CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS |
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THE JEOPARDY! SCHOOL OF ENLIGHTENMENT |
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C.S. Lewis' review of this 1937 work by pal J.R.R. Tolkien said, "Prediction is dangerous but" it "may well prove a classic" |
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Yum-yum; here's this eggy dish that's a specialty of France |
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Boundless capacity, or a number greater than any countable quantity |
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In 2018, for voting purposes, it became the first reality-competition series in TV history to air shows live, coast-to-coast |
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Thanks to smart marketing, many in Japan celebrate Kentucky Christmas eating this for dinner |
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Eudora Welty said this E.B. White book about "friendship on earth, affection and protection" was "just about perfect" |
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The Latin for "of whom" gives us this word for the number of members of a group needed to legally transact business |
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Another word for compassion; Jesus said those who practice it will have it shown to them |
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In 2019 Meryl Streep joined the cast of this HBO drama as the mother-in-law of now-widowed Nicole Kidman |
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South Mountain: McClellan tops this top general |
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Buche de Noel is a chocolate sponge cake resembling a yule this |
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The N.Y. Times said of this 1947 book, the words & the pictures "combine to lull and reassure when bedtime and darkness come" |
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To rot, or the uncle on "The Addams Family" |
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A learned, venerable person; it sounds like an aromatic herb of the mint family used to season food |
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Shemar Moore heads up an elite unit on the streets of L.A. on this CBS reboot |
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This is a Christmas staple in Latin America, although some in Central America use banana leaves instead of corn husks |
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In 1943 the L.A. Times said this "tale of a little boy from a very little asteroid" was "so big with meaning" |
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Oddly, this word, land overgrown with tropical vegetation, is from Sanskrit for dry ground or desert |
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As taught by Lao Tzu, this is "the way", the religion of living a virtuous life of humility & piety |
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Suspended lawyer Joel McHale was forced to go back to college, bonding with a bunch of misfits on this comedy |
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San Jacinto: This general, who became a prisoner the next day |
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In Britain, the alliterative "Christmas" this is not a baked good, but a party favor that pops when you pull it open |
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Dorothy Parker wrote, "Tonstant weader fwowed up" in her 1928 review of the book "The House at" this place |
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This word borrowed from French for "shade of color" means a small difference in many things, including colors |
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It can mean the lighting used to decorate a building, or someone's spiritual or intellectual understanding |
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In 2013 Variety said of this AMC show's final episode, it got the "chemistry just right" |
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Bosworth Field: This royal house |
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In the Bahamas, everyone dances in the streets for the Junkanoo celebrations on New Year's & this December 26 holiday |
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