Alison Lurie
Birth date: September 03, 1926
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If like me you read a lot of spooky story collections, you will come across the same stories every so often. But it's okay. If you're like me and don't have the best memory for the plot points of what you've read years before, it's almost like reading it for the first time with a slight sense of dej...
If like me you read a lot of spooky story collections, you will come across the same stories every so often. But it's okay. If you're like me and don't have the best memory for the plot points of what you've read years before, it's almost like reading it for the first time with a slight sense of dej...
While not as good as the one about mythological beasts, it is is still a good collection with really nice artwork.
A child’s bestiary, but a wonderfully illustrated one. Each animal gets a picture and a page of description. Each description is about the animal’s general myth or story. The language is engaging and there are sly notes of humor. The illustrations are wonderful. I par...
The sad thing is, this has been on my Amazon wish list forever. The good thing: I never actually bought it. While I have my own issues with literary study and criticism, sometimes I really like looking at something that means a great deal to me from an academic level. I enjoy seeing beyond my vi...
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