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A Secret Keeps, by Marsha Wilson Chall, pt. 2

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A Secret Keeps by?Marsha Wilson Chall illus by Heather Solomon Carolrhoda Books, 2012 [Read Part 1 here.] And now the book is starting to have rhyme. “I’ll be there in two sleeps where A SECRET KEEPS.” I love rhyme. [CCRA.R.4] And it’s interesting that that special font for “a secret keeps” draws so much extra […]

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A Secret Keeps, by Marsha Wilson Chall

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A Secret Keeps by?Marsha Wilson Chall illus by Heather Solomon Carolrhoda Books, 2012 I love mysteries, so the title alone, A Secret Keeps,?makes me want to read this book. What is the secret? I’m going to read the book and find out. [CCRA.R.4] As soon as I start reading this book, I know it is […]

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Listen to My Trumpet, pt. 2

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  Listen to My Trumpet by?Mo Willems Hyperion, 2012 Read part 1 here. But when Piggie asks, “So?! What do you think of my trumpet?” I feel so bad. Gerald is in a tough spot. He tries so hard to be nice and point out the great things about the trumpet (loud, shiny, Piggie holds […]

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Listen to My Trumpet, by Mo Willems

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  Listen to My Trumpet by?Mo Willems Hyperion, 2012 I love the Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems, so I’m excited to read this. Piggie is so cute when he runs in with his new trumpet. He can’t wait to play it for Gerald. Piggie’s expressions are SO great and revealing! Before you even […]

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[Picture Book] Tell Me About Your Day Today (by Mem Fox)

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At the end of last year, I went to a wonderful literary party at Debra Frasier‘s house (of On the Day You Were Born and other fabulous books). The guests of honor were Mem Fox, Lauren Stringer, and Allyn Johnston, the author, illustrator, and editor, respectively, of?the beautiful picture book, Tell Me About Your Day […]

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[Picture Books] A Is for Musk Ox

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A IS FOR MUSK OX, by Erin Cabatingan, illustrated by Matthew Myers (Roaring Brook Press, 2012). This book?is so funny (and I even learned a lot about musk oxen)! “F is for musk ox — Because musk oxen have fur. And lots of it. Does this fur make me look fat?” I love the way […]

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[Rhyme Time] Wild About You (by Judy Sierra) and the Cover Winner

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Thank you to everyone who took a guess at what animal will be featured on the cover of Water Can Be… when it publishes next year. There were so many good guesses–I especially love the idea of an elephant shower–is it too late for me to put that in the book? But the correct answer […]

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One Book I Love: At the Boardwalk, by Kelly Ramsdell Fineman

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At the Boardwalk What a great book! My friend Kelly Ramsdell Fineman‘s new book, At the Boardwalk, is out! And it’s wonderful. The rhyme and meter are perfect, and the storyline is terrific. I was going to buy this book when I saw it on Barnes & Noble’s picture book wall Sunday (whee!), but there […]

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Minnesota Book Award Finalists: Swirl by Swirl

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I am so excited that BookSpeak! Poems About Books is a Finalist for the children’s category of the Minnesota Book Awards. The reason any kind of honor or award is wonderful is that you respect the judgment and choices of the committee making the choices. So this week, I thought I’d share the other three […]

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Minnesota Book Award Finalists: The Last Day of Kindergarten

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I am so excited that BookSpeak! Poems About Books is a Finalist for the children’s category of the Minnesota Book Awards. The reason any kind of honor or award is wonderful is that you respect the judgment and choices of the committee making the choices. So this week, I thought I’d share the other three […]

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