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No matter how many times you tell a kid not to draw on books from the library, it doesn’t seem to sink in. But I guess that’s a story for another day. Without further ado, here are another five picture books. 95. The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn This book was published by a child […]

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  Leonard Nimoy died last week, aged 83. While he was an accomplished actor, director, author, and artist, he is, of course, most famous for playing Spock on Star Trek. It is impossible to write about Leonard Nimoy without writing about Spock, so infused was the character with the man. Much of the Vulcan mythos […]

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While balancing my creative need to write and pay attention to my incredibly needy lovely toddler, I got the great idea to find a list of the best of the best picture books, read them to her and write about our reactions. I was also getting tired of going to the library and just randomly […]

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I am trying to win an award for Most Awkwardly-Titled Post, so bear with me (and vote when given a chance). I don’t read that many comics, but I do keep up on the industry here and there, mostly via Bleeding Cool, The Gutters, and Twitter in general. I like to know what’s going on with […]

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One of the games I’m playing these days is Assassin’s Creed Liberation. It’s set in the latter half of 1700 in New Orleans and Mexico, and the main character is Aveline de Grandpré. She is of French and African heritage, born to a French father and an African slave mother. Aveline was raised in a wealthy environment and was later […]

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