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Mirror Mirror By Marilyn Singer
A Children’s Book A Day: Check Out Mirror Mirror Illustrated by Josee Masse Today’s 24: A unique poetic form, the reverso, tells two sides to each classic fairytale. Forward and backward – poetic...
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Take Me Out to The Yakyu By Aaron Meshon
A Children’s Book A Day: Check Out Illustrated by Aaron Meshon Today’s 24: Take me out to the ball game- yakyu. One boy’s love of the game experienced with family in America and in Japan. Home run!
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PaPa’s Mechanical Fish By Candace Fleming
A Children’s Book A Day: Check out this picture book Illustrated by Boris Kulikov Today’s 24: An inventor that won’t give up - eventually a unique underwater invention, the Whitefish, is made....
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43 Old Cemetery Road: Dying To Meet You By Kate Klise
A Children’s Book A Day: Check out the first in a middle grade series Illustrated by M. Sarah Klise Today’s 24: Humorous ghost story? A grumpy author tries to write his next book, with the help of...
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Blog update: Children’s Book 24 & More
August 2013: Time for a blog update: A Children’s Book A Day is morphing into Children’s Books in 24. Why? I enjoy the 24 word descriptions to highlight wonderful children’s books, but the nature of...
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The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life by Lois Ehlert
Book Moments The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life by Lois Ehlert (New York: Beach Lane Books) Scraps is a visual treat; a visit into Lois’s studio and artistic life. Her colorful folk...
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Lettering, Poetry & the “Look of a Book”
Warning this post has a bit of spring fever. It is crocheted together as loosely as a patch of spring wildflowers:) Lettering. I love it. Hand lettering, flowering graphics, and fancy fonts that add...
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Under construction for the summer… Looking for children’s literature blogs? Try: Kidlithosphere Central
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Word Frolic :)
I love word play. As an avid reader and writer, I relish the idea that a story is built one word at a time, as a drawing is created one line at a time. It is a simple and hopeful idea that inspires me...
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12×12 Picture Book Writing Challenge
Officially taking the challenge: 12 picture books (drafts) in 12 months. (Current reaction to this New Year’s writing resolution: Groan, gasp, glee, and #gumption…) If you too are interested, check it...
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From the Top of the Reading Pile
January favorites… Worth the read Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert Wild Things Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature By Betsy Bird, Julie Danielson and Peter D Sieruta
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Running ‘Round in Circles
Diva Challenge #277 Running ‘Round in Circles The last few weeks, I have been “running ’round in circles” too! Summer is supposed to slow things down, right? So it was nice to settle in on a sunny...
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Blue and Gold ZIA
Olympic inspired tangles… I was happy to be able to watch parts of the Olympic coverage, especially the gymnastics, swimming and volleyball events. So many amazing athletes! In gymnastics, Simone Biles...
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Angle Tangle
My Straight (sort of) “Angle Tangle” This challenge was definetly more of a personal challenge for me because I tend to gravitate toward tangles that are curves. I had to keep reminding myself to keep...
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Dreamcatcher Tile
Love a good challenge and drawing symmetrical lines kept me on my toes:) But Dreamcatcher is such a lovely tangle! (Designed by CZT Daniel Lamothe.) I think what helped me with some semblance of...
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Handmade Mini Journals
Handmade Mini Journals 1. Watercolor paper 2.Paperbags 3. Envelopes Added: Tags, Washi Tape, Corner bookmark, poetry pockets Handmade Mini Journals Ready to write down your New Year’s resolutions? I...
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