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Category Archives: Picture book
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to You All! Looking back it has certainly been an interesting, adventure. Full of learning, and growing, with changes that have come my way. In my personal life I took on a Managerial roll, with new staff, … Continue reading
Posted in 12x12in12, Literature, PiBoldMo, Picture book, SCBWI
Tagged 12x12in12, New Year, New Years Eve, PiBoldMo
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GARDENING AND AN SCBWI MEETING
It’s spring, it’s spring! One of my favourite seasons in which to get out into the garden, among all the winter weeds and dig up, and replant or sow, new seedlings and seeds. Yep, I love gardening. Although the plants … Continue reading
“Perfect Picture Book”- Friday
Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince Retold by: Elissa Grodin Illustrated by: Laura Stutzman Published by: Sleeping Bear Press Age: 8 years and up. Theme: kindness, caring, compassion Opening Lines: It had been several weeks since the rest of the swallows had … Continue reading
Perfect Book for a Birthday!
A beautiful Book full of Pictures that teaches us much about love, life and Joy has to be the ultimate Perfect Picture Book….. in my book! (Pun included..) Julie Andrews’ Treasury for all Seasons – Poems and Songs to Celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Children's literature, Picture book, Picture Book Review, Reading Aloud
Tagged Emma Walton Hamilton, Picture book, Poetry
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Intensive Picture Book Craft Webinar – with a capital-“I”
I thought I would post about Mary Kole’s 90 minute –Intensive Picture Book Craft Webinar that I took recently. Wow! No wonder a number of people were interested to know how it went. Mary Kole joined the Andrea Brown Literary … Continue reading
Posted in Children's literature, ideas for writing, Picture book
Tagged Web conferencing
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“A Lion in the Meadow”
A 1969 picture book treasure written by the renowned New Zealand author Margaret Mahy. Illustrated by: Jenny Williams Published by: Puffin Books Age: 3 – 7 years Theme: Imagination Opening Lines: The little boy said, “Mother, there is a lion … Continue reading
Success for “Two Little Bugs”
Remember I posted an interview awhile back about a husband and wife self-publishing team; Dreamboat Books, and reviewed a couple of their books. In case you have forgotten here is one post…. Here. Mark Somerset and his illustrator wife Rowan … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Picture book
Tagged childrens literature, Mark Sommerset, Rowan Sommerset
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“I Hate to Read”
That caught your attention didn’t it? It certainly caught mine and as I turned the pages of these books below I can see how they would be excellent in helping struggling students gain appreciation of the written word…. Read on… … Continue reading
Posted in Picture book, Picture Book Review
Tagged Etienne Delessert, Rita Marshall, Society of Illustrator
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“DRUM ROLL” – AND THE WINNER OF THE GIVEAWAY IS..
Hi Everyone…. sorry I have been a bit slow on the announcement of the winner of the Giveaway. Boy! I was so delighted to have Mark come and answer a few questions on my blog, and was also delighted to … Continue reading
Interview with Author/Selfpublisher Mark Sommerset and giveaway!
If you have a desire to live your dream, make people laugh, get down with some string music and long walks in the sand, then you have come to the right place. Infact there is an idllic island in the … Continue reading
Writer and Dreamer at work 