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About Amira
Hello everyone! My name is Amira and I'm a current MLS grad student at San Jose State University. My goal is to one day become a Children's Librarian :-)I've always been passionate about Children's Literature and cannot wait to publish a book of my own. One day...(fingers crossed!)
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Books 1 - 4 of 11 from Amira's bookshelf, View all 11 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China (Paperback) Author: Ed Young Publisher: Putnam Juvenile |
Ages 4-8 |
6/12/2009 Add | |||
| Amira said: Ed Young’s version of Little Red Riding hood is both thrilling and eerie. The outstanding illustrations seem to be made with crayon, watercolor and chalk, giving very cloudy, shadowed depictions of ...more | |||||
| 1,022 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Strega Nona: An Old Tale Retold (Hardcover) Author: Tomie dePaola Illustrator: Tomie dePaola Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
Ages 4-8 |
6/12/2009 Add | |||
| Amira said: Strega Nona is the enchanting tale of a little old lady with a magic touch. One day, Big Anthony (the boy she has hired to help her) secretly witnesses Strega Nona singing a magic chant to her pasta p...more | |||||
| 669 Reviews | |||||
| 3. First the Egg (Caldecott Honor Book and Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book ... Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger Illustrator: Laura Vaccaro Seeger Publisher: Roaring Brook Press |
Ages 4-8 |
6/12/2009 Add | |||
| Amira said: This brilliantly illustrated book gives children a simplistic glimpse into the circle of life and the ways in which nature work. The text is uncomplicated, with one to two words on each page. Upon vi...more | |||||
| 614 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Little Miss Muffet (Board book) Author: Tracey Campbell Pearson Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Ages 4-8 |
6/8/2009 Add | |||
| Amira said: Tracey Campbell Pearson takes a classic tale and breaks it down for younger readers/listeners. This fourteen page board book is filled with detailed water-color illustrations, each on a double page sp...more | |||||
| 8 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
Profile Comments
Comment by Lorraine Florido on 6/6/2009 at 9:38 AM:
Amira,
Welcome to the site! Good luck with your endeavors.
Amira,
Welcome to the site! Good luck with your endeavors.
A warm welcome to JacketFlap, Amira. How easy is it to get jobs as a librarian in the U.S. It's near impossible in N.Z.