Laura Purdie Salas

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Hooray for Young Authors

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Over the past two weeks, I did three storytimes at libraries in the East Central Region of Minnesota. It was great to meet families and celebrate kids as readers, as (mostly) preschoolers and toddlers swooped like bats, bloomed like flowers, made monkey noises, did toothpaste art, and echo read  my books and poems. But a […]

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Book Parties!

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This past month has been full of reading and writing goodness. Here are just a few highlights. Feeling very grateful for the fullness of my book-encircling life! Little Free Library My new Little Free Library is up! I was sad to leave our LFL behind at our house when we moved, and it took a […]

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Read + Ride Day at the Fair! [Slice of Life]

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Although I haven’t written about it much, my OLW of “clear” has been fairly present in my mind this year. I’ve been trying to be clear about my focus and intentions. Last week, at the Minnesota State Fair (the most attended state fair in the U.S.), I was so honored to have If You Were […]

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A Play-It-By-Ear Session with One Clear Message [Slice of Life]

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I have not checked in in a long time, which I started to see as a failure. But I have been being very clear about my absolute top priority during various months, and blogging has just not been it. It’s been traveling overseas during one month, and having our daughter who lives overseas visit home […]

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Book Spine Poems with Kids [Poetry Friday]

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Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Last week, I went to Plainview Library in Plainview, Minnesota, for a poetry event. My sister Patty (up from Florida) and daughter Maddie (home briefly from Scotland) came with me on this mini-road trip. It was a small group of kids (always so hard to […]

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Pictures from Moon Launch Pajama Party

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Last Thursday evening, I had a launch party for If You Were the Moon. I wanted to share a few photos here and say a big thank you to Gianna Kordatsky of Family Fun Twin Cities, Jennie of Wishing Tree Play Cafe, and Katherine of Addendum Books for making the event such fun. And a […]

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Indies First at Addendum Books in St. Paul, MN

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Hey, everyone! If you’re in the Twin Cities and ready for a little holiday shopping on Indies First Day, come on out to Addendum Books in St. Paul. Lots of children’s/ya writers will be there throughout the day to recommend books (no, not our own) and show our support for indie booksellers. I’ll be there […]

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Can’t Wait for NCTE–Will You Be There?

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I’m heading to NCTE later this week and can’t wait to catch up with many writer and educator friends. I’m part of two sessions–one with many wonderful nonfiction writers, where Irene Latham and I will share a table discussing nonfiction poetry and another focusing on digital literacy and sharing student voice using digital tools and […]

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Poems by Young Writers at the Minnesota Children’s Book Festival

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On Saturday, the 17th, I spent the day in Red Wing, MN, at the Anderson Center for the Minnesota Children’s Book Festival. Lisa Bullard and I both manned the So You Want to Be an Author tent. We spent the buggy afternoon talking with adults who want to write for kids and also writing poems […]

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Thankful for Librarians

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Last week, I visited Plainview Library (southern MN), and I had a wonderful time meeting Meg Curtiss, a children’s librarian who so naturally connects with kids. She’s doing awesome things for both the public library and (as a volunteer) the local school library. We celebrated the messiness of creativity and writing, and I was so […]

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