Books in the News - 12/23/12

Here are the books that are being reviewed in local papers around town!

At the Pioneer Press [1], picture books for children were the focus:

• The Dragon in the Christmas Tree by Patrick W. Ledray; illustrated by Kim Gordon
• Santa is Coming to Minnesota by Steve Smallman; illustrated by Robert Dunn and Jim Mitchell
• Visiting the Visitors by Patrick "Packy" Mader; illustrated by Andrew Holmquist
• Charlie and the Christmas Kitty by Ree Drummond; illustrated by Diane deGroat
• Santa's Hat by Linda Bleck
• The Twelve Days of Christmas by Dan Andreasen
• How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas? [2] and How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? [3] by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
• Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mama [4] by Selina Alko

Over at the Star Tribune [5], books reviewed and highlighted included:

• We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy [6] by Yael Kohen
• The Twelve Tribes of Hattie [7] by Ayana Mathis - Oprah's next book club pick
• The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin [8]
• Let Me Clear My Throat [9] by Elena Passarello - Essays about sounds and speech
• Rotten Reviews Redux compiled by Bill Henderson - Collection of reviews that missed the mark
• Great Expectations: The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens [10] by Robert Gottlieb - Biography of Dickens' children
• The $60,000 Dog: My Life with Animals by Lauren Slater - a memoir about her love of animals

Happy Reading!