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...particularly well. It’s an impressive façade, and in her new album “It’s Not Me, It’s You,” she uses it to her great advantage.A boldly irreverent lyricist, Allen seems to have taken Mary Poppins?? advice about “a spoonful of sugar” to heart. While she delivers messages that are brash, defiant and sometimes painfully candid, she delivers them in poppy tunes, soft beats and simple harmonies. Her voice, too, is gentle and—at least...

Author: By Antonia M.R. Peacocke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lily Allen | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...will always remain “Max’s Birthday,” in which the easily frightened Max runs away from his own birthday presents. 3. Peggy Parish, “Amelia Bedelia”: This series was the funny, smart predecessor to “Mary Poppins?? and “The Nanny.” The books follow the woes of Amelia, maid for the wealthy Rogers family, who always interprets her employers’ instructions far too literally and risks her job in the ensuing chaos. Luckily, Amelia’s superb cooking...

Author: By Mary A. Brazelton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mary A. Brazelton | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

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