,more than lived up to my expectations. Even if you're not one of those <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/books/14nanny.html" target="_blank">keen readers drawn to nanny novels</a>, there are a few good reasons to pick up this one.](http://www.literarysafari.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Tell-Us-Were-Home-195x110.png "Not Just Another Nanny’s Diary: “Tell Us We’re Home” by Marina Budhos")
The Swahili word “safari” means trip.
In our lifetimes, we all embark on multiple safaris — trips that are sometimes real and other times, imaginary or metaphorical. What better way is there to keep tabs on our daily journeys (to places known and unknown) than through the written word? Join us on a daily literary safari as we travel and discover the world through books, art, movies, music, family, and more.Featured Stories
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Let Fear Drive You in the New Year
With new beginnings on the horizon this New Year, here’s some sage advice on how to encounter the big R – resistance.
REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
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What Can You Do with Just 13 Words?
Thirteen words take a stylish turn with Lemony Snicket and Maira Kalman, leaving me with a craving for cake.
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How to Write About Pakistan (or not)
On Granta’s special Pakistan issue and its satirical piece “How to write about Pakistan”
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Not Just Another Nanny’s Diary: “Tell Us We’re Home” by Marina Budhos
I was a fan of Marina Budhos’s first YA novel, Ask Me No Questions, and am glad that her new book [Tell Us We're Home](http://www.amazon.com/Tell-Were-Home-Marina-Budhos/dp/1416903526/ref=sepia-20),more than lived up to my expectations. Even if you’re not one of those keen readers drawn to nanny novels, there are a few good reasons to pick up this one.
KID LIT
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Elmo Learns to Save, Spend, and Share
Are kids too young to learn about money? Sesame Street doesn’t think so, as elaborated in PNC Bank and Sesame Workshop’s new preschool financial literacy kit.
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Stay Tuned: Winners of the Cybil Awards
I recently judged the 2010 Cybil Awards which are given each year by bloggers for the year’s best children’s and young adult titles.
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All Abroad with a Baby
Lessons from 65 hours of travel, including a non-stop flight India trip and a summer holiday to Norway.
