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Putting stories into soup
I wonder why mice so often figure in children’s literature? Think of Beatrix Potter, Aesop’s Fables, The Tale of Desperaux, Stuart Little, Chrysanthemum, Library Mouse, The Gruffalo, and Doctor DeSoto. There’s the Dormouse in Alice, as well as the Three … Continue reading
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Extra funny, extra sad: the fear of extraneousness
My husband (in my opinion a delightfully funny man) likes to joke that I have no sense of humour — it isn’t my fault, he says soothingly. It might be my Dutch background. When he brings home funny movies, he … Continue reading
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gimme, gimme
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about giving. Much of it is child related — trying to foster in our daughter what we call her “generous spirit” — but what we dole out as lessons often seems to float back … Continue reading
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