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DECEMBER 2005

Logos Bookstore’s Recommendations
By H. Harris Healy, III, President, Logos Bookstore
1575 York Avenue (Between 83rd and
84th Sts.), New York, NY 10028
(212) 517-7292, Fax (212) 517-7197
www.NYCLOGOS.CITYSEARCH.com

Lisa LeLeu Puppet Books
By Lisa Leleu
(Lisa Leleu Studios, $16.95)

It’s that time of year again, the holidays of gift giving are upon us. Some wonderful gifts for children of various ages are the animal head hand puppet show books of Lisa LeLeu.  Each book contains one hand puppet of the animals’ head, one completely illustrated story and one story to write and color. Diggity the Dog has a booklet on dog bite prevention to color as well as a completely illustrated story about Diggity camping and a story to write and color. The other titles in the series are: Miss Moo-Moo the Cow with the story ‘Art on the Farm’, Pernilla the Gorilla with ‘The Slumber Party’, Scooter the Cat with ‘Finding My Home ‘, and Frenchy the Frog with Paree, Paree (That’s Paris in French).  Each book has two openings, so the puppet head can appear in the story as the pages are turned. Also all booklets have Velcro dots on the back to attach to the puppet theater parts of the book The puppet heads all have Velcro straps to extend or shorten their size and that allow the puppet heads to be taken out of the books and played with on their own. 

Mouse Tales: Things Hoped For Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany 
By Ruth Boling
Ill
ustrated by Tracey Dahle Carrier
(Westminster John Knox Press, $14.95)

For older children, the marvelous, dynamic, colorful illustrations of mice by Tracey Dahle Carrier illuminate Mouse Tales: Things Hoped For Advent, Christmas and Epiphany by Ruth Boling. This book follows six mouse children as they interact with each other during Advent, Christmas and Epiphany at Sunday school. elsewhere and with the community at large. The six mice have definite personalities and interest the reader enough to find out what they will be doing next.


Aside from the above books for gift giving, Logos Bookstore has many more books for holidays and all occasions for child and adult alike as well as holiday greeting cards and cards for other occasions, holiday and regular music on CD’s and cassettes and gift items for all occasions.  Give us a call to find out about extended holiday shopping hours. Happy Holidays!#

Upcoming Events At Logos

Monday, December 5, 2005 at 7 P.M., the Sacred Texts Group led by Richard Curtis          will discuss the book of Isaiah followed by a holiday party.

Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at 7 P.M., KYTV Reading Group will discuss The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.

Monday, December 12, 2005 at 7 P.M, Maria Grace will present Reel fulfillment: A 12-Step Plan For Your Life Through Movies and sign copies of her book. An evening of enrichment of life through experience of movies.

Transit: 4,5,6 Subways to 86th Street, Lexington Avenue, M86 Bus (8th St.), M79 Bus (79th St.), M31 Bus (York Ave), M15 Bus, (1st and 2nd Aves.)

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