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Bogart and Vinnie
So You Want To Be A Rock Star
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Monthly Archives: October 2011
The Gift of Art
I love writing picture books (especially when the writing’s going well). I’ve now been privileged to be through the process a few times, and it is very clear that my favorite part, by far, is when I first see the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bogart & Vinnie: A Completely Made Up Story of True Friendship, Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team, Daniel Jennewein, Don Tate, Henry Cole, Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten, Kirstie Edmunds, PiBoIdMo, picture book proclamation, She Loved Baseball, So You Want to be a Rock Star, Steven Salerno, Tara Lazar, Teach Your Buffalo To Play Drums
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A Yearlong Celebration of Children’s Books: Anita Silvey Interview
I love learning little-known stories behind some of my favorite children’s books. Which, of course, is why I adore Anita Silvey’s Children’s Book-A-Day Almanac, with its quirky facts and behind-the-scenes insights, and the bright light it shines on some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anita Silvey, Anne of Green Gables, Arnold Lobel, Children's Book Almanac, Children's Book-A-Day Almanac, Elizabeth George Speare, Eric Carle, Everything I Needed To Know I Learned from a Children's Book, Ezra Jack Keats, George and Martha, H.A. Rey, Horn Book, James Marshall, Leo Lionni, Margret Rey, Maurice Sendak, Pamela Travers, Robert McCloskey, Scott O'Dell, The Secret Garden, William Steig
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Finding Friendship in a Book
I’ve always been a fairly inarticulate critic, an especially embarrassing quality in a writer. I know when I love something, but I get a little tongue-tied when I try to explain the reasons. It’s a visceral thing, that art-love connection, … Continue reading
Slack Jawed By Brilliance: Bob Shea Interview
There are some writers and illustrators whose greatness reduces me to the mental state of screaming Beatles-girl. Bob Shea, with his efficient seven-letter name, is one such author-illustrator. I adore his books. I make teenaged children listen to NEW SOCKS … Continue reading
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Tagged A Cricket in Times Square, Big Plans, Bob Shea, Charise Mericle Harper, Cheetah Can't Lose, Dinosaur Vs. The Library, Encyclopedia Brown, I Want My Hat Back, Jon Klassen, Lane Smith, Laurie Keller, Me Want Pet, New Socks, Peter Brown, Stop Snoring Bernard, Tammi Sauer, The Great Brain, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, Zachariah OHora
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Jean Reidy on Cozy Places, Cumulative Verses, and the Library She Loves
This is probably one of those no-introduction-needed situations. Today author Jean Reidy stops by to guest-blog on Literary Friendships. You know Jean from her picture books TOO PURPLEY and TOO PICKLEY. Now get ready to know her in a new … Continue reading
Character Driven and Honest: C.K. Kelly Martin Interview
Sometimes you can really get a good sense of someone from her website. I loooooove C.K. Kelly Martin’s website. There’s a lot to explore there, but you definitely don’t want to miss this part, on the kind of books she … Continue reading
Hootie Alert
Instead of stalking strangers’ dogs these days, as referenced in my blog’s subhead, I’m being followed, almost every minute of every day, by my very own new puppy. This is Hootie, who fought the good fight against the hideous parvo … Continue reading
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Biggest, Best, Scariest: Kevin Sherry Interview
I’M THE BIGGEST THING IN THE OCEAN and I’M THE BEST ARTIST IN THE OCEAN brought author-illustrator Kevin Sherry a tidal wave of well-deserved attention. As the days grow ever more Halloweenier, Kevin agreed to talk about his spooky new … Continue reading
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Tagged author/illustrator, Chris Van Allsburg, Halloween, I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean, I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean, I'm the Spookiest Thing at the Castle, Kevin Sherry, Maurice Sendak, Mo Willems, picture books, Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl, squid, The Big Squid, The Giving Tree
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