Episode Content Consideration:
Ambre uses the word “crap” to mean “stuff” once.
BigThink article: “A home library can have a powerful effect on children”
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Books reviewed and mentioned in this episode:
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Featured and Mentioned Books:
Illustrated Junior Library (I think Ambre referred to this as the Junior Illustrated Classics in the episode)
Green Ember series by SD Smith
“It will not be so in the Mended Wood”
(coloring page Ambre shared about in her story)
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Childcraft
Young Folks Library
Collier’s Junior Library
Through Golden Windows
Mathematics Illustrated Dictionary by Jeanne Bendick- Ambre much prefers the vintage over the more modern reprint due to the lovely illustrations
How Much and How Many The Story of Weights and Measures by Jeanne Bendick- Ambre much prefers the vintage over the more modern reprint due to the lovely illustrations
Shepp’s Giant Library
Thomas the Tank Engine Story Collection by Reverend W. Awdry (red cover)
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