What’s your school day like? How about if you like in Brazil? Or Denmark? Or Kenya? See what’s the same and what’s different about kids’ days around the world through Barbara Kerley’s simple, graceful text and the gorgeous photos from National Geographic in the picture book One World, One Day. I read this book right [...]
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Posted on January 11th, 2010 in author/illustrator interviews | No Comments »
There were 4 things about Pamela Turner’s The Frog Scientist that made me want to interview her about her book. 1) I loved how the whole story is an example of the scientific process in action. 2) It’s is a great example of how nonfiction books can be used with different reading abilities–Mr. E (10) [...]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2009 in author/illustrator interviews, book look | No Comments »
Chris Gall talks about his new picture book, Dinotrux–just named a Publisher’s Weekly Best Children’s Book for 2009! Describe your book: Dinotrux is about an ancient race of primitive trucks that apparently existed millions of years ago. It turns out that they had not yet evolved into the kind, helpful trucks we have today. How [...]
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Posted on November 6th, 2009 in author/illustrator interviews, book look | No Comments »
Looking for a non-scary Halloween book to read? Go find Fran Cannon Slayton’s When the Whistle Blows. Each chapter features a different All Hallow’s Eve adventure as Jimmy Cannon grows up in his West Virginian railroad town. Recently, Fran answered a few questions about her book… Tell us about your book. When the Whistle Blows is [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2009 in author/illustrator interviews, book look | No Comments »
Mac Barnett, picture book and middle grade author, talks about his new middle grade mystery, The Brixton Brothers: the Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity. The Brixton Brothers is a funny mystery starring Steve, who’s obsessed with the Hardy Boys-like Baily Brothers book series. So when a true mystery crops up in Steve’s life, [...]
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Posted on October 7th, 2009 in author/illustrator interviews | 1 Comment »
Picture book author Eve B. Feldman talks about her newest book, Billy and Milly, Short and Silly, a book that had Colonel Mustard giggling away and asking, “How’d she do that?” Why? Because Billy and Milly, Short and Silly is an ingenious picture book–13 funny stories told in four words or less! It’s garnered starred reviews [...]
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Posted on September 15th, 2009 in author/illustrator interviews | 1 Comment »
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