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Umbrella

Reviewed by Sherry Early
I love this gentle story, and so do my little girls. It speaks to so many preschool concerns: growing up and acting grown-up, the difficulty of waiting for good things to happen, the excitement and joy of experiencing those long-awaited pleasures. Read the full review

Up From Slavery

Reviewed by Sherry Early
In reading this autobiography, I came to the conclusion that Washington was both intelligent and wise, choosing to do the work that could be done in the time and cultural milieu in which he was placed. He did much to improve the status and education of Black people in a time and place when such a movement was not only discouraged but oppressed and disallowed. Read the full review

Up the Trail from Texas

Reviewed by Sherry Early
Up the Trail from Texas is certainly a well-written, exciting nonfiction compilation of the stories of various cowmen, trail bosses, and cowboys that Mr. Dobie interviewed personally, along with information about the real life of a trail driving cowboy and the logistics and work of a trail drive from Texas to the northern cattle markets in Kansas or Nebraska or Montana. Read the full review