the marlowe bookshelf

 Tree and Dab never had time to find out about the past, they had so little of the present.   Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush Virginia Hamilton...

A little blending of fact and fiction, this book introduced us to the Jubilee Singers  and the story of their origins at Fisk University.  I...

The People Could Fly American Black Folktales Virginia Hamilton illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon 1993  I can't think of a better pair...

This is actually a Christmas book.  But we tend to get most of our snow in the months of January, February and March.  And we've had a c...

 I had to track down these vintage Ladybird Nature books on eBay (they came from England).  They are such a satisfying small size and have r...

 Titled by those famous lines of Lewis Carroll's (anytime I start a sentence with "the time has come..." I have to say the fol...

 This author/illustrator is a favorite of a friend of mine.  I can see why with this amazing book!  I haven't always been as enthusiasti...