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Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):
The first time I heard the title FIRST GRADE DROPOUT I said (yet again), “Why didn’t I think of that? Brilliant!” (Also, the song “Beauty School Dropout” played through my head a…

Originally posted on Darlene Beck-Jacobson:
I am especially excited today to bring a post by my friend and fellow children’s book author BETH FERRY.  Her debut PB, STICK & STONE (hmh.com) is being released this month to starred reviews.  “Stick”…

Originally posted on Jama's Alphabet Soup:
All illustrations © 2015 Vincent X. Kirsch. There’s nothing more delicious than learning something new about a well-loved food. When I think of gingerbread, I think of Emily Dickinson lowering basketfuls to the…