Laura Purdie Salas

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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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The Opening of Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle + a Giveaway! [Poetry Friday]

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Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Last week, my final picture book of 2019 published (I blogged about it here), and it’s a rhyming nonfiction book. I thought I’d share the opening two quatrains as my poem this week and invite you to enter a giveaway that ends Sunday […]

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It’s My Book Birthday for SNACK, SNOOZE, SKEDADDLE: HOW ANIMALS GET READY FOR WINTER + a Giveaway

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I am so excited to say that my fourth and final picture book of 2019 comes out today! You might be thinking (if you live up north), “Seriously, Laura, you want us to think about winter on the very first day of school?!” Well…yes. I do. SNACK, SNOOZE, SKEDADDLE: HOW ANIMALS GET READY FOR WINTER […]

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#pb10for10 – Some Favorite Rhyming Nonfiction Picture Books

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I’ve never participated in this before, so I have no idea if I’m doing it right! And I’m a day early, because Thursday is 15 Words or Less Day here at my blog. But here are 10 rhyming nonfiction picture books I have loved. Some I wish I had written. Others, I’m just glad the […]

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Whose Hands Are These? [Nonfiction Picture Book Monday]

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I’ve been largely off the grid for the summer and am getting back to things now–like reading picture books, blogging, etc.! Happy to start joining back in on some Mondays with the Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge that Alyson Beecher hosts at Kid Lit Frenzy. [Addendum: Oops, that’s how long I’ve been off the grid. It’s […]

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Leaf Creations by 3rd-Graders

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Last week on Twitter, Madison Bailey shared some 3rd-graders’ leaf creations they made after reading A Leaf Can Be…! How awesome is that? My Can Be… books are all about seeing common things in new ways, and that’s exactly what they did. Some looked at the shapes of the leaves and thought about what they […]

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Want To Go To Kirby Larson’s With Me?

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Of course you do! I’m visiting Kirby’s blog today with a few pictures and stories of my favorite rocks from my recent trip to Scotland and Ireland. Kirby writes wonderful historical fiction novels (I LOVE her Hattie Brooks books!) and nonfiction picture books and is just the kindest person ever. She’s just a lovely, real […]

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A rock can be… magical

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