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A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
(and sources of inspiration)
COLOR: Green ( I also like red, orange and yellow)
ANIMALS:
Cats--animal shelter cats (young and old), show cats and jungle cats
Dogs--especially Collies, Irish Wolfhounds and friendly shelter dogs
also Wolves, Penguins, Polar Bears and Sea Otters.
MUSICAL PERFORMERS:
Dixie Chicks, John Legend, Sheryl Crow, Shakira, John Mayer, and
Matisyahu
FAMILY MOVIES:
Mary Poppins
The Princess Bride
Bambi
March of the Penguins
An American Tail
Gigi
BOOKS ( these are just a few among hundreds of great ones):
For young kids:
The Grannyman by Judith Byron Schachner
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Irving and Muktuk: Two Bad Bears by Jill and Daniel Pinkwater
Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse
Julius, the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes
The Lily Cupboard by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim
Sitti’s Secret by Naomi Shihab Nye
I’ll Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
For older kids:
Tallahassee Higgins by Mary Downing Hahn
Hoot by Carl Hiassen
Holes by Louis Sachar
Black Potatoes by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye
Lad, A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune (also Wolf )
The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
PLACES:
Manhattan
Jerusalem
Italy--especially Florence
The Maine Coast
PEOPLE:
You!!
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