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Meghan Cox Gurdon Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Meghan Cox Gurdon is a book critic and author. WSJ Book Critic & author of "The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction" (Harper)

33 books
Book Cover for: My Monster Moofy, Annie Watson

My Monster Moofy

Annie Watson
Meghan Cox GurdonMeghan Cox Gurdon

Reviews of “The Man of the Moon,” “Ride the Wind,” “The Wordy Book” and “My Monster Moofy.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/childrens-books-in-a-mystical-landscape-anything-can-happen-11625836783?st=5hhmcbsqunqxibg&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via @WSJ

Hardcover, 2021

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Place to Hang the Moon, Kate Albus

A Place to Hang the Moon

Kate Albus
Meghan Cox GurdonMeghan Cox Gurdon

A new arrival from the author of “I Want My Hat Back.” Plus ‘‘Mr. Mole Moves In,” “A Place to Hang the Moon” and “Oddity.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/childrens-books-the-rock-from-the-sky-review-11619184502?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via @WSJ

Paperback, 2022

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Of Human Kindness: What Shakespeare Teaches Us about Empathy, Paula Marantz Cohen

Of Human Kindness: What Shakespeare Teaches Us about Empathy

Paula Marantz Cohen
Meghan Cox GurdonMeghan Cox Gurdon

"As the plays turn in time, new facets forever catch the light..." Melissa Holbrook Pierson celebrates the Bard on his birthday with a review of “Of Human Kindness” by Paula Marantz Cohen https://www.wsj.com/articles/of-human-kindness-review-theater-of-emotions-11619131152?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via @WSJ

Hardcover, 2021

$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Bruce Swap, Ryan T. Higgins

The Bruce Swap

Ryan T. Higgins
Meghan Cox GurdonMeghan Cox Gurdon

Deborah Freedman’s picture book captures moments of change. Plus “The Sleepover,” “How to Apologize” and “The Bruce Swap.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/childrens-books-is-was-review-11621605708?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via @WSJ

Hardcover, 2021

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Leon Garfield's Shakespeare Stories, Leon Garfield

Leon Garfield's Shakespeare Stories

Leon Garfield
Meghan Cox GurdonMeghan Cox Gurdon

The British novelist Leon Garfield’s 1985 retellings of 21 Shakespeare plays, illustrated by Michael Foreman, sparkles with contemporary flair and was handsomely republished in 2015 as “Leon Garfield’s Shakespeare Stories.”

Hardcover, 2015

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement, Susannah Gibson

The Bluestockings: A History of the First Women's Movement

Susannah Gibson
Meghan Cox GurdonMeghan Cox Gurdon

Among the many pleasures of “The Bluestockings” is the reminder that history doesn’t consist of the churning of vast impersonal forces but has at its heart the personalities and ambitions of singular men and women. Greatness too may begin in actions as small as picking up a pen or inviting a few smart people around for tea.

Hardcover, 2024

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Children of the Forest, Matt Myers

Children of the Forest

Matt Myers
Meghan Cox GurdonMeghan Cox Gurdon

Mysterious shapes in the shrubbery add humor to this puckish escapade for children ages 3-6.

Hardcover, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952, Cathie Pelletier

Northeaster: A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952

Cathie Pelletier
Meghan Cox GurdonMeghan Cox Gurdon

Davis and Haigh thus became the first victims in Maine of the two-day tempest that Cathie Pelletier anatomizes in “Northeaster,” a historical re-creation of personal experiences so dramatic that they have lingered for decades in local and family lore.

Hardcover, 2023

$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Wonder, R. J. Palacio

Wonder

R. J. Palacio
Meghan Cox GurdonMeghan Cox Gurdon

A wondrous tale from the author of “Wonder,” plus “The Beatryce Prophecy,” “Kaleidoscope,” “Daughter of the Deep,” “Once Upon a Camel” and more. https://www.wsj.com/articles/childrens-books-r-j-palacio-pony-kate-dicamillo-brian-selznick-rick-riordan-kevin-henkes-review-11633097686?st=swqul4ji0jigao4&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter via @WSJ

Hardcover, 2012

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Beautiful and Damned: Novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Beautiful and Damned: Novel

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Meghan Cox GurdonMeghan Cox Gurdon

A graphic novel adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story of love, self-invention and very careless people. https://t.co/NsL0JxYQt8 via @WSJ

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