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Blush (by Laura Purdie Salas) [poetry friday]

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I’ve got a poem up as poem of the day?at PoetryMinute.org, the site started by U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt that features a children’s poem every day. Today, starting at 7 a.m. and for 24 hours, my poem “Blush” from Stampede! Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School, will be up.??Stampede! recently went […]

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[just wondering…] If Books Were Kids…

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You know how writers are always saying that publishing a book is like giving birth to a child (but without the epidural and blood)? And you know how teachers and parents (well, parents who are honest) can usually sum up their kids in just a couple of sentences? That made me think…how would I sum […]

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[Nifty Stuff] Book Cover Cookies

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My husband is the best. A box arrived Friday marked “Perishable.” Oh, that can only be good things. Turns out Randy ordered me cookies (cinnamon shortbread!) from Baking for Good, an online bakery that creates treats and donates some proceeds to the cause of your choice. So check out the Snapshot Cookies Randy got me. […]

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Storytime at the Red Balloon

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Saturday morning, I spent storytime at The Red Balloon Bookshop, a wonderful indie children’s bookstore I don’t get to often enough because it’s across town. They invited me to do a storytime to help celebrate I Love to Read month. Here’s a 1:26 minute slideshow of what we did. The kids at storytimes are generally […]

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Poetry Friday: Spread the Good News

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  Congratulations to Alice Schertle, whose wonderful Button Up! Wrinkled Rhymes was one of the winners in the K-3 category of the 2010 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People. I blogged about Button Up! here and it’s such a terrific poetry collection. And Stampede! Poems to Celebrate the Wild Side of School, by me, was named […]

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The 4:00 Book Hook Gives Stampede a Shout-Out

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There’s a new e-newsletter in town, the 4:00 Book Hook! Each month, the free Book Hook will recommend children’s books, from preschool through young adult titles. You can read all about it and learn how to subscribe here. The newsletter targets people who share books with kids–teachers, librarians, parents, grandparents, etc. Sound like anyone you know? Me […]

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Poem of the Day: Nesting (by Laura Purdie Salas–me)

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  It’s the last day of National Poetry Month, and I’ve had a great time browsing through some of my favorite poetry books to share excerpts with you throughout the month. Since I’ve been on the road a lot, I haven’t really done any blog reading lately, so for me, May will be my month of […]

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Lying to Myself: The Phrase That Pays for Public Speaking

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  So, I enjoy school visits. I’m no longer nervous about them. I no longer have to put on special anti-perspirant the night before! I no longer wake up anxious all the night before. It’s kind of a miracle. But public readings are still very nerve-wracking. Last Friday, there was a Readers’ Choice reading at The […]

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Stampede Is a Finalist for the Minnesota Book Award!

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Exciting news over the weekend. I got home from a game night Saturday night to find a congratulations email from Joyce Sidman–for Stampede‘s choice as a finalist for the Minnesota Book Awards! The other three finalists in this category are Joyce herself, Alison McGhee, and Marion Dane Bauer. Wow. I’m in unbelievable company! I clicked […]

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On the Road: A Red Balloon Author Event

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On Saturday, I did an event for Stampede at the Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, Minnesota. Some of you might have seen on Facebook that I was freaking out because I saw online that they ordered a ton of books. A ton. Most bookstore signings (my own and other much better-known authors than me) […]

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