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Author Archives: mary knapp

The Great Green Dinosaur Followed Us to Fleetwood

February 16, 2019

The moment we decided that we wanted to leave Manhattan came in a cab ride to the dentist, whose office …

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Who Knew? Today is National Read-a-Book Day

February 2, 2019

What We Are Reading Mary—The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction by Meghan Cox …

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A Handwritten Note Worth Saving

January 23, 2019

Today is National Handwriting Day— a day when those of us who ride the bandwagon of cursive writing have an …

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Thoughts about Blogging

January 5, 2019

When I began this blog six years ago, I really didn’t know where I was going with it. I just …

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A Great Christmas Gift Idea!

December 12, 2018

As  someone who has received this gift from time to time, I can guarantee you that the recipient will treasure …

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A Thanksgiving Prayer

November 20, 2018

This is the prayer I post every Thanksgiving. I wrote it when grandson #3 was a little boy. We still …

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My Aunt Florence—A Young Woman in Wartime

November 15, 2018

Earlier this week I posted a tribute to our veterans and told the story of our family’s soldier, Daniel Leffel, …

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In Honor of Daniel R Leffel and All Who Have Served

November 10, 2018

Some of you may have read this before. I have posted it several times in honor of my family’s soldier …

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Loveliest of Trees

November 6, 2018

In the springtime, Housman thought it was the cherry. In the fall, I think it is the ginkgo. That time …

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One Potato, Two Potato: The Secret Education of Children and My Eight Minutes of Fame

October 21, 2018

Forty-two years ago this month, our first book: One Potato, Two Potato: The Secret Education of American Children was published by …

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To read samples from Mary's and Herb's books, go to girandolebooks.com.

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Flying Backwards by Herbert Knapp
Beating a Dead Stick by Herbert Knapp
Did You See This? by Herbert Knapp
Cover image for An Old Merchant's House: Life at Home in New York City 1835-1865
Miracle on Fourth Street
One Potato, Two Potato
Red, White and Blue Paradise

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                        — Sarah Knapp, The Library

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