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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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We Are All Family!

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When I sign my book Meet My Family  for readers, I write the above phrase. And when I read it out loud to groups, I invite kids to look for an animal family in the book that has something in common with their own human family. It’s fun to see kids’ eyes open wide when […]

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Nothing Stopped Sophie – Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge

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Welcome to the Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge that Alyson Beecher hosts at Kid Lit Frenzy each Wednesday. Visit Alyson for the link-up to lots more posts about nonfiction picture books. I’m sharing my Goodreads review for Cheryl Bardoe and Barbara McClintock’s Nothing Stopped Sophie this week. What a fabulous picture book biography of mathematician Sophie […]

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Fortune Cookies, School Plays, and Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle!

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Today I’m visiting with Christy Mihaly over at the Grog Blog, and I’m sharing all sorts of tidbits about my writing process for Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle. Plus tips and resources for writing in rhyme. I hope to see you over there, and thank you, Christy!

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Visiting Elizabeth Dulemba’s Blog!

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Happy Monday! In case you missed it, illustrator Claudine Gévry and I shared bits of our process for Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle over at the blog of the fabulous Liz Dulemba on Friday. (Teachers, do you use her awesome coloring pages?) I hope you’ll stop by to learn a few of Claudine’s secrets and see some […]

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Photo Shoot Chaos

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Just a light behind the scenes story today. My latest book, Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle, is dedicated to my five great nephews and nieces in the Atlanta area. My husband, Randy, recently visited family down there, and he hand-delivered copies to each child. Then, because he is awesome, he took photos! I loved them and I […]

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Capsized! [It’s Monday: What Are You Reading?]

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA!  It’s Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. It is a great way to recap what you read and/or reviewed the previous week and to plan out your reading and reviews for the upcoming week. It’s also a great […]

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Pluto Is Peeved! Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge

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Welcome to the Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge that Alyson Beecher hosts at Kid Lit Frenzy each Wednesday. Visit Alyson for the link-up to lots more posts about nonfiction picture books. One of the hardest things about moving this summer is that I have hardly been to the library in person at all, which means I […]

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Wild World of Animal Colors – Laura’s latest book

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Hi, educators! I’ve got a new nonfiction title out called Crayola Wild World of Animal Colors (Lerner, 2018). I never get tired of writing about animals:>) And I’m pleased to say that School Library Journal gave it a lovely review: PreS-Gr 1–Animals not only come in a variety of colors, but also make use of […]

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The World Is Not a Rectangle and Karl, Get Out of the Garden! #nfpbc

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Welcome to the Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge that Alyson Beecher hosts at Kid Lit Frenzy each Wednesday. Visit Alyson for the link-up to lots more posts about nonfiction picture books. I was at NCTE recently, and I got to see Aly host an awesome nonfiction panel featuring Melissa Stewart, Candace Fleming, and Deborah Heiligman. What […]

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