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“I tan the easy way. I just wait for my liver spots to connect.”

Book:Ha! GIFT: humor for the lighter side of life

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Ha! GIFT: humor for the lighter side of life

This book is a compilation of amusing tales and witty observations that aim to entertain and uplift readers, offering a respite from the rigors of daily life through the power of humor. more

Author

Martha Bolton

Martha Bolton, born in 1951, is a renowned screenwriter. Her works cover a variety of themes and are praised for their unique narrative style and profound character development. more

“read the Bible to the children, until they are old enough to read for themselves ... The Bible, not nursery versions of it. There is a Bible in words of one syllable; I am happy to say I have never seen it. Such a monstrosity should be put alongside of the Rhyming Bible, of which, I believe, only one copy is in existence.”

Should Believe Children Enough I Believe Existence Bible Versions Copies Nursery Syllables Rhyming Monstrosity

Author:Laura E. Richards

“Give the child good books, then let it alone! Don't plough and harrow its brain, or stretch it on Procrustes-beds of standardization, simplification, and what not!”

Giving Children Book Reading Brain Bed Good Book Simplification Standardization

Author:Laura E. Richards

“I do not believe in confining children to things they understand. They want, and they need, the thing they do not understand.”

Want Needs Believe Children

Author:Laura E. Richards

“You couldn't find nobody deader, not if you'd sarched for a week. Why, door nails, and Julius Caesar, and things o' that description, would ha' been lively compared with your poor ma when I see her. Lively! that's what they'd ha' been.”

Ifs Death Poor Doors Week Description Nails Lively Julius

Author:Laura E. Richards