Cedar Writes

Tag: classic children’s book

  • Curmudgeon Reviews: Big Red

    Curmudgeon Reviews: Big Red

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    Big Red   Big Red By Jim Kjelgaard was published in 1945 the third of a string of books about boys in the wilderness that would continue until ten years after his death in 1959. I must assume unsold manuscripts turned up. The basic story line is simple and enjoyable for those with some experience…

  • Children’s Book Recommendations

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    Timely for Christmas, timeless for other events.  Let me put the following list in some context. You’re seeing the cleaned up version of two long-running conversations from a closed group for children’s book recommendations. This is something we seem to do on a regular basis, so I grabbed it, took names and identifiers off, and…