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Author/Illustrator Talk: Eleanor Davis

It’s Eleanor Davis, author/illustrator of the middle grade graphic novel extraordinaire, The Secret Science Alliance! (Also, the award-winning Stinky!) Eleanor says, “The Secret Science Alliance is about super-smart Julian, Greta and Ben, three of the coolest kids in the universe! They’re secret scientists and inventors with an underground hideout and inventions galore. Of course, there’s [...]


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Author/Illustrator Talk: Eric Wight

Another kid-friendly interview by two friendly kids! It’s Eric Wight, author/illustrator of Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom (Colonel Mustard’s favorite book of the summer!). Frankie Pickle is a hilarious graphic novel/chapter book hybrid about boy with a huge imagination and a very messy room. Eric’s stats: And look–he shared a haiku! Writing with [...]


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Author/Illustrator Talk: S. Terrell French

Hey, it’s something new! Mr. E, Colonel Mustard, and I have been emailing some of the authors and illustrators of books they’ve loved. We’re posting the results here. It’s kid-friendly interviews by two friendly kids! Take a peek, then go track down these books. First up, S. Terrell French, author of Operation Redwood. Here are her [...]


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And We’re Back

Whew! What a whirlwind trip. We did the visit-the-relatives, attend-part-of-ALA, tour-Chicago combo vacation. We even celebrated a birthday in there! Our Nonfiction Book Blast presentation at ALA on Sunday was a huge success. The (enormous) room was full. We had crowds waiting to come in! This was–frankly–amazing to me. Not because we didn’t deserve it [...]


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Heading to ALA

Yes, I am! In fact, I’m presenting there. And signing books (Lerner booth, Sunday 12:15). Come see me! Here’s the scoop on the presentation: Nonfiction Book Blast! Sunday, July 12, 2009 Convention Center Room W181 10:30 am to 12:00 pm ALA Annual Conference, Chicago wiki at http://nfbookblast.pbworks.com/ Track: Children & Young Adults; Literature & Collection [...]


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Rick Riordan

This is the face of one happy kid. For an early birthday treat, Mr. E and I took a road trip to the Red Balloon Book Store in St. Paul to see Rick Riordan and pick up a copy of the final Percy Jackson, The Last Olympian. We got there early, but the room (it [...]


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