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Look, it's turn-of-the-century swimming champ Rose Pitonof, aka "The Coney Island Mermaid"! Star of tobacco trading cards and Steeplechase Pier! On [...]
Roundup time!
* College visiting and associated angsting. * Did you know that you can buy a 1959 children's book by [...]
College tour bingo
We got back last night from a marathon Midwest tour of prospective colleges for Josie (plus a visit to my [...]
Magic, snazzy children’s books, seltzer and comedy
Here's a visit to the New-York Historical Society's "Summer of Magic" show. David Copperfield's hair, in person, was MESMERIZING. And [...]
E.I. Konigsburg’s deadpan ’90s picture book
Apparently my beat these days is underappreciated-by-the-youth-of-today classic Jewish-y children's books. Last installment: The Carp in the Bathtub. This time: [...]
Ooh! The Carp in the Bathtub is back!
Did you know that The Carp in the Bathtub is back in print? Published in 1972, though set in the [...]