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#AbbaInAugust Day 18: The Uncorker Of Ocean Bottles had one job in the world: to keep an eye out for a “glint of glass” that would indicate a message (mayhaps an #SOS) is floating out into the sea – and for him to deliver it to the recipient. His is a quiet, solitary life that derives meaning from letters that find its way to people whose faces light up from messages “written by a quill dipped in sadness.” My full review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-eym

I'm in PDX for work today, so of course I went to Powell's after diner. This time, I went on an adventure to the Hawthorn & Home and Garden stores. Since I'm here for a literacy institute, I found this display of snubbed books particularly compelling.

#UnderTheDustJacket

An auspicious beginning for what turned out to be a lovely book. I was fearful I would not like it because of all the hype, but it lived up to all my expectations. In fact, it surpassed them. Both the illustrations and the story itself are lovely.

#BookMail #PictureBooks #PoetryBooks #professionalDevelopment #TeachersOfLitsy

"But most of the time they made people feel quite happy, for a letter can hold the treasure of a clam-hugged pearl."

Oskar makes sure to inspect the smells of the stacks of picture books. #catsoflitsy #sohelpful

What a gentle, folksy lullaby of a book. The magic is in the details

This one sounds sweet.

An incredible marriage of words and illustrations by Michelle Cuevas and Erin Stead, Dial.