posts by Jayne S:
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsAntarctica / leadership / non-fiction2 Comments
Winter owns most of the year at the South Pole, starting in mid-February and ending in early November. Total darkness lasts for months, temperatures can drop below -100 degrees Fahrenheit, and wind-chill can push temperatures to -140 degrees. At those temperatures a person not protected with specialized clothing and an ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews20th century / 21st century / fashion / History / non-fiction / women's rightsNo Comments
In a sparkling, beautifully illustrated social history, Skirts traces the shifting roles of women over the twentieth century through the era’s most iconic and influential dresses. While the story of women’s liberation has often been framed by the growing acceptance of pants over the twentieth century, the most important and ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanimals / Chess / epistolary / First-Person / friendship / middle grade / mouse4 Comments
From the author of I, Cosmo comes a humor-filled, heart-tugging tale of a genius mouse, secretly freed from a lab, who’s in search of a real home—and a way to free her old friends. Clementine is different from other mice: she can calculate the speed of light and she dreams ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsArt / female friendship1 Comments
Pairing classical paintings with funny, irreverent captions, Nicole Tersigni honors all sorts of sacred female friendships and the miscellaneous nonsense that brings women closer together. Focusing on five major friend types (the Work Friend, the Nurturing Friend, the Hide a Body for You Friend, the Up for Anything Friend, and ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsArt / feminist / Relationships2 Comments
Men to Avoid in Art and Life pairs classical fine art with modern captions that epitomize the spirit of mansplaining. This hilarious book perfectly captures those relatable moments when a man explains to a woman a subject about which he knows considerably less than she does. Situations include men sharing ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewscats / children's book / friendship / mermaid / picture booksComments Off on REVIEW: Cadence and Kittenfish: A Mermaid Tale by Judith L. Roth, illustrated by Jaclyn Sinquett
If a kitten hates the water … can it come to love a mermaid? Find out in this story about setting goals, problem-solving, and (eventually) making friends. Cadence is a very busy little mermaid—dancing with dolphins in the morning and practicing Tai Chi at the lighthouse in the afternoon—but something ... more >