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LibrarianRyan
The Queen's Feet | Sarah Ellis, Dusan Petricic
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Pickpick

4 ⭐This book was fully unique. We have a queen and her feet do not live in shoes. Honestly, I don‘t blame her. Her feet may want to play in the mud, run in the sand, or wear completely inappropriate shoes but the queen still has a job to do. After gathering as many people in the land that know anything about feet as possible, they‘ve come up with a plan. What I really like about this book is the story is simple, but fun, but the illustrations.

LibrarianRyan The illustrations remind me of some of the jazz sessions of Sesame Street. Things like the number song when they count to 12. That type of atlas illustration. Sometimes that type of illustration can feel old but in this book it the illustration feels unique and perfect for the story. 8mo
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iread2much
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An excellent history of the medieval Queens of England. Primary sources are rare for a lot of the queens, so some of the chapters are short. The author follows the theme of how queens used and expressed power through the age and it was fascinating. Now I want to read books about a lot of these amazing women, but alas there aren‘t very many of them (probably due to the lack of source materials).
4/5 stars. Read to learn about powerful women

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Librarybelle
The Queen's Hat | Steve Antony
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This #PictureBook highlights a few of the London attractions while the Queen and the Queen‘s men chase after her favorite hat. A fun, quick story. The illustrations incorporate the words from the text, so the reader feels like part of the chase with the hat. Fun! #BBRC #LetterQ

LibrarianRyan Another q for the list. Way to go. 8mo
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RamsFan1963
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69/150 Elizabeth I was an amazing woman, shrewd politician and cunning leader, she steered England back to Protestantism after it was forced to accept Catholicism under her sister Mary I, not to be confused with Mary Queen of Scots. The story of Elizabeth I reign is fascinating, she was always underestimated because she was after all "just a woman" only good for marrying off and producing royal offspring. Continued in comments ⬇️⬇️

RamsFan1963 The fact that she stayed both unmarried and virginal in that time and place, is pretty astounding in itself. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 2nd book finished for #JubilantJuly @Andrew65 8mo
Andrew65 Not aware of this one but sounds right up my street. Stacked. Well done 👏👏👏 8mo
RamsFan1963 @Andrew65 Someone, and it might have been you, mentioned a book about Elizabeth I called Pirate Queen. I want to read that one, I think Elizabeth I is pretty amazing. 8mo
Andrew65 @RamsFan1963 That‘s a new book, so it wasn‘t me. She was one impressive Queen / Lady. 8mo
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PuddleJumper
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Mehso-so

This is an interesting and well researched book.

The way it was written just didn't work for me. It was a mix of fictional prose and historical facts which weren't cited, that really bugs me

#bookchain @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 9mo
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Yuki_Onna
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#MayMontage @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
#photochallenges #girlpower #history #queens #spring

6: sun/sunglasses on cover
18: queen
26: face on cover &
27: girl power
☀️😎✌️

Eggs Awesome quadruple play 👏🏻👏🏻 10mo
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Itchyfeetreader
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Elinor of Aquitaine is one of my favourite #queens from history. She‘s a vibrant and impactful character who sometimes feels much more modern than her years. She‘s appeared in some absolutely great fiction - I could have picked some of Sharon Kay penmanship work here as wells but I went with this one - one of several of this authors books that focus heavily on Elinor #maymontage

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️👑📚 10mo
Deblovestoread Love Eleanor. Need to read these books! Stacked 10mo
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 👸🏼 👏🏻 10mo
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dabbe #eleanorisbadass 💙💚💙 10mo
Itchyfeetreader she is awesome isn‘t she @Deblovestoread (edited) 10mo
Dragon There‘s an old movie from the ‘60‘s with Katherine Hepburn plays an unforgettable Eleanor of Aquitaine- so fierce-so clever 10mo
Itchyfeetreader @Dragon thank you for this I have not seen but totally sounds like I would love. Will check it it out. Thanks 10mo
Dragon You‘re welcome 🙏💚🐉 - hope you find it and enjoy it. 10mo
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webhau1
Pickpick

Just re listened to this again. Such a great book.

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TheSpineView
Bearskin | Howard Pyle
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Movie: Tangled

Klou Good choice! 12mo
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kissmehardy
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Mehso-so

I loved the character work in this book, but the storyline wasn't the best, imo. I get that it's a bildungsroman, but the plot threads seemed random at times, and the ending was way more heightened than the rest of the story. I'd say it's worth reading, but it's not my new favorite book. #comingofage #historicalfiction #lgbtqfiction