Warren Hanson - The Next Place

Pros: Beautiful words and illustrations with a strong message

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: This little book is great for all members of the family.

Review: A few weeks ago, I decided to read Shelby Foote's incredible narrative "Civil War". I'm halfway into Volume 1 but it's not a quick read so when I spied this book in my friend Ed Williamson's house, I asked to borrow it so I could have an "easy"...

Pros: Beautiful images set to poetry.

Cons: Your mind has to be free to understand it.

The Bottom Line: A little holiday for the soul, this book will let your imagination take flight.

Review: What kind of a book is it that is aimed at little kids from four to eight years old but a person in his fifties can pick it up and it blows him away because it is so beautiful?

Maybe I m starting my second childhood prematurely; I don t...

Pros: magical illustrations, inspiring words

Cons: only 34 pages - might be expensive new

The Bottom Line: A magical book that transports the reader to an entirely new and more beautiful place in a matter of seventeen pages.

Review: Just the Facts:
The Next Place by Warren Hanson
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 36 pages (September 1997)
Waldman House Pr; ISBN: 0931674328 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.39 x 9.31 x 11.35

It is interesting to...

Pros: Wonderful! Beautiful illustrations, made me cry. .

Cons: Not really a self help book (kind of like a gift book)

The Bottom Line: I really recommend this book for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. (or who knows someone who is) It's an absolutely beautiful, touching book. . .

Review: I work at a bookstore, and so I run into books all the time. This is one of those I really love. I would completely give it to anyone grieving the loss of someone they love (I was actually contemplating keeping a few around at home for that kind of...