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A word about the pictures: Emily Gravett, author-illustrator of several children's picture books including The Rabbit Problem, gives some background to her illustrations in this photo gallery.
A du Maurier discovery: A bookseller and collector of all things Daphne du Maurier has unearthed five lost short stories including "The Doll", published in 1928 and mentioned in du Maurier's autobiography.
Speaking of discoveries: 28 titles in 74 volumes, roughly half of the retirement library collection owned by Thomas Jefferson, have been discovered at Washington University in St. Louis.
Moving & Shaking: Mary O' Donohue, author ofWhen You Say "Thank You", Mean It, talked with ParentDish yesterday, bumping her book up our Movers and Shakers list.
--Seira
