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One of the best things about blogging in this kid lit community is connecting with incredible people like Donna McDine. If her name appeared in the dictionary, it would be followed with words like Continue reading
Hold onto your hats, everyone! Today is Day Seven of Christie Wright Wild’s PB 14:14 AND Perfect Picture Book Friday. WOW! Just like the old Doublemint gum commercials.
And it is a triple whammy, because the book I’ve chosen is also in Kristen Fulton’s 52 Weeks of Charting Non-Fiction Picture Books. So after you enjoy this post, please hop around to read the other entries in:
PB 14:14 – http://christiewrightwild.blogspot.com/2015/02/day-7-boris-and-wrong-shadow-by-leigh.html
Perfect Picture Book Friday: http://susannahill.blogspot.com/2015/02/perfect-picture-book-friday-bear-ate.html
52 Weeks of Charting Non-Fiction Picture Books: http://www.kristenfulton.org/dig-in/52-weeks-of-charting-nonfiction
And one of the reasons I picked this particular book is that it is all about words..and this is my 550th blog post – and that’s a WHOLE LOT OF WORDS!
Title: The Right Word – Roget and His Thesaurus Continue reading
Today is Day Six of Christie Wright Wild’s PB 14:14…I’d forgotten how difficult it is to do a blog post every day. But I’m loving that it is giving me an excuse to read a picture book every day. If you click on this link, you’ll be able to see what books everyone else is reading: http://christiewrightwild.blogspot.com/2015/02/day-6-imogenes-last-stand-by-candace.html
Right before I moved from Colorado, I had the opportunity to attend an indie bookstore event for author/illustrator Peter Brown. Not only did he read his newest book, but he also interacted with the audience as he demonstrated how he drew the main character, Mr. Tiger.
Title: Mr. Tiger Goes Wild
Author and Illustrator: Peter Brown
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date: 2013
Word Count: 220 estimated
Top Ten Element: Character and Plot and Pacing and Dialogue and Conflict and Theme and Beginnings & Endings and Word Play and Patterns…I think the only element missing is Rhyme Continue reading
