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About moonbridgebooks

Co-author of Cherry Blossoms in Twilight, a WWII Japan memoir of her mother's childhood; author of Poems That Come to Mind, for caregivers of dementia patients; Co-author/Editor of Battlefield Doc, a medic's memoir of combat duty during the Korean War; life writing enthusiast; loves history and culture, poetry, and cats

Patricia Polacco: Family stories for children

Posted on September 11, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Author Patricia Polacco spoke at the St. Louis County Library the other night. She is the writer and illustrator of about 57 children’s books so far, more in the works. Her books are well loved. The Keeping Quilt celebrates its … Continue reading →

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More on making family stories and genealogy come alive: “Yokohama Yankee”

Posted on August 18, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

The story begins at a funeral marking the “fading presence in Yokohama of a family that witnessed Japan’s transformation from a feudal nation ruled by samurai into one of the world’s greatest industrial powers.” Yokohama Yankee: My Family’s Five Generations … Continue reading →

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Words like pearls: Poetry, Alzheimer’s, and eldercare

Posted on August 4, 2013 by moonbridgebooks

Doris Plaster is one of those angels who works at a nursing home, loving and caring for elders and listening to the voices so many others have forgotten about. I loved her book, Home Sweet Nursing Home, of sweet short-short stories (flash … Continue reading →

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