Reviews by Nichole Esmon
The American Patriot's Almanac
On 1/20 Nichole Esmon wrote: Say what you will about William Bennett -- and I will say that he can be a tad preachy, as evidenced in the introduction -- but the guy knows his US History. In "The American Patriot's Almanac," he shares a short dose of his knowledge every day for a year. Today, for example, we learn about the inauguration. ... A terrific resource
Moon Shines Down
On 12/16 Nichole Esmon wrote: There is a certain romance to the story behind “The Moon Shines Down” by Margaret Wise Brown. The unfinished manuscript was found in a cedar trunk years after the author’s death. The pages were in the trunk for so long that “the onionskin paper had yellowed and the paperclips that held the pages ... Not Brown's best