Laura Purdie Salas

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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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Feathers, Poop, and Starlight: Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday

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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. For #pb10for10, I shared my favorite rhyming nonfiction picture books, so be sure to check out that post if you like rhyme! Here are three […]

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Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge: Great Recent Biographies Plus a Couple Science Titles!

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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’ve read so many great nonfiction picture books recently. Here are some of the ones I’ve given 5 stars to on Goodreads (which is not […]

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Giant Squid and Platypus [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. Here are my two favorite nonfiction picture books from this past week. They are both simply amazing. I was on a nonfiction panel with these […]

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Squirrels Leap and Curious About Snow [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. Here are two of the books I read this week. I grew up in Florida, so squirrels are an essential part of the landscape to […]

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F&Gs for If You Were the Moon [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 confess I didn’t read a nonfiction picture book this week (though I worked on the writing of two different ones:>) I traveled down to […]

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A Look Ahead at Noah Webster’s Fighting Words [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 am giddy, because my daughter Maddie comes in from Scotland today for three whole weeks! Wheeeeeeee! OK, down to business:>) This week I’m being […]

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