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THE MIGHTY LALOUCHE: A charming tale by Matthew Olshan that holds a few...
One hundred and a few-odd years ago, in Paris, France, there lived a humble postman named Lalouche. He was small, but his hands were nimble, his legs were fast, and his arms were strong. In THE MIGHTY...
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BEAN DOG & NUGGET: Charise Mericle Harper Cooks Up Another Great Book Idea...
This is an excerpt from an excellent blog entry by Charise Mericle Harper. The other day I was at my son’s book fair, talking with his teacher. A few of my books were included in the event, and she...
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Independent Film Producer Jim Lemley Highlights Magic, Improvisation and...
Independent film producer Jim Lemley added a little razzle-dazzle to the University of Idaho commencement ceremony and encouraged graduates to worry less about figuring everything out right away....
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The poems in NASTY BUGS Lee Bennett Hopkins are itchingly great
Crossposted on Daily Kos Gross! … Boys will love this collection … a book of poetry with a decided ick factor. The bugs are delightfully nasty and include magots, chiggers, wasps, lice and bed bugs....
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What Can a Crane Pick Up? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and other great picture books
What makes a good picture book? Remember what it’s like to see spring for the first time? To get your first grown-up bed? To run in the park, on the beach, along the Brooklyn Promenade, and never want...
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An intricate and satisfying homage to green, the color of all creation, from...
“Subtle cutouts on each richly painted page of Laura Vaccaro Seeger’s ‘Green’ similarly create a mystical sense of complexity and continuity. In this case, the images on each page refer both backward...
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AL and TEDDY, first picture book published by Dream Yard Press “destined to...
This is the story of Al, who is also King Alejandro, and his kid brother Teddy. Who is four. Almost five. Every night Al flies to exotic places and meets fantastic beings, and every morning he’s back...
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Creativity 101, Tuesday 6/10/14: The Link Between Creativity and Self Esteem
Click on image to read more about this title Being creative involves an attitude of receptivity and self acceptance. Whenever you give rise to a thought, almost straight after, an element of judgment...
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Creativity 101, Wednesday 6/11/14: Learning from Great Artists – Pablo Picasso
An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought. ” -Pablo Picasso Click Here to Visit A Picasso Gallery for Kids. Click on Image to Read More...
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You Are Stardust Inspires Cosmic Awe in Kids
You Are Stardust begins by introducing the idea that every tiny atom in our bodies came from a star that exploded long before we were born. From its opening pages, the book suggests that we are...
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