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                      Book Roundup-May Holidays

                      Published by Sue Cook at May 16, 2023
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                      The holidays in May are exciting, touching and fun. They range from Beltane, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day and everything in between. It’s a wonderful month to grab a book that represents a holiday, sit back and relax.

                      Beltane

                      Books such as Le Morte d’ Arthur, celebrate Beltane and the birth of King Arthur’s son, Mordred.

                      The Mists of Avalon covers Mordred’s birth.

                      Beltane: Rituals, Recipes and Lore for May Day help make the May day special.

                      Don’t forget to dance around the Maypole, or leave flower baskets on doorsteps. The faries, in Emily Wildes’ Encyclopeadia Faeries, will thank you.

                      Mother’s Day

                      Mother’s Day is also a lovely time to either settle back in a comfy chair, while the little ones play, or gift a book to Mom. Some great choices include:

                      • Finding The Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
                      • The School for Good Mothers
                      • Dog Mom: A Love Story

                      Memorial Day

                      Then there is Memorial Day to remember those who have fallen in War. My Father served in both WWII, and the Korean War as a Dentist/Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon and Chief of Staff at his MASH unit. He never spoke of the war, so reading was never suggested by him. However, these two books have helped me to remember.

                      • Memorial Day, My Century: a memoir of war, peace, and pioneering in the operating room
                      • Ice Men, a Novel of the Korean War

                      Other Holidays and Notable Days

                      Other national and international days may be celebrated and remembered with these great books:

                      • Sunken Castles, Evil Poodles: commentaries on German folklore
                      • Until Tuesday: a wounded warrior and the dog who saved him.
                      • Mayo Clinic on Fibromyalgia: strategies to take back your life
                      • Communicating in Sign: Creative Ways to learn American Sign Language
                      • Zebras of Hope: A Guide to Living With Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
                      • The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminism Meditation on Survivorship, Healing and Abolition

                      I hope you enjoy these selections, and have a wonderful month of May-inspired reading.

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                      Looking for more books not tied to the month of May? Check out these reviews.

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                      • Three Eight Charlie by Jerrie Mock
                      • The Book Spy by Alan Hlad
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                      Sue Cook lives in Freeport, Illinois with her husband Randy and two dogs. Her passions include assistance dogs, rescue dogs, music, acting, theater, poetry, and Doctor Who. She’s been in both film and theater and is a regular cast member of the podcast Doctor Who’s Line is it….Anyway? Sue is an advocate for the use of Service Dogs to assist their disabled handlers to maintain their independence. Quigley’s Quest, her first children’s book, addresses how a dog becomes a Service Dog.

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