Tag Archives: L. Frank Baum

Wisdom From Oz

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Ron Pavellas

[I posted this many years ago in my book review blog. I offer it here and now because of a conversation I have just had with some family members]   Johnny Dooit’s* Song (See footnote): The only way to do … Continue reading →

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Pippi Longstocking’s Creator, Astrid Lindgren

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

Other than the benefits of parental love, I cannot think of anything more valuable to a child than to fall in love with a book, or a character in the book, or the book’s author. Love of the author will … Continue reading →

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