Small Reads for Brighters Days
At a library event this past spring, a woman introduced herself to me and explained that she had translated Water Can Be… into Chinese for Lerner, my publisher. Cool! I just received my 5 copies and thought I’d share. The paper is porous, not glossy, so Violeta Dabija’s gorgeous art is more muted than in […]
Teachers College Reading & Writing Project (TCRWP) has a post encouraging schools to institute a Book of the Month program —basically a picture book all-school read. And TCRWP lists a few books for your school to consider, including Firefly July, selected by Paul Janeczko, The Adventures of Beekle, by Dan Santat, Water Can Be…, by […]
Congratulations to the educators, students, and entrepreneurs chosen by the International Literacy Association (ILA) for its first ever 30 Under 30 list—“rising leaders…who already have accomplished so much to transform their classrooms, their communities, and the world.” I know Dylan Teut, one of the 30, through Facebook, and he is truly so passionate about literacy […]
Hey, guess what! My most recent writing project for Capstone Press is a guide to writing poetry, aimed at 4th-8th graders. And it covers ALL sorts of poetic forms and moods. (The title is rather a long story.) And in addition to a few classics, it features poems generously, graciously donated by many poets you […]
I had a lovely message a few weeks ago about my poem “Good-Bye, Hello!” It’s a back-to-school poem that appeared in Highlights magazine last year, and it is the runner-up for SCBWI’s 2015 Magazine Merit award. Yay! And, I’m happy to say that Michelle Heidenrich Barnes of Today’s Little Ditty was the winner for her […]
Happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I hope you had an awesome Poetry Month. I did. It was super busy with lots of visits to schools and libraries. However, I’m way behind on blog reading, and I especially am a bit sad that I missed out on so many terrific online […]
When I presented at the fantabulous Bookworm Gardens in Sheboygan, WI, last fall, I was just mesmerized by all the creative and beautiful integrations of books and nature and art! So, boy, was I excited to see that WATER CAN BE… has been chosen by the Jim Halls Foothills Learning Center (in Boise, ID) as […]
Delighted to share that Booklist has given A ROCK CAN BE… a lovely review! “[N]atural guessing game…challenging children…broaden their thinking…beautiful picture book…” What is not to love here? Thank you, Booklist! (The highlights and bold were added by me:>) A Rock Can Be . . . Salas, Laura Purdie (Author) , Dabija, Violeta (Illustrator) Mar […]
Yippee! Lee Bennett Hopkins has a new anthology coming out on March 3, and it’s the cutest board book I’ve seen in ages. It’s called Lullaby and Kisses Sweet: Poems to Love with Your Baby (Abrams). Lee notified everyone that the book is on sale for a great price right now in pre-order on Amazon, […]
WATER CAN BE… was named a Nerdy Book Award winner in the Poetry category. Woohoo! This means a lot, not only because of the way these awards are chosen, but also because of the fabulous other Poetry winners. This was also a big surprise. I had thought that WATER, if it got any votes at […]
