1.0Via Mediahttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/viamediaawelbornhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/viamedia/author/awelbornFrom the Library - Via Mediarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1BYe7uWPyE"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/viamedia/2006/06/from-the-library.html">From the Library</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/viamedia/2006/06/from-the-library.html/embed#?secret=1BYe7uWPyE" width="600" height="338" title="“From the Library” — Via Media" data-secret="1BYe7uWPyE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Every so often, I post short reviews of children’s books – not so much the classics and tried-and-true, but new titles, because I’m all about the new. (Tonight Joseph announced that he would not be eating any of the pork tenderloin we had for dinner because he no longer liked it. Just like last week…http://a1204.g.akamai.net/7/1204/1401/06060613011/images.barnesandnoble.com/images/11290000/11295630.jpg