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Renata Bowers
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in Oconomowoc, WI, The United States
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Kate DiCamillo, Dr. Seuss, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Fred Rogers
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Frieda B. Herself (Frieda B., #1)
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2010
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Good Dogs, Great Listeners: The Story of Charlotte, Lily and The Litter
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2015
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Frieda B. Meets the Man in the Moon (Frieda B., #2)
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2012
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Frieda B. and the Zillabeast (Frieda B., #3)
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2013
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Frieda B. and the Finkledee Ink (Frieda B., #4)
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2014
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Frieda B. A Great Day at the Dog Park (Frieda B., #5)
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Frieda B. Knows It's True... You Are Free to Be You (Frieda B., #6)
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Frieda B. Herself (Frieda B.) by Renata Bowers (2010-08-02)
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What is Essential is Invisible to the Eye
In lieu of a thrice-postponed anniversary trip to Ireland, this past week my husband and I traveled two hours away to the coast of Massachusetts… Newburyport to Gloucester. While on that trip of few expectations and even fewer plans, we were blessed time and again by the restorative salt (i.e., that which adds essential life and flavor) of good people.
A sweater that slipped off my purse near the
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“I understand the logic behind removing toxic people from one’s life. But I also understand that many who are “toxic” are acting out of a painful past… and that to marginalize someone who’s not known much love is to validate that they don’t matter. To live in the world we desire – a world of good people, safe places – requires less fence-building and more heart-building. It requires valuing the worth of all people and loving the hurt as much as possible.”
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“Heroes don’t seek attention. But they show up continually in the little things. Train your eyes to look for them. They may not be as loud as the headlines or newsfeeds. But they’re all around you, multitudes of them. Train your eyes and listen with your heart… Both rightfully know that the quiet things, the little things, they are the big things. They are far more important than the noise of the world.”
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“But they never again passed up the opportunity to read a good book, together.”
― Good Dogs, Great Listeners: The Story of Charlotte, Lily and The Litter
― Good Dogs, Great Listeners: The Story of Charlotte, Lily and The Litter
“Frieda B.'s a big dreamer, that's certainly true, but the world's biggest dreamer is also in you. All the color and music inside - set it free. Just dream your dreams big and believe they can be.”
― Frieda B. Herself
― Frieda B. Herself
“You'd be teary, too, yes you would be," he said, "if a girl and her bed had crashed into your head.”
― Frieda B. Meets the Man in the Moon
― Frieda B. Meets the Man in the Moon
“So by keeping her word, Frieda B. made amends. And the two who'd been strangers became best of friends.”
― Frieda B. Meets the Man in the Moon
― Frieda B. Meets the Man in the Moon
