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Books

Books That Change Us

Tonight I was able to spend some time wandering the aisles of the new Books a Million in Canton.  I could have easily spent hours looking through the books, reading excerpts trying to decide what novel to read next or which biography looks interesting.  I enjoyed a chai latte while bumming a few pages off [...]

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Resources for Doing Preschool at Home

Right now my 4 year old daughter does “preschool” both at a preschool AND at home.  Next year, however, she will be at home full time.  Lots of reasons factored into that decision, but now that we have made it I have spent some time researching ways to do preschool right here at the Nix [...]

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The Lorax

Is the Lorax a Democrat?

I have long been impressed with the array of ideals and social commentary which pack much of Theodore Geissel’s body of work. (Can you still call it a “body of work” if most of the books rhyme?) Take The Butter Battle Book for instance. In this book, the Yooks and the Zooks are [...]

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