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A Little Fun with Big Birthday

February 15, 2012 By Laura

I’ve been corresponding with author Kate Hosford recently for an interview, and she read on my site that one of my daughters is named Annabelle.?Kate immediately and generously sent?Annabelle a signed copy of her picture book Big Birthday (Carolrhoda, 2012), a charming rhyming story that features a girl named Annabelle who wants an out-of-this-world birthday […]

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Some of My Favorite Books of 2011

January 3, 2012 By Laura

Thanks to Franki at A Year of Reading, I learned that Goodreads.com can show me a cover grid of my books read in 2011. Here are the ones I gave 5 and 4 stars to: Yes, I know–they’re too small to really see. Though it’s fun trying to figure out what some of them are.?And […]

Tagged With: chapter books, novels, picture books, poetry books

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One Book I Love: The Sniffles for Bear

October 19, 2011 By Laura

Bonny Becker's latest Mouse and Bear book, The Sniffles for Bear (Candlewick, 2011), had me laughing the other day. The very first page clues in the careful reader to the conflict: Bear was sick, very, very sick.His eyes were red. His snout was red.His throat was sore and gruffly.In fact, Bear was quite sure no onehad […]

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Congrats, Minnesota Book Award Finalists!

February 2, 2011 By Laura

The Finalists were announced over the weekend for the Minnesota Book Awards. I was so happy to see some books I love recognized and surprised to see other books I love NOT recognized. But I guess that’s how it goes. If a few books won every award, fewer books would get love. I also wondered which […]

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The Twelve Days of Christmas in Minnesota: A Loony Launch

November 11, 2009 By Laura

My friend and crit group member Connie Van Hoven recently celebrated the release of her first children’s book: The Twelve Days of Christmas in Minnesota (Sterling, 2009). I’m so excited for her! The book is adorable! It’s the story of twins who visit their Minnesota cousin for Christmas, and he gives them a different, uniquely Minnesotan […]

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