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Maria Hummel’s novel “Goldenseal” involves two female friends who meet up at a Los Angeles luxury hotel in 1990. Her two previous novels, “ Still Lives” and “Lesson In Red,” are set in the L.A. art ...

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Many of this year’s best children ... Straub’s new book, Gaga Mistake Day, I was intrigued by this other Gaga. The story, written by a mother-daughter team, follows a free-spirited grandmother ...

We round up the top gift ideas for movie fans, whether for a film buff who needs to add to their collection, or to upgrade movie night at home.

The two, like most parents and kids, try to save time before bed and on the weekends to do some reading. They dive into books about backyard bugs, construction sites and more subjects that kids ...

The best children’s books of 2024 will set curious ... chase one another and roam free. The forces of anarchy are ultimately subdued by a kindly soul – in this case Dictionary’s friend, Alphabet. The ...

Tove and the Island with No Address, Lauren Soloy (Tundra Books, 4-7) Soloy offers young readers a look into the childhood of one of the greats of children’s literature, Tove Jansson ...

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Empathic kids can put themselves in someone else's shoes. It also allows them to develop other caring character strengths, such as compassion and gratitude. These great books for all ages help make it ...