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Moomintroll books by Tove Jansson

November 19, 2008

Tove Jans­son was the author of the Finnish Moomin series of children’s books that include her beau­ti­ful, unique illus­tra­tions.  The books were orig­i­nally writ­ten in Swedish, as she was part of the minor­ity of Swedish-descended Finns.  She pub­lished the first Moomins book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, in 1945 dur­ing WWII.  Despite their age, […]

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How "socialism" helps me give my child presence

October 12, 2008

In addi­tion to being Breast Can­cer Aware­ness Month, it’s also Attach­ment Par­ent­ing month. The theme of this year’s Attach­ment Par­ent­ing month is “Giv­ing our Chil­dren Pres­ence.” API Speaks, the blog of Attach­ment Par­ent­ing Inter­na­tional, is hold­ing a blog car­ni­val of pres­ence to bring aware­ness to how we can give our chil­dren our pres­ence in the […]

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