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Celebrate the Lunar Landing Anniversary with If You Were the Moon

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July 20 is the 51st anniversary of the first lunar landing! I bought stamps recently featuring this momentous occasion in our history. It really is astonishing to me that humans were able to walk on the moon. Want to celebrate the moon landing with your students or kids? Check out the post I wrote for […]

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Supermoon, Blue Moon, AND Lunar Eclipse–January 31! [Classroom Connections]

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[My Classroom Connections posts will share a way to connect one of my books or poems to a classroom topic–often something timely that you might be covering in the next month or so. Please share with your teacher friends you think might be interested. Thanks!] Look up! The supermoon on January 31 will also be […]

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Mooning Over New York Public Library’s Best Books for Kids!

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What awesome good news after coming home from a rip-roaring busy and wonderful NCTE: If You Were the Moon is on the New York Public Library’s List of the Best Books for Kids from 2017! Not only that, but on that list are many writers I know and admire, like Tracy Nelson Maurer and Matt […]

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Good News, Moon

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So pleased to have If You Were the Moon on the longlist for the 2017 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the Children’s Science Picture Book category. Check out all the wonderful scientists and science writers on the longlist!    

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Step Into a Storybook #Poemsketch

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Here’s a #poemsketch from the State Fair. It was so awesome watching kids practically step right into If You Were the Moon! Save Save Save Save Save Save Save

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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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Whew! A Review

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Last week, a new review of If You Were the Moon showed up in my Google Alerts. All I could see on the notification was that it was a review from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (yay!) and that it had ** by it. Oh, no. I figured no matter what the […]

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If You Were the Moon in School Library Journal…and Japan!

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I’m excited to share this lovely review from the May/June issue School Library Journal. If You Were the Moon is a book that does more than one thing, and I’m always happy when a reviewer keys in to the different things going on in the book! SALAS, Laura Purdie. If You Were the Moon. illus. […]

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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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Wearing the Moon [Poetry Friday]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day, and Happy Poetry Friday! (You probably know what St. Paddy’s Day is, but if you’re wondering what Poetry Friday is, click here.) I’m wrapping up a week of Moon pictures, celebrating my If You Were the Moon launch party, which is happening at the very moment this is going live! My […]

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