Episode Content Consideration:
Ambre uses the word “crap” to mean “stuff” once.
BigThink article: “A home library can have a powerful effect on children”
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Books reviewed and mentioned in this episode:
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Featured and Mentioned Books:
* Sesame Street Dictionary- 1980
* Mr. Men and Little Miss Picture Dictionary
* Illustrated Junior Library (I think Ambre referred to this as the Junior Illustrated Classics in the episode)
* Green Ember series by SD Smith
“It will not be so in the Mended Wood”
(coloring page Ambre shared about in her story)
* Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
* Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
* Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
* Childcraft
* Young Folks Library
* Collier’s Junior Library
* Through Golden Windows
* Mathematics Illustrated Dictionary by Jeanne Bendick- Ambre much prefers the vintage over the more modern reprint due to the lovely illustrations
* How Much and How Many The Story of Weights and Measures by Jeanne Bendick- Ambre much prefers the vintage over the more modern reprint due to the lovely illustrations
* Shepp’s Giant Library
* Thomas the Tank Engine Story Collection by Reverend W. Awdry (red cover)
* The Glorious Impossible by Madeleine L'Engle
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