EAT. SHOP. PLAY. Discovering the Best in the San Fernando Valley
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BY KAREN YOUNG The Oprah Winfrey Show was one of the most successful talk shows in television history with Winfrey inspiring and informing her viewers on a daily basis. The show ran for 25 seasons and won 47 Emmy Awards until Winfrey … [Read more...]
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BY RACHEL DAHAN Occupying an old bank building in downtown Los Angeles on the corner of 5th and Spring in the Old Bank District, stands The Last Bookstore — a magnificent tribute to the printed word, waiting for souls to … [Read more...]
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BY JO PERRY New books and classic stories bloom this month for young and emerging readers. Chicks! by Sandra Horning with detailed illustrations by Jon Goodel is a satisfying look at the life-cycle of the chicken for emerging readers. … [Read more...]
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BY JO PERRY "We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading." — B. F. Skinner It’s never too late for your children to fall in love with reading. Young readers will ♥ these bright and funny February titles about … [Read more...]
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BY JO PERRY “Whatsoever your hands find to do, do it with all your might.” ––Moina Belle Michael I hope the holidays brought stacks of books for your children. Here is a bright bouquet of picture books for everyone in your family to … [Read more...]
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BY JO PERRY "Children are made readers on the laps of their parents." — Emilie Buchwald "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." — Groucho Marx I hope your children will be sitting on … [Read more...]
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BY JO PERRY If you want your children to become lifelong readers, show them that you value books by giving them as gifts. Below is the first of two columns devoted to books your kids will enjoy giving and receiving during the … [Read more...]
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BY JO PERRY Fall is here, bringing with it pumpkins, Halloween, and news about the upcoming election. Share these timely books with your children and create some new family traditions. Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats, A Treasure of … [Read more...]
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BY KAREN YOUNG Studio City residents Jennifer Evans Gardner and Linda K. Jackson, co –authors of Meringue, met over homemade meringue at their respective children’s pre-school potluck many years ago. Gardner brought raspberry meringue … [Read more...]
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BY JO PERRY Seventy years ago a Connecticut schoolteacher wrote a story to entertain her first grade students. Gertrude Chandler Warner’s The Boxcar Children was the story of four brave and resourceful orphans who, before they are united … [Read more...]
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