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Inspiration Behind the book: The Midnight Mouse

Picture books for children are special, not only for the children but also for the adults who often either read them aloud or help the child read them on their own.   Let's take a look at the inspiration in writing them and the criteria for what makes a good picture book.

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CU@8 Book Review and Interview with Cindy Vine

CU@8 by author Cindy Vine is one of the really charming books now sitting on my book-a-holic shelf of good reads.  This inviting tale of two middle-aged single mothers often reminded me of a pair of modern day Lucy and Ethel’s inventing new horizons in the ultimate helicopter parenting games, shortly after their respective off-spring have flown the coop.  Like some of the I Love Lucy hair-brained schemes, both women in CU@8 are out to rescue their young.  The main character Fenella Fisher, is on a mission to find a good man for her heartbroken daughter after a breakup, a daughter who always seems to pick the wrong kind of guy.  Suki Raminowitz is her best friend and companion in matchmaking crimes, and is the ultimate enabler of her long out-of-control son, who is once again in hot water thanks to his wayward lifestyle.

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