Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. 'Snappy dialogue, a brisk pace, and buoyant humor will charm Gilmore’s fans and newcomers alike.' - Publishers Weekly As judge for the local dog show, Spencer advises Ruby to quit while she still can, but her old fervor for winning has returned - and she's determined to show the stern, broody-eyed judge that she's more than just a pretty face. Human beings are an entirely different animal-especially stubborn, gorgeous women clearly in way over their heads. If there's one thing veterinarian Spencer Wilson knows in this world, it's dogs. If only she knew exactly what the adorably lazy lump of a dog was getting her into. But when an old friend begs her to show her beloved Golden Retriever at the upcoming West Coast Canine Classic, Ruby reluctantly straps on her heels and gets to work. Ruby Taylor gave up pageant life the day she turned eighteen and figured she'd never look back. An unforgettably funny enemies-to-lovers romcom about a grumpy dog show judge, a determined former beauty queen, and a Golden Retriever more interested in stealing bacon than winning Best in Show.
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Richard Gruelle s friends included poet James Whitcomb Riley, whose poems "The Elf-Child", later titled "Little Orphant Annie" (1885) and "The Raggedy Man" (1888), would form the basis for Johnny Gruelle's naming of Raggedy Ann". A the age of two, he moved with his family to Indianapolis, Indiana, where his father, Richard Gruelle, who was a painter, became associated with the Hoosier Group of painters. Other formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Audio CD. "John Barton Gruelle was born in Arcola, Illinois, on December 24, 1880. Raggedy Ann's Wishing Pebble - Written and Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle. The rear pastedown has a repaired crack that matches that of the rear spine joint. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper, dated 1942. The rear spine joint has a repaired crack / tear that is approximately two inches in length, starting at the bottom edge. Raggedy Ann, heroine of the first book, was a favorite doll of his daughter, Marcella, who died after a long illness at the age of thirteen. There are several edge nicks and tears to the spine end and spine joints of the book cover. He also provided colour illustrations for a 1914 edition of Grimm,'s Fairy Tale. He is best known as the creator of Raggedy Ann. Color Illustrations This book is in Good condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. Johnny (John Barton) Gruelle (1880-1938) was an artist, political cartoonist, and writer of children,'s books. Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle (illustrator). When I asked about the sound, I was told it was the canyon wren. I looked all around and couldn’t see anything. I was in the Texas Hill Country and heard a huge noise. So you can imagine how this discovery was a triumph for us! I still look for unique and beautiful birds wherever I go.īaby Wren and the Great Gift was inspired by my love of birds. We even fed babies who fell out of their nest and kept them warm in the airing cupboard (something we have in the UK) and fed them bread and milk (which may not have been ideal). We buried them with a solemn ceremony whenever we found a fallen bird. I learned their calls and wandered around with my eyes up, noticing each different species fly by. We felt we had arrived and become more expert than even him! We led him through the forest to the nest, and he filmed. When I was about 8 years old, my best friend Fi and I found a rare nuthatch and a nest in the forest.Įric Ashby, an English naturalist and wildlife cameraman who often produced pieces for the BBC, came to see our discovery. My school, Manor House, was nestled in the middle of New Forest, which made for excellent adventures and encounters with all sorts of creatures, including my favorite, birds. I attended boarding school in the UK in the New Forest (which, for the record, is not new – it’s ancient – but to the UK, it’s new!). Top Ten Bird Books from a Budding Ornithologist (That Is, Bird Expert) Gemma offers a glowing endosement: “We love getting lost in the magic of these gardens with our kids,” she says. This 37-acre botanical garden and estate, inland from Santa Barbara, houses incredible giant stag horn ferns, one of the largest cacti collections in the world, and many other fairytale gardens and creations. When the Southern California weather is at its most beautiful, make a beeline for Lotusland. Here your family will love exploring science, technology, and the arts through hands-on exhibits. For more science-based adventures, check out MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation. The comedy in this novel blends, as it does in life, with genuine tragedy. AV Club Sophisticated and ribald and brimming with folk wit. This could well be a decade-defining book akin to Bolaño’s 2666. Try to time your visit for low tide: Tidepooling is a fascinating way for your family to explore ecosystems that are usually hidden when the water is high. Olga Tokarczuk is one of our greatest living fiction writers. "We love getting lost in the magic of these gardens with our kids," Gemma says, of Lotusland © The Ingalls Family / Lonely Planetįurther along the coast, Loon Point Beach is just south of Santa Barbara and a nice spot for unstructured time outdoors. Katrina even breaks the fourth wall to assure the reader of that fact: As low as temperatures might drop, there’s always something that can warm the heart, which Suzanne Selfors did wonderfully well with her book.īest of all, no love triangles, and no pining after the best friend. Set in a little quaint town beset with Norwegian traditions, it captures the warmth of winter. But how can she tell him the truth, when her heart’s desire has become Malcolm himself?įinally a holiday read that I enjoyed cozying up with! Coffeehouse Angel is a delightful book about friendship, romance, hope and a little bit of mystery. Fame and fortune seem like the obvious requests, but after two botched wishes, Malcolm knows Katrina is hiding something from him. The adorable vagrant, Malcolm, is actually a guardian angel on a break between missions, and now he won’t leave until he can reward Katrina’s selflessness by fulfilling her deepest desire. When Katrina spots a homeless guy sleeping in the alley behind her grandmother’s coffee shop, she leaves him a cup of coffee, a bag of chocolate-covered coffee beans, and some pastries to tide him over, never expecting this random act of kindness to turn her life upside down. That 1980s revisionism, Sirota shows, still rages today, with Barack Obama cast as the 60s hippie being assailed by Alex P. Meanwhile, in productions such as Back to the Future, Family Ties, and The Big Chill, a campaign was launched to reimagine the 1950s as America's lost golden age and vilify the 1960s as the source of all our troubles. Today's mindless militarism and hypernarcissism, Sirota argues, first became the norm when an '80s generation weaned on Rambo one-liners and ''Just Do It'' exhortations embraced a new religion-with comic books, cartoons, sneaker commercials, videogames, and even children's toys serving as the key instruments of cultural indoctrination. Bush) to the ''transcendence'' of Cliff Huxtable (and Barack Obama). In this wide-ranging and wickedly entertaining book, New York Times bestselling journalist David Sirota takes readers on a rollicking DeLorean ride back in time to reveal how so many of our present-day conflicts are rooted in the larger-than-life pop culture of the 1980s-from the ''Greed is good'' ethos of Gordon Gekko (and Bernie Madoff) to the ''Make my day'' foreign policy of Ronald Reagan (and George W. These words could describe our current moment-or the vaunted iconography of three decades past. The Karate Kid topping the box-office charts. These detailed timelines were designed to provide him with a palette of exotic locations, historic events, and social structures to draw from. He drew heavily on real myth and legend for these lost ages however, populating the world with states and regions carefully named to suggest aspects of reality. Rather than trample all over the real past, he set his series in meticulous histories of his own devising. But this meant that he had very little time to research the details of any given story. In his short time, Howard turned out an incredible amount of work. The only way to survive was to be prolific. Life as a writer for the pulps came with certain strictures, however. His own Celtic heritage intrigued him, and in his stories he turned time and again to the north and west of the British Isles for inspiration. Howard loved history, and he was particularly fascinated by its broad brush-strokes – the spread of peoples, the rise and fall of civilisations, the epic conflicts that marked epochs. “Know, O prince, that between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the gleaming cities, and the years of the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an Age undreamed of…” The Phoenix on the Sword, Robert E. River Horse is an epic account of a four-month voyage across the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific by boat. Heat-Moon’s first three books, all New York Times bestsellers, are American travel masterpieces: Blue Highways chronicles a solo 13,000-mile backroads journey in a van called “Ghost Dancing.” PrairyErth is a meditative “deep map” of the geology, history and humans that shaped a single county in the Kansas Flint Hills. He has visited every county in the United States (there are 3,007).Ī lifetime spent taking the road less traveled and chatting up strangers has bestowed upon author William Least Heat-Moon, 80, a deep, direct knowledge of the American landscape and psyche. Not only does Brandi spill the beans about her side of the split, the lovable housewife shares the incredible wild ride that took her from a life in the ghetto to Hollywood's most elite circles. Fans have been waiting for Brandi's scoop on one of the biggest divorces of the decade, since her husband of eight years abandoned her and their two sons to marry country singer LeAnn Rimes. So why should she change now? Brandi Glanville tells all in this hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir. "She's the brutally honest breath of fresh air on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, known for her dramatic divorce, her barely-there clothing, and her inability to keep her mouth shut. Not only does Brandi spill the beans about her. This ebook includes a sample chapter of DEAD IS A BATTLEFIELD. Is looking dead just another fashion trend for Samantha, or is there something more sinister going on? To find out, Daisy joins the cheerleading squad. the big family secret Tash and her triplet sisters were born of a vampire slayer Tashs life has been a series of surprises. well, dead, and all the most popular kids at school are copying her style. When Daisy discovers that a vampire may be the culprit, she can't help but suspect head cheerleader Samantha Devereaux, who returned from summer break with a new "look." Samantha appears a little. Teenage girls are being mysteriously attacked all over town, including at Nightshade High School, where Daisy Giordano is a junior. Orange Is the New Black Season 7 is finally here, and fans now know what happened to Lornas baby. With their psychic powers and some sisterly support, they can crack any case! During their investigations, they run across everything from pom-pom-shaking vampires to shape-shifting boyfriends to a clue-spewing jukebox. It's home to the pyschic Giordano sisters, who have a way of getting mixed up in mysteries. Welcome to Nightshade, Californiaâ?a small town full of secrets. |