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MamaSmiles and I are counting down our Top 5 Posts of 2014! We hope you are enjoying our countdown as we wind the year down! What are your plans for the New Year? My #3 post is Newbery Winners by Grade Appropriateness! with 16,684 views for the year. The impetus for this post is also the reason…
Please welcome my guest blogger today, author Ty Drago of The Undertakers series. He’s giving advice based on years of school visits on how to get reluctant readers writing. —————- I often tell people that I “scare children for a living.” It’s a cute, funny thing to say — and it’s true, given the fact…
I am so excited to be a 2nd round judge for Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books for the Cybils Awards! The Cybils Awards aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal. Last year, I was a 2nd round judge for Graphic…
Please welcome author Suzanne Goldsmith, winner of the 2014 Green Earth Book Award in the Young Adult Category, for Washashore. Today she is sharing her favorite books about birds! Suzanne is giving away 3 signed copies of her book to 3 winners! See the Rafflecopter below to win. (This giveaway is going to have a…
I was thrilled to meet Barbara Petzen of the Middle East Outreach Council at the National Council for the Social Studies meeting. The Middle East Outreach Council just announced their award for best children’s and young adult books! Established in 1999, the Middle East Book Award recognizes quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully…
Please welcome my guest post author today, Paula Yoo! She is the author of Twenty-Two Cents, a picture book biography of microloan creator and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunnus. Twenty-two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank by Paula Yoo, illustrated by Jamal Akib Before I started writing books for children, I was a journalist. I…
2014 winners of the Green Earth Book Award, which is a national recognition of authors and illustrators whose books best inspire young readers to appreciate and care for the environment. In its 10th year, the Green Earth Book Award has five categories. The 2014 winners are … The Eye of the Whale a Rescue Story…