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A Short Summary of Life and Marriage

Ther is a legend that Ernest Hemingway, once wrote a whole story in six words. This sparked an idea where online magazine Smith decided to run a six-word memoir contest. Entries poured in by the thousands, some from established writers like Joyce Carol Oates, and others from writers who had never been published. It resulted in the Not Quite What I Was Planning Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure which I reviewed. As I read, some made me cry. Others made me laugh. Some left me confused. In an article by Mem Fox about writing a picture book, she … Continue reading →

“The Magic Hat” by Mem Fox

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“The Magic Hat” by Mem Fox is a book about a magic hat that comes to town one day. The magic hat flies around the town landing on the head of people it passes along the way. Each person the magic hat lands on is transformed into an animal. One man is turned into a toad, another person is turned into a kangaroo. After landing on several unsuspecting people the hat rests in front of a wizard. The wizard with a flick of his wand changes all of the animals back into people and then skips off into the distance … Continue reading →

“Where’s My Mommy” by Jo Brown

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“Where’s My Mommy” by Jo Brown is the story of a crocodile who is looking for its mother. In the book the baby crocodile is born, and when he comes out of his egg he can not find his mother. The crocodile goes in search of his mother in the world around him. In his search the crocodile encounters lots of different animals that all try to determine what type of animal he is and where his mother might be. For instance the first animal he encounters is a monkey. The monkey asks the crocodile if he can swing from … Continue reading →