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Cannon: Never too grown-up for picture books

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:58:02 MDT

Cannon: Never too grown-up for picture books

by Ann Cannon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 17, 2013 09:58AM MDT

Once a month I have the very real privilege of sharing picture books — books such as Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak — with residents of a neighborhood care facility. The residents are capable of varying degrees of cognition. Some of them are as sharp as they ever were; others less so. But as I discovered almost by accident a long time ago, all of them respond with pleasure to illustrated stories, which is why I’m always on the lookout for titles to review. This past week Margaret N...

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Cannon: No do-overs on motherhood, but ...

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:56:02 MDT

Cannon: No do-overs on motherhood, but ...

by Ann Cannon Tribune Columnist

Published May 10, 2013 07:56AM MDT

I used to hate Mother’s Day. I’m not exactly sure why. My own mother never liked it much, so maybe it’s her fault. Hey! Nothing like blaming moms for something on their special day! Anyway, I don’t dislike the holiday anymore. It’s a pleasant enough occasion with cards and geraniums and (at our house, anyway) grilled hamburgers involved, so what’s the point in being all grouchy? Now that my own kids are grown up, however, I do reflect on the time when all of us were living together under the s...