the marlowe bookshelf

The Christmas Story illustrated by Sheilah Beckett We still have our Christmas decorations up, so it's not too late to read ant...

(Good 'ol Walter de la Mare)

Night Tree Eve Bunting 1994 illustrated by Ted Rand Eve Bunting tells the story of a lovely Christmas tradition for one family. ...

Slumps, Grunts, and Snickerdoodles What Colonial America Ate and Why Lila Perl 1975 drawings by Richard Cuffari The history of f...

What You Know First Patricia MacLachlan engravings by Barry Moser 1998 Barry Moser's dark engravings call to mind Dorthea Lang...

Baby Patricia MacLachlan 1995 Patricia MacLachlan is famous for writing Sarah Plain and Tall .  This book also by MacLachlan is so b...

Trailer Dog Trix and Nancy Florence Bourgeois 1938 I would love to travel around in a little air-stream trailer.  That's just w...