that the wee beastie won't be able to read right off the bat, but we'd really like to get him up and running as soon as possible, because otherwise, what will we have to talk about over dinner? 10 Ways to Raise a Reader Seriously, though, raising a kid who loves books is pretty important to us. First of all, our idea of a great vacation is to a city with great record shops and bookstores (monuments, parks, scenery... not so important), and a whining child can really put a damper on that sort of fun. Also, you know, reading is an important life skill and can open the world to a child and help shape them into a great person who does all sorts of useful stuff. But the vacation thing really matters, too. Drama Circle Games for Kids A lot of my own favorite literature comes in the form of plays, and I think drama and theatre are literary forms that agree well with children. I'd like my kid to be a child actor, but more of the "comfortable with silly and thought-inspiring circle games" variety than the "E! True Hollywood Story" variety... that is, someone who understands the value of strong translation of the written word into spoken form, and who also knows how to appropriately ham it up so he can entertain Grandma when she visits. Top 20 Children's Comics I didn't read many comics when I was a kid, but Mr. Daddy did, and I think it's likely something that he and our little dude will be able to bond over on occasion. I do think that a lot of comics do have both literary and artistic merit and have a knack for capturing the attention of antsy-pants little guys, and this list is a great place to start for comics of that ilk. Independent Bookstores: Share Your Favorites Part of our plan for raising a kid who loves books is to have lots of them ready and available for when the time comes. In fact, we have a giant box full of books that we've accumulated over the years, and have yet to buy, say, a changing table or carseat. We have done a great deal of shopping in fun little independent bookstores, as well as used bookstores, where the selection can be equally fantastic and the price can be cheaper. Do you have an indie or used bookstore in your city? Tell us about it... we've got future vacations to plan for!     tdah misterios ordenadores finanzas portatil fiscalidad Books & Literature Ads Books Literature Authors Romance Novel Books Of Non Fiction Books Books for Writers Featured Articles Dale Carnegie Quotations Words and Expressions That Tick You Off Was "Shakespeare" a Pseudonym? Sylvia Plath Profile/Biography Manga Review: 'Love Full of Scars' Books About Spring - Myth and Literature   More from About.com Disney Trip Planner Everything you need to plan the perfect Disney vacation -- from when to go and what to do, to saving money and picking a hotel. More > Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Books & Literature newsletter. . About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Spotlight: Jodi Picoult Jodi Picoult Biography New Picoult Review: 'House Rules' If You Like Picoult, Try... Advertisement