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Book Reviews

A Thank You…

17.12.2009

Just a shout out and a thank you to Jennifer Clark Estes at A Mom’s World for including my picture book Christmas Eve Blizzard in her post about books for Christmas… Thanks Jennifer!

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Review: The Cuckoo’s Haiku

14.10.2009

When seasons change, I get a strong pull to write poems. And the poems I tend toward are haiku. I also get a strong pull to read haiku. Another favorite picture book of mine is Michael J. Rosen’s The Cuckoo’s Haiku and Other Birding Poems, published by Candlewick Press. The watercolor illustrations by Stan Fellows capture [...]

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Review: Today and Today

13.10.2009

When I think of haiku, passion comes to mind—my love for this poetry form both to write, and even more so to read, never ceases. I’m especially fond of books of haiku for children. Haiku and picture books belong together. One of my favorite picture books is Today and Today: Haiku by Issa, published by [...]

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Review: Writing It Right

03.10.2009

As the introduction of Writing It Right: How Successful Children’s Authors Revise and Sell Their Stories edited by Sandy Asher says: Come join writers at work… This new book, published by Writer’s Institute Publications, is an open window into the process of revision. Here, you’ll find examples of picture books, short stories, books for young readers, [...]

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