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Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’d Like to Meet
I’ve been blessed to meet a number of authors and illustrators in my career at conferences, book festivals and expos. But a few who I would love to meet (and haven’t yet) include the authors below. I chose my list based on the titles they’ve published (which I’ve loved), interviews…
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#blogbookaday: This Is the Nest That Robin Built
Summary: “A robin’s animal friends help build her nest in this cumulative collage picture book. Robin is building a nest, and her friends are ready to help! The squirrel trims the twigs. The dog brings the string. The horse shares his straw. And then a surprise gatefold spread reveals how Robin…
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#blogbookaday: Old Hat
Summary: “Harbet likes his comfy knitted hat, but the others keep jeering at him – OLD HAT! OLD HAT! No matter what headwear he buys – be it a towering fruit platter hat, an old-boot-on-the-head hat or a brightly lit traffic cone hat, Harbet cannot keep up with the latest fashions.…
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#blogbookaday: The King of Space
Summary: “Rex may seem to be your average mini galactic citizen, working on his parents’ moog farm and going to school, but he’s plotting to become… THE KING OF SPACE! With aliens, warbots, dung-blasters, and more, Johnny Duddle takes us on an unforgettable intergalactic adventure.” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: Rex has…
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#blogbookaday: Cat Wishes
Summary: “In this playfully subversive fairytale, perfect for fans of Jon Klassen, the ever-skeptical Cat learns that wishes can come true—just not always in the ways we expect. At turns sly and sweet, this clever story about friendship will leave no doubt that true magic lies in our connections with others,…
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#blogbookaday: Little Pig Saves the Ship
Summary: “Little Pig is too small to go to sailing camp with his brothers and sisters, so his grandfather makes him a model ship, and together they sail it on the stream–until it gets carried away by the current, and Little Pig has to rescue the ship before it is wrecked.”…
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#blogbookaday: I’m a Duck
Summary: “Sometimes it takes a lot to get your webbed feet wet! An adorable picture book makes a splash with a satisfying story about conquering your fears. I cannot swim, and that is bad. A landlocked duck is very sad. One day, an egg rolled out of a nest and right…
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#blogbookaday: Who Was That?
Summary: “Each page asks the reader to remember a detail about the characters featured on the page before. This book requires the sharpest readers’ keen attention!” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: Each page flip asks the readers to remember a small detail from the page before and it’s often misleading which led me…
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#blogbookaday: Arnold the Brave
Summary: “Meet Arnold the Brave — a SUPER sheep! Most sheep spend their days grazing in the meadows. But Arnold is not like most sheep. He jogs. He boxes. He does push-ups and pull-ups. While the other sheep find his antics humorous, he knows that a super sheep must stay conditioned and…
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#blogbookaday: Mabel and Sam At Home
Summary: “This playful and endearing book celebrates imaginative play as Mable and Sam move into a new house and make it their own. They sail the high seas of their new home, tour the intriguing museum of their living room, journey through outer space to the safety of their own beds,…