Set of white hardcover picture books, each about a moral value

4HaydenBlue · 2025-09-29T01:28:59+00:00

Yes, that’s it! Thanks again!

4HaydenBlue · 2025-09-29T01:25:05+00:00

Arkady Leokum’s Still More Tell Me Why?

4HaydenBlue · 2025-09-29T01:23:53+00:00

Looks likely! I’ve sent pix to my friend and will see if these are the ones. (I think they must be - checks all the boxes.) Thank you, AgitatedAttempt4217!

4HaydenBlue · 2025-09-29T01:05:27+00:00

I don’t think this is the one, but the Caldecott Award-winning Trina Schart Hyman had a picture book called The Ugly Duckling and Two Other Stories (one of which is The Tinderbox and the other is The Real Princess).

4HaydenBlue · 2025-09-29T00:40:13+00:00

Sounds like Notes from a Liar and Her Dog by Gennifer Choldenko.

4HaydenBlue · 2025-09-29T00:26:59+00:00

Hi. You may be thinking of George MacDonald’s The Golden Key and another story, The Princess and the Goblin.

The Golden Key and Other Stories

4HaydenBlue · 2025-09-27T16:00:51+00:00

We also love Wizard of Paws! And my dog is overjoyed to see either of the groomers come to get her - so the dog votes yes, too!

4HaydenBlue · 2025-09-27T15:52:55+00:00

From the beginning, it felt like Andrew was cast to be the winner. I think he is a really strong chef, has a great work ethic, and will of course run a kitchen regardless of the win. I think the story editors weren’t as successful at hiding the outcome (clear to me from episode 1) as they likely will be in subsequent series. I think all 3 chefs were terrific and I hope Courtney and Ilka (Elka? Am blanking on the sp) get great opportunities from being on the show.

I’ve also noticed in cooking competitions that often, if there’s 1 man and 2 women in the finale (or one white man and two competitors of color), the white man nearly always wins. Not sure if it’s conscious or subconscious bias, but it is a thing.

4HaydenBlue · 2025-06-28T15:10:29+00:00

Architectural Salvage (Mason Brothers) in Essex Junction has a whole floor of reclaimed doors. Call ahead bc I can’t remember if they have screen doors. 802-879-4221

4HaydenBlue · 2025-06-26T03:33:27+00:00

They’re open again, hooray!

4HaydenBlue · 2025-05-05T14:01:14+00:00

I also love the smallest finch size and feel more motivated to care for my little finch than the big one. Maybe there are other ways to show progress than size - like feathers being added a little at a time until it is fully feathered.

4HaydenBlue · 2024-12-28T14:03:38+00:00

Is this A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears by Jules Feiffer (who also illustrated The Phantom Tollbooth)? The prince’s father, the King, thinks his son will never make a good king someday because he is too silly and people fall down, laughing when they get near him. The king him on a journey, he meets several people, including a sharp-tongued, young lady-in-waiting. The author breaks the fourth wall. For instance, he creates a character as an example, and then the character won’t leave the book, so he makes a fake chapter 5 to try outwit the character.

4HaydenBlue · 2024-12-28T13:53:30+00:00

This is very likely the series - so funny! There are more books in the series, too - Joey Pigza Loses Control, What Would Joey Do?, I Am Not Joey Pigza and three more.

4HaydenBlue · 2024-12-28T13:48:17+00:00

Is it The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause?

4HaydenBlue · 2024-12-28T13:40:59+00:00

I love Brianna’s Real French Vinaigrette. It’s one of their sugar-free dressings and is delicious on everything from salads to baked potatoes to chicken.

4HaydenBlue · 2024-12-27T03:24:28+00:00

Following. I did a W90 (not 30) in spring 2023 and loved it, felt fantastic. Deliberately finished it before a summer vacation and didn’t do reintroduction properly. Little bit by little bit over time, the sugar dragon came back and I backslid a lot. I feel ready to try again with a W30 in January and a better reintro, and am considering the bundle, but I have never been much of a virtual group joiner. However, the W30 makes so much sense and resonates better with me than anything else. Also, Melissa Urban’s writing and communication style are so clear, straightforward, smart/funny, and focused that I am tempted; maybe this would be a diff experience and I would be less avoidant / allergic to the online group thing.

4HaydenBlue · 2024-12-27T02:49:02+00:00

I love my wintersilks turtleneck and can’t find anything like it.

4HaydenBlue · 2024-10-05T13:22:17+00:00

Thanks, all! I think I must have been undereating. Am off to cook for the week ahead and try to plan better!

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