tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14901571617509599282024-03-13T22:42:43.439-05:00Celebri-dotsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-31376769928628147412023-09-15T08:12:00.006-05:002023-09-15T08:12:43.252-05:00Donna Marie 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSWrFfnYK5sLunaTrcUsvr2O21_QCWrlxl6lS4nhEBdwt7Re-ZJVNJPazzy_yiZ3NWDqdguSKKUxzypbvrZTOY1ZdZ2rc-RobFUrnUGCn_Pgjqalp58-DjNUKMssMrcu-b7g1ymdCncGamUBTLOfmvLuVXUS2PMhSZ8EgnZzyq4nzqRDy4BFGIrIr99w/s2225/CELEBRI-DOT%202023-DotLovesCreativity-DonnaMarie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2225" data-original-width="2225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSWrFfnYK5sLunaTrcUsvr2O21_QCWrlxl6lS4nhEBdwt7Re-ZJVNJPazzy_yiZ3NWDqdguSKKUxzypbvrZTOY1ZdZ2rc-RobFUrnUGCn_Pgjqalp58-DjNUKMssMrcu-b7g1ymdCncGamUBTLOfmvLuVXUS2PMhSZ8EgnZzyq4nzqRDy4BFGIrIr99w/s320/CELEBRI-DOT%202023-DotLovesCreativity-DonnaMarie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Donna Marie hopes you enjoy this special International Dot Day celebrating creativity and the 20th Anniversary since Peter Reynolds wonderful book The Dot was released!</p><br />She is the author/illustrator of the series of picture books Pippin Pals are Hero Helpers! written<br />to help children understand, cope and comply with the &quot;new normal&quot; of the pandemic,<br />executed in 7 diverse and inclusive versions so YOU can pick the main character and family that<br />suits you best.<br /><br />Though they target the pandemic lockdown situation, the books contain invaluable teaching<br />tools on health and hygiene, and is loaded with ideas for stay-at-home fun:<br />PippinHeroHelpers.com<br /><br />Happy Dot Day, everyone!<br /><br />:Donna MarieUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-81350003117850766732023-09-09T21:58:00.000-05:002023-09-09T21:58:16.942-05:00Sharon Creech 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4p59zJkhGsGCTV2NeNa3vysUmXrGUwl8CfIUQqA2HEQyLm2u45KmuZqgqeYqVnEOYinbqDNEbTtKvhTJRxly2pnGb8gr9ynahYbpH7JcJUGAiNpA-cxYoJ9qrDImG0NVaErlTdq7XAQvb2GzFHLRYmQNlapmqtl7RMEyjnMsMvhvBjwnhywd-vkPj94/s1280/SharonCreech2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1245" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4p59zJkhGsGCTV2NeNa3vysUmXrGUwl8CfIUQqA2HEQyLm2u45KmuZqgqeYqVnEOYinbqDNEbTtKvhTJRxly2pnGb8gr9ynahYbpH7JcJUGAiNpA-cxYoJ9qrDImG0NVaErlTdq7XAQvb2GzFHLRYmQNlapmqtl7RMEyjnMsMvhvBjwnhywd-vkPj94/w389-h400/SharonCreech2023.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> Newbery Medalist Sharon Creech was the inspiration for the Celebridot project. Here is her dot for 2022. </span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">You can learn more about Sharon and her wonderful books <a href="http://www.sharoncreech.com/" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">on her website.</a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://celebridots.blogspot.com/2012/03/sharon-creech.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKHqR6NPy9cMWDQD9Gv6-4bepYoNKtBkTT-QwERMNLS2xnVy7th_KoQRDOc9FDo2u19-o_4E7ctd4wHm7r7bnREWOe9yx7K9PptA3TfuyUXQXvo5-QTBoOIGYsJRXYK4jKVKQBBs0EyQ/s1600/CreechDotsm.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://celebridots.blogspot.com/2012/03/sharon-creech.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;">Sharon Creech</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;"><span id="goog_613670416"></span><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5d97IlB5WIbzNBrEOWj3YWEYQWLpqxeUh-_ST-n1D2viTngG-uJc5mMGwQCGshRx3fTdyEoZ6gi7YNZ0tUpfXtA1u3xXIW_ASr5-tC3rwslsUes1sInwFlUfm2BIbhzIzTAec3UKCpso/s1600/Creechdot+day+2012sm.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /><span id="goog_613670417"></span></a></div><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2012/09/sharon-creech-2012.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;">Sharon Creech 2012</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2013/08/sharon-creech-2013.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlK6mZy5zx-lJ_Mjjz09OHwZMrskHV2a_2RujX7MD3ML2s0QqIB6Jv1mhSMjwOwFSarsCzvWgMblKBIxTekDDzdFncVumMzB8tty_PxuSDZ7wfgvU7Curc_yvBgyS1i5A0EXWe_Gl51c/s1600/SharonCreech2013.2sm.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2013/08/sharon-creech-2013.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;">Sharon Creech 2013</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2014/09/sharon-creech-2014.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAryBH6TaJ3aalZNE91O0MLLrquxfbN1nfFjYCrgcYnMZC8vhhLCz8BLjJrVDsbVwMKrs3313DAKhgpVP5tr158UmcMzv-W3cgiWV3qFjlf28jpl4AG_5q7Gmm9KMMtSdDh08qti_07i8/s1600/SharonCreech2014sm.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2014/09/sharon-creech-2014.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sharon Creech 2014</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2015/09/sharon-creech-2015.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiggGiydK2f5PJTjgxBxVow01Wd3zXIZLDD9t6-_BcWXDZPKaGAJVxMkx533Oe5C8JZ5YthR_Y1zq47kL3Oos7upPMlQw0HiVZ4hfh44ImFO63UKQIZwd6ZlgDaCMLypdvTIq8QqRs9c/s1600/Creech2015sm.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2015/09/sharon-creech-2015.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sharon Creech 2015</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2016/09/sharon-creech-2016.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Rp-hgOianZpz8SJO5UQkcFhV7HNugo-73lEtlVKRGMtoSDOz6E50TiS9DzZBLv-EUeSCywtnOtjGFFxLT4mcK-bPrY0SMuXXNrCBM9Lz1bJjjA9X_lWNqh_o6t044YgQnSwc5K3OtLs/s1600/SharonCreech2016sm.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2016/09/sharon-creech-2016.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sharon Creech 2016</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCG8pQ2c9iqgDaNH2UvPnp4Zn8ujO7dvt5quPpiKimlBZJ8C4q_m2Mhz-34bmp6WFICN8s29GLCsahaw05QbQ19c3kI4Aiq9NRGAVsUMKxluUJglVl0kgnrCAuxAXBwKVtdxBnIbho8w/s1600/SharonCreech2017sm.png" style="color: #bb5321; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="96" data-original-width="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCG8pQ2c9iqgDaNH2UvPnp4Zn8ujO7dvt5quPpiKimlBZJ8C4q_m2Mhz-34bmp6WFICN8s29GLCsahaw05QbQ19c3kI4Aiq9NRGAVsUMKxluUJglVl0kgnrCAuxAXBwKVtdxBnIbho8w/s1600/SharonCreech2017sm.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2017/09/sharon-creech-2017.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;">Sharon Creech 2017</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPf309df9GKRLRbjHc794TP9Xr-XP0butP-tTGXBUpC3SkR61phhe8LSVAKMrmXaLo1K1CYsyj1-xbmdSCwIsYcux062EUCKKoFwND7cV6KvaCklkl2p8cvB7hZqX_f8LzA3NUOvdwtQ/s1600/SharonCreech2018+sm.png" style="color: #bb5321; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="96" data-original-width="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPf309df9GKRLRbjHc794TP9Xr-XP0butP-tTGXBUpC3SkR61phhe8LSVAKMrmXaLo1K1CYsyj1-xbmdSCwIsYcux062EUCKKoFwND7cV6KvaCklkl2p8cvB7hZqX_f8LzA3NUOvdwtQ/s1600/SharonCreech2018+sm.png" style="background-attachment: initial; 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background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2020/09/sharon-creech-2020.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sharon Creech 2020</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-23906077278237520312023-09-07T09:28:00.008-05:002023-09-07T12:16:37.062-05:00Sarah Aronson<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZZb6-s2OmdptrnLJ7QcA0I3aOMb2QLtrfFLtnZKhIFzUGQEpjGWW5twv36ztLqJbvH7K-jRn4WxRUILf0y1GpaxDexl7tu_AavL2gA4G5K1cB2RZietn4GeRo8P8S5RSKfH6eQoCuiqQ3yQ38yYCGTb_-QFWH2nG6D29fadNcXcvgFz7JFcAHGTdKyE/s4032/SarahAronsonCelebridot.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZZb6-s2OmdptrnLJ7QcA0I3aOMb2QLtrfFLtnZKhIFzUGQEpjGWW5twv36ztLqJbvH7K-jRn4WxRUILf0y1GpaxDexl7tu_AavL2gA4G5K1cB2RZietn4GeRo8P8S5RSKfH6eQoCuiqQ3yQ38yYCGTb_-QFWH2nG6D29fadNcXcvgFz7JFcAHGTdKyE/w400-h300/SarahAronsonCelebridot.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="body-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-large-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-large-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-large-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Sarah Aronson began writing for kids and teens when someone in an exercise class dared her to try. Since then, she has earned an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and published the following books for kids and teens: <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Head Case, Beyond Lucky, and Believe</em>, a young MG series, <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Wish List</em> as well as <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Just Like Rube Goldberg</em>, illustrated by Robert Neubecker, <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Brand New Bubbe</em>, illustrated by Ariel Landy. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="body-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-large-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-large-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-large-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;">Her next picture book is a biography of Bella Abzug, called <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Abzuglutely: Battling, Bellowing Bella Abzug</em>. (Calkins Creek, Astra Publishing). </p><p class="body-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-large-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-large-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-large-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;">When Sarah is not writing or reading (or making great soup or riding her bike), she is talking to readers about creativity, writing, social action, and of course, sparkle power! She loves working with other writers in one of her classes at the amazing Highlights Foundation, SCBWI, or Writers on the Net. Warning: When she gets really excited, she makes funny faces and talks with her hands. Don’t be shocked if she talks about the power of play. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.-<u style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.saraharonson.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> www.saraharonson.com</a></u></p><p class="body-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-large-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-large-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-large-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><br /></p><p class="body-large" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--body-large-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-large-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-large-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #1d1e20;"><span style="white-space-collapse: break-spaces;">Sarah explains her dot: "</span></span> I take Lynda Barry's advice on getting started--and entering the creative portal--by making what I'm going to call a "swirladot." Every morning, this is the first thing I do. It helps me say goodbye to whatever is on my mind and into the heart of the story!"</p></div><div class="layout-element layout-element--layout layout-element transition transition--undefined transition--root-hidden" style="--align: center; --grid-column: 3/4; --grid-row: 3/10; --justify: center; --m-element-margin: 0 0 16px 0; --m-grid-column: 1/3; --m-grid-row: 2/4; --z-index: 1; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; display: grid; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; grid-column: var(--grid-column); grid-row: var(--grid-row); grid-template-columns: 100%; height: var(--element-height, 100%); left: var(--left); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: var(--element-width, 100%); z-index: var(--hidden-element-z-index, var(--z-index));"><div class="image image--grid loaded image-wrapper--desktop" data-animation-role="image" data-selector="data-image" data-v-0dbfdad3="" data-v-ebeee95d="" rel="nofollow" style="--18db2524: 0; --2b48de0a: 12.254901960784315vw; --465a2a4c: 13.316993464052288vw; 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--b5967762: 167px; align-self: start; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; grid-area: 1 / 1 / -1 / -1; height: 163px; margin: 0px; max-height: var(--3530f3d1); padding: 0px; width: 150px;"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-90806287335448051692023-09-03T12:00:00.001-05:002023-09-03T12:00:00.149-05:00Tricia Springstubb<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuoTeCFVILcwktHfyhxH_AvNsrqqla8pDjRN5ZuXTdauISIWR6t-t7-HV9DMmxMrbGkJG6Kt7K0Ld08tiQ5YQ09NRoxLZvAUMLP-ZV8zNcAj-1wFXhBBluysVaW4PIPBmirUpXJGwXpBfLAbW5nBEAAgXZpscNiymUkKZdlh90tZf7sDilyezTzPSWXY/s4032/Tricia%20Springstubb%20Celebridot.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuoTeCFVILcwktHfyhxH_AvNsrqqla8pDjRN5ZuXTdauISIWR6t-t7-HV9DMmxMrbGkJG6Kt7K0Ld08tiQ5YQ09NRoxLZvAUMLP-ZV8zNcAj-1wFXhBBluysVaW4PIPBmirUpXJGwXpBfLAbW5nBEAAgXZpscNiymUkKZdlh90tZf7sDilyezTzPSWXY/w300-h400/Tricia%20Springstubb%20Celebridot.png" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 8pt; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="--fontsizemobile: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tricia is one of those peculiar creatures—her stories grow out of both her head and her heart. Her picture books, chapter books and middle grade novels explore the wonders and fears, joys and challenges of growing up and taking a place in the world. Her favorite people are kids—and the adults who nurture them.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 8pt; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="--fontsizemobile: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A late-blooming and self-taught writer, Tricia has worked as a counselor for adolescents, a Head Start teacher, and an associate children’s librarian, besides doing the all-important job of raising three children. Her work has received many starred reviews, been nominated for state awards, honored as a best book of the year by Kirkus, Bank Street College of Education, the Chicago Public Library, the Horn Book and the Washington Post, and recognized by Parents Choice and the Junior Library Guild. Reader's Digest named her most recent picture book one of the hundred best children’s books of all time (they really did!)</span></p><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 8pt; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="--fontsizemobile: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">And though all of that is very, very nice, her truest reward is connecting with readers. A frequent speaker at schools, libraries and conferences, Tricia loves to share her crooked path to becoming an author and to encourage people of all ages to discover and delight in their own creativity.</span></p><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 8pt; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="--fontsizemobile: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #500050; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tricia lives and works in trusty, rusty Cleveland. Find out more about her and her work at <a href="http://www.triciaspringstubb.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">www.triciaspringstubb.com</a></span></p><div class="layout-element layout-element--layout layout-element transition transition--undefined transition--root-hidden" style="--align: center; --grid-column: 1/3; --grid-row: 2/11; --justify: center; --m-element-margin: 0 0 16px 0; --m-grid-column: 1/5; --m-grid-row: 2/4; --z-index: 1; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; display: grid; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; grid-column: var(--grid-column); grid-row: var(--grid-row); grid-template-columns: 100%; height: var(--element-height, 100%); left: var(--left); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: var(--element-width, 100%); z-index: var(--hidden-element-z-index, var(--z-index));"><div class="image image--grid loaded image-wrapper--desktop" data-animation-role="image" data-selector="data-image" data-v-6b4bfcd8="" data-v-9363f545="" rel="nofollow" style="--04b301fd: 14.869281045751634vw; 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text-transform: var(--h3-text-transform); white-space: var(--36f106d3);">A leading national authority on Asian culture and cuisine, award-winning author, and former food editor for Martha Stewart's Whole Living magazine, Ying Chang Compestine is the multi-talented author of 25 books including fiction, picture books, and five cookbooks. She is the host of the popular TV cooking show New Ideas for Delicious Meals on Phoenix TV. Ying has been the spokesperson for Nestle Maggi and Celestial Seasonings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-style: var(--h3-font-style); font-weight: var(--h3-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--h3-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--text); text-transform: var(--h3-text-transform); white-space: var(--36f106d3);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-style: var(--h3-font-style); font-weight: var(--h3-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--h3-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--text); text-transform: var(--h3-text-transform); white-space: var(--36f106d3);">Frequently sought after by the media, Ying has been featured on numerous national television programs, and is regularly profiled in prestigious news media outlets (The New York Times, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and Huffington Post); and has been named one of the "50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading" by The Author's Show. Ying has contributed to Cooking Light, EatingWell, Self, Men's Health, Christian Science Monitor, and many other prestigious national publications. Her keen interest in cuisine has led her to weave food into all of her writing--including cookbooks, novels, and picture books for young readers. Her highly acclaimed novel about her life growing up in China during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party, has received over 30 national awards, and has been included in school syllabi globally. It was also selected for the One Book/One County reading program in Santa Clara California.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-style: var(--h3-font-style); font-weight: var(--h3-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--h3-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--text); text-transform: var(--h3-text-transform); white-space: var(--36f106d3);"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-style: var(--h3-font-style); font-weight: var(--h3-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--h3-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--text); text-transform: var(--h3-text-transform); white-space: var(--36f106d3);">Ying grew up in Wuhan, China during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. She uses these experiences, as well as her passion for food, in all her writing. Ying graduated from Central China Normal University with a degree in English, then earned her Master's in Sociology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she met her husband shortly before completing the degree. She has taught writing and sociology in both the U.S. and China, receiving education awards in both countries.</span></div><p></p><section class="block" data-v-a3075b03="" id="z51wQF" style="--block-padding-bottom: 16px; --block-padding-left: 0; --block-padding-right: 0; --block-padding-top: 16px; --block-padding: 16px 0 16px 0; --m-block-padding: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; display: grid; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; grid-template-columns: 100%; grid-template-rows: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 1428px;"><div class="block-layout block-layout--layout" data-v-a3075b03="" style="--0cffcf43: 0 3.864734299516908vw; --3d2a3e41: 414px; --666d73bf: 1224px; --80a3d7f2: 0 16px; --block-min-height: 648px; --grid-template-columns: 1.3071895424836601% 67.81045751633987% 3.7173202614379086% 1.511437908496732% 19.11764705882353% 1.511437908496732% 5.0245098039215685%; --grid-template-rows: minmax(24px, auto) minmax(120px, auto) minmax(248px, auto) minmax(8px, auto) minmax(50px, auto) minmax(148px, auto) 1fr; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Susan Eaddy writes picture books and plays with clay. Her illustrations are all made with plasticine or polymer clay and photographed with the help of her two marmalade cats. She has pizza boxes filled with clay critters and she’s pretty sure they come out to play at midnight.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;">Susan has written/and or illustrated 10 picture books and her artwork appears regularly in <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Babybug, Ladybug, Click</em> and <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Spider</em> Magazines. She was an Art Director for fifteen years, has served as a judge for the Audie Awards for 14 years, and has won international 3D illustration awards and a Grammy nomination.</p><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;">Susan loves nothing more than school visits. Her love of travel has taken her to schools all over the world from Hong Kong, Brazil, Switzerland, Taiwan, and all over the US too! Her home base is in Nashville, TN where she plays with clay in the attic studio of her 100 year old house.</p><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><u style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.susaneaddy.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">http://www.susaneaddy.com</a></u></p><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><br /></p><div class="layout-element layout-element--layout layout-element transition transition--undefined transition--root-hidden" style="--align: center; --grid-column: 7/9; 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margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;">Please meet wordsmith and ADHD aficionado, Merriam Sarcia Saunders, LMFT! As a licensed family therapist and maestro in managing ADHD, Merriam is a wizard who understands the magical world of neurodevelopmental differences. She's not just your regular author – she's your go-to guide for all things ADHD! When she's not conjuring up creative stories, Merriam works magic helping families navigate the enchanting journey of raising kids with differences.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;">Merriam is the imaginative mind behind five captivating books, including the picture books <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">My Wandering, Dreaming Mind</em> and <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">My Whirling, Twirling Motor</em>. (School Library Journal even gave her a golden star for this gem!) But that's not all – middle schoolers adore her spellbinding novel <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Trouble With A Tiny t</em>, a positive ADHD tale that hooks and helps young hearts and minds.</p><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;">Merriam is a seasoned school sorceress (aka, school counselor!) having counseled young explorers from kindergarten to 12th grade, with a particular mastery in special education. And like your own enchanting teachers, she is currently one herself—of psychology at Dominican University, so she knows the magic of a classroom!</p><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;">Her dedication to kid-lit and mental health lead her to co-found the haven known as <a href="http://www.anovelmind.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">www.ANovelMind.com</a>. It's a searchable treasure chest brimming with kids’ books that celebrate characters with unique minds and extraordinary journeys.</p><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;">So, whether your students are curious readers, aspiring authors, or just looking for a dash of wonder, Merriam will conduct your next school author visit with a symphony of topics ranging from her whimsical writing journey, how to turn fairytales into limericks or make a poem out of a problem to in-service staff trainings on neurodivergence in the classroom—all with the underlying melody of understanding children with unique needs. With her years of experience, she knows how to make each note resonate with empathy and fun. 🪄📚</p><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;">Learn more about Merriam on her website <a href="https://merriamsaunders.com/books.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">https://merriamsaunders.com/books.html</a></p><p class="body" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><br /></p><div class="layout-element layout-element--layout layout-element transition transition--undefined transition--root-hidden" style="--align: center; --grid-column: 1/2; --grid-row: 2/7; --justify: center; --m-element-margin: 0 0 16px 0; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h3 style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: var(--h3-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--h3-font-size)); font-weight: var(--h3-font-weight); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--h3-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Story time had always been K.W. Penndorf’s favorite ‘subject’ in school. But when her second-grade teacher opted to read from a tattered old diary, K.W. saw how these far away locations, heroes, villains, drama, and quite frankly, story could come from anyone – including herself.</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">She began her career at CBS before switching over to writing middle grade novels. And although K.W. now writes fiction, her passion for history and research are always woven into any story she creates. Most notably is her FREYA series, where a trip to a Viking graveyard in Denmark inspired the plot</span></p><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">K.W. loves helping other writers hone their craft and expand their creativity. She has taken the excitement she has for presenting workshops and founded the online community Much Ado About Writing. </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">She is also a state coordinator for her SCBWI chapter in Wisconsin.</span></p></div><p><br /></p><div class="layout-element layout-element--layout layout-element transition transition--undefined transition--root-hidden" style="--align: center; --grid-column: 2/3; --grid-row: 2/4; --justify: center; --m-element-margin: 0 0 16px 0; --m-grid-column: 1/2; --m-grid-row: 2/3; --z-index: 1; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; display: grid; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; grid-column: var(--grid-column); grid-row: var(--grid-row); grid-template-columns: 100%; height: var(--element-height, 100%); left: var(--left); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: var(--element-width, 100%); z-index: var(--hidden-element-z-index, var(--z-index));"><div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper--layout layout-element__component layout-element__component--GridImage" data-qa="gridimage:zh5kzt" data-v-b5a4ed01="" id="zH5kzT" style="--4ebf8f25: 216; 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--lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Lori Degman is the author of the award-winning picture books, <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Just Read </em>(illus. by Victoria Tentler-Krylov), 2020 – 2021 Illinois Reads Book List; <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Cock-a-Doodle Oops</em>! (illus. by Deborah Zemke), 2014 International Literacy Association Honor Book; and <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1 Zany Zoo </em>(illus. by Colin Jack<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">)</em>, 2010 Winner of the Cheerios New Author Contest and 2013 Illinois Reads Book List. Lori’s other titles are <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Travel Guide For Monsters</em> (illus. by Dave Szalay), <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Travel Guide For Monsters Part Deux: A Canadian Adventure </em>(co-written with Jocelyn Watkinson and illus. by Marcus Cutler)<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">,</em> <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Like a Girl </em>(illus. by Mara Penny), and <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Norbert's Big Dream </em>(illus. by Marco Bucci<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">)</em></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="body-large" style="--fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-large-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-large-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-large-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lori was a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing and now writes full-time. She loves doing school visits and presenting at writing conferences. Lori has presented at more than 100 schools and libraries and more than 20 conferences and festivals, including SCBWI’s International Summer Conference; SCBWI Conferences in Illinois, Nashville, New Jersey, and Wisconsin; Printer’s Row LitFest; Kentucky Book Festival; and nErDCamp Kansas. She lives with her family in a suburb of Chicago.</span></p><p class="body-large" style="--fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-large-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-large-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-large-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p class="body-large" style="--fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-large-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-large-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-large-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mKJdZ7JHRt2XN32Z1_5FqBxnpyMz0qMJH0Y_xQWvcYoEsTiTg4AlZcFbvrgeNuUGpf7uAtLELAnllSyrSs-AlPKzrRs0SHYw3cOO9Re84Sb9Zhe5oY2G4RIbUdgaNt531NckdP8mfnKSB4IVGspSIIvY--vZndSU-18s24M4ZfE4vOehQZ7ZKl1s8qA/s960/Travel%20Guide%20For%20Monsters%20Cover%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="786" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mKJdZ7JHRt2XN32Z1_5FqBxnpyMz0qMJH0Y_xQWvcYoEsTiTg4AlZcFbvrgeNuUGpf7uAtLELAnllSyrSs-AlPKzrRs0SHYw3cOO9Re84Sb9Zhe5oY2G4RIbUdgaNt531NckdP8mfnKSB4IVGspSIIvY--vZndSU-18s24M4ZfE4vOehQZ7ZKl1s8qA/s320/Travel%20Guide%20For%20Monsters%20Cover%20copy.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWQ3u0m2YlJWB4OcT9E58t3UMgoBjEcPRhmA8n2uuCwlUBj1dtuAHQMI6gP81tk9Hv8Avnl7sK3Y1_jwVbejaM-kpHzLXfqE9-bqbR2-JCwQ8ZRcYl9XpobbUQbgTW3FD6KvoSdC9KkeqYRgwwuZYA7KGYYIO4OIhJrOM9jhSub3x2xyc7PquE_Q7pd0/s810/TravelGuideMonsters_CA_Cover%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWQ3u0m2YlJWB4OcT9E58t3UMgoBjEcPRhmA8n2uuCwlUBj1dtuAHQMI6gP81tk9Hv8Avnl7sK3Y1_jwVbejaM-kpHzLXfqE9-bqbR2-JCwQ8ZRcYl9XpobbUQbgTW3FD6KvoSdC9KkeqYRgwwuZYA7KGYYIO4OIhJrOM9jhSub3x2xyc7PquE_Q7pd0/s320/TravelGuideMonsters_CA_Cover%20copy.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span><p></p></div><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-58814008032904215842023-08-09T07:00:00.001-05:002023-08-09T07:00:00.145-05:00Elizabeth Raum<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh233aMFusShcZb7akc62UVb1UgeMJb8a0lVBqJ8s8lwvABOvMHLEYoZRb2NBYchDQ8LNFdlCoCPncGXa3VWnpF8KVLehCyTHRjAZzdO7br7kzYxvykiI2kNLmCohlP4rxVufx9aV21U5x3GoymELv8hcZiFHqPiRBH79bWKnbd-Wb_4v9vxJoBOvksTN4/s640/FlowerDot.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh233aMFusShcZb7akc62UVb1UgeMJb8a0lVBqJ8s8lwvABOvMHLEYoZRb2NBYchDQ8LNFdlCoCPncGXa3VWnpF8KVLehCyTHRjAZzdO7br7kzYxvykiI2kNLmCohlP4rxVufx9aV21U5x3GoymELv8hcZiFHqPiRBH79bWKnbd-Wb_4v9vxJoBOvksTN4/w400-h300/FlowerDot.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h3 style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: var(--h3-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--h3-font-size)); font-weight: var(--h3-font-weight); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--h3-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">When Elizabeth Raum was in 3rd grade, her teacher predicted that she would become a writer. It seemed impossible. Now, 150 books later, Elizabeth admits that Mrs. Brown could see into the future. Of course, it didn't happen right away. Elizabeth became a teacher and then a librarian before turning to writing fulltime. She's written biographies, nonfiction books, picture books, and several middle-grade historical novels. Colonial and Revolutionary American history are her favorite topics.</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">She loves visiting with students and sharing her passion for reading, writing, and history. Her most recent middle-grade historical novel, <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A Kidnapping in Kentucky, 1776</em>, is based on a true event: the kidnapping of Daniel Boone's 13-year-old daughter, Jemima. Another recent novel, <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Storm Warning</em>, is set during the 1997 Red River Valley flood along the North Dakota/Minnesota border. Nonfiction books like <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Dreadful, Smelly Colonies: The Disgusting Details About Life in Colonial America</em> give students a glimpse into early American life. Readers may also be familiar with Elizabeth's You Choose Interactive History Adventures (Capstone Press). Many take place during the American Revolution. Learning about the past is fun and educational.</span></p><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Elizabeth has lived in seven different states. She is currently based in Greeneville, Tennessee. Wherever she has lived, she had made wonderful friends and discovered exciting adventures. She'd love to visit with your students. Her school programs are designed to meet your curriculum needs from grades K-8. To learn more about Elizabeth's books and school visits, visit her website at: <a href="http://www.elizabethraumbooks.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">www.elizabethraumbooks.com</a></span></p><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1U4j9BfxzQWFtkdRb5Q2epI_5HSR7OIZDW-6JtEd-RJ0YFI8MHW6GzhADhZ0yOFXVcD0-T4LnmSG4YdKk9U5dYELWiEbdO4hEMMXHD45MhKN4xh1VtOcE1eknAQ0jbQOdpj89afLwL2APyzE9Z8nP2-gJIkGscbUvYvONl_ifsDmi3_MFn3A4awRfXbc/s2283/A%20Kidnapping%20in%20Kentucky%20cover.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2283" data-original-width="1452" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1U4j9BfxzQWFtkdRb5Q2epI_5HSR7OIZDW-6JtEd-RJ0YFI8MHW6GzhADhZ0yOFXVcD0-T4LnmSG4YdKk9U5dYELWiEbdO4hEMMXHD45MhKN4xh1VtOcE1eknAQ0jbQOdpj89afLwL2APyzE9Z8nP2-gJIkGscbUvYvONl_ifsDmi3_MFn3A4awRfXbc/s320/A%20Kidnapping%20in%20Kentucky%20cover.JPG" width="204" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpyB8hvthfmbefqVrSWEK_7bXwtne4O7rupDLN0oIt_-7oMwevRJG68au0bnRs3GRlhUHWSz48muqKqu7xYcBQJRLVvN4hN5dCuaeR9RyXLZ1cn2yrs6_vcT46nTaLu4PNXr4Z5qNL75mpE3cAlyuoP5Q55DLD2F5HAxhBJAMtrBWYxaA777g46AcOd8/s400/CedricCoverWeb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpyB8hvthfmbefqVrSWEK_7bXwtne4O7rupDLN0oIt_-7oMwevRJG68au0bnRs3GRlhUHWSz48muqKqu7xYcBQJRLVvN4hN5dCuaeR9RyXLZ1cn2yrs6_vcT46nTaLu4PNXr4Z5qNL75mpE3cAlyuoP5Q55DLD2F5HAxhBJAMtrBWYxaA777g46AcOd8/s320/CedricCoverWeb.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><br /></p></div><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-85055754066554417592023-08-08T07:00:00.001-05:002023-08-08T07:00:00.146-05:00Constance Lombardo 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4V_Gd7afIPUaXOy3al1RC2RrUnaml1gr7GjW3l0_MAe1xZomTtKG4XKOGmMwZ75W1rpZJphWyDUTz_wmqhkOlwzjeElhs2XbI3l8tE2d7ug3vvFkmHRPw5MP2x5Y9hWF8wmeG__u9kRl5GhMlaSbJCAhe9SanZTRsE-dLFg5i6r72zsDjDo-9LqF1e0/s2327/Dot%20Snail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2017" data-original-width="2327" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4V_Gd7afIPUaXOy3al1RC2RrUnaml1gr7GjW3l0_MAe1xZomTtKG4XKOGmMwZ75W1rpZJphWyDUTz_wmqhkOlwzjeElhs2XbI3l8tE2d7ug3vvFkmHRPw5MP2x5Y9hWF8wmeG__u9kRl5GhMlaSbJCAhe9SanZTRsE-dLFg5i6r72zsDjDo-9LqF1e0/w400-h346/Dot%20Snail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h3 style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: var(--h3-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--h3-font-size)); font-weight: var(--h3-font-weight); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--h3-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Constance Lombardo</strong> is the author of the picture book <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tiny Spoon vs. Little Fork</em> (illustrated by Dan & Jason) and the author/illustrator of the highly illustrated middle grade <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mr. Puffball</em> series. Her debut picture book, <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Everybody Says Meow </em>was chosen as an Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Honor book and included in several ‘best of’ read-aloud series. </span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Constance began drawing when she was ten years old, inspired in part by the Illustrators Annuals her dad brought home from the advertising agency where he worked, and in part by her sister doing a drawing and getting lots of attention. She grew up in a home with many books and frequent visits to the library. When she had her son and read him all her favorite picture books (The Story of Ferdinand, Beatrix Potter, Strega Nona, Dr. DeSoto,) her love for that combination of words and pictures was rekindled. </span></p><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">She gets most of her ideas from her old beagle, Louie, and various feline friends. She and Louie enjoy walking around their neighborhood, feeling curious about squirrels and hoping for a bunny sighting. Her goal as an author is make kids laugh and want to read more books. </span></p><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Constance has done all kinds of artmaking: printmaking, abstract painting, mask-making, and mural painting, but is now mostly focused on drawing cats and dogs and the occasional duck or turtle. She loves visiting classrooms and talking to young kids about why books are awesome, how we are all artists, character development and how inspiration is all around us. Drawing with kids is one of her favorite things to do. Other favorites include reading graphic novels, doing crossword puzzles, and eating chocolate-covered pretzels. She lives in Asheville, NC with her family. </span></p><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></span></p><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d1e20; font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space-collapse: break-spaces;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Learn more about Constance <a href="https://www.constancelombardo.com/" target="_blank">on her website</a>!</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTXPpO89y7lpBntO8eVGpY1mBJ8mMLhwyBxxRLKrskV22-WC-iM-UIc4jnpaLAXs690WAbWSfYclkYhyCNi_fl1UppA1xEPftzbvX2xfVfDffLVhzLxoiXTZ0x17EEZS7jodDsAqWTW2njoziAfefwIvEIBpxKbpKa1ks_kYLV9GayxWT0pP0rJM7UO0/s3075/EverybodySaysMeow%20FINAL%20front%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="3075" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTXPpO89y7lpBntO8eVGpY1mBJ8mMLhwyBxxRLKrskV22-WC-iM-UIc4jnpaLAXs690WAbWSfYclkYhyCNi_fl1UppA1xEPftzbvX2xfVfDffLVhzLxoiXTZ0x17EEZS7jodDsAqWTW2njoziAfefwIvEIBpxKbpKa1ks_kYLV9GayxWT0pP0rJM7UO0/s320/EverybodySaysMeow%20FINAL%20front%20cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: var(--h3-text-decoration); text-transform: var(--h3-text-transform);"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); font-style: var(--h3-font-style); font-weight: var(--h3-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--h3-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--text); text-transform: var(--h3-text-transform); white-space: var(--36f106d3);">A most unusual great-horned owl rescue? The true story of a failed (and then successful) attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail? A wintry adventure to recover a lost baby in the magical world of the Scandinavian nisse? Michelle Houts jumps enthusiastically into her stories, some fiction and some nonfiction. </span></h3><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--body-color); font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); font-style: var(--body-font-style); font-weight: var(--body-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--body-letter-spacing); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: var(--body-text-decoration); text-transform: var(--body-text-transform);"><span color="inherit" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Houts loves telling about interesting people, such as a woman who played professional baseball in a skirt (<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kammie On First</em>), a midcentury modern artist (<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Count the Wings: The Life and Art Of Charley Harper</em>), the first woman to solo hike the Appalachian Trail (<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">When Grandma Gatewood Took A Hike</em>) and a great-horned owl (<em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Silent Swoop</em>). She also enjoys exploring the imagination to see what’s possible. <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sea Glass Summer</em> dives into the mysteries of the ocean with a multi-generational tale and a surprise ending, and <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Winterfrost</em> is a perennial family holiday read-aloud. <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Barn At Night</em> and <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Beef Princess Of Practical County</em> both bring readers to the family farm where adventures await.</span></p><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--body-color); font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); font-style: var(--body-font-style); font-weight: var(--body-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--body-letter-spacing); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: var(--body-text-decoration); text-transform: var(--body-text-transform);"><span color="inherit" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Houts brings the mysteries of science to life in her STEM-based chapter book series, <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lucy's Lab</em>, which encourages young readers to be curious about the world around them. She offers a three-day STEM and Literacy workshop for Grades 1-3, in which students explore the many ways scientists and writers share skills and habits that result in discovery and creativity.</span></p><p class="body" style="--fontsizedesktop: 18px; --fontsizemobile: 18px; --lineheightdesktop: 1.3; --lineheightmobile: 1.3; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--body-color); font-family: var(--body-font-family); font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop, var(--body-font-size)); font-style: var(--body-font-style); font-weight: var(--body-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--body-letter-spacing); line-height: var(--lineHeightDesktop, var(--body-line-height)); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: var(--body-text-decoration); text-transform: var(--body-text-transform);"><span color="inherit" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: var(--fontSizeDesktop); margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Her newest book, <em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hopefully The Scarecrow</em> (Flamingo Philomel, 2023) celebrates the power of hope and friendship when a scarecrow finds he has little control over his circumstances. Houts is a frequent speaker at schools and conferences. She is the creator of The Mark Boney Promise, an anti-bullying campaign, and the 52 Letter Challenge, which is bringing back the art of writing real, actual letters. She writes from a restored 1894 one-room schoolhouse in Ohio. Visit her online at <a href="http://www.michellehouts.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">www.michellehouts.com</a>.</span></p></div></div><div class="layout-element layout-element--layout layout-element transition transition--undefined" style="--align: center; --grid-column: 4/7; --grid-row: 5/6; --justify: center; --m-element-margin: 0 0 16px 0; --m-grid-column: 2/5; --m-grid-row: 5/6; --z-index: 3; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: grid; grid-column: var(--grid-column); grid-row: var(--grid-row); grid-template-columns: 100%; height: var(--element-height, 100%); left: var(--left); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: var(--text); width: var(--element-width, 100%); z-index: var(--hidden-element-z-index, var(--z-index));"><a aria-hidden="false" class="grid-button grid-button--primary layout-element__component layout-element__component--GridButton" data-qa="gridbutton:z7u1t4" data-v-5b27dff6="" href="https://schoolvisitdotconnector.com/contact" id="z7u1T4" rel="nofollow" style="--background-color-hover: rgb(80, 0, 80); 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--1e0693ca: auto; --26041b3e: 0; --70970a0b: 100%; --77c7e601: 0; --7b4aed10: 13.398692810457517vw; border-radius: var(--26041b3e); box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; height: var(--04b301fd); margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: var(--overflow, hidden); padding: 0px; position: relative; width: var(--7b4aed10);" title=""> <br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></section>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-11901243836870224322022-09-14T19:10:00.000-05:002022-09-14T19:10:15.448-05:00Sharon Creech 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN0l-NqYIIqeCHQnqG8Z8mPSFy7deKx8qr4lqwMfyJ8-YkqUHzTvSO-NBJ06pcH-_M-i8kiSTHbG_YoLtZV5OxDBogCCqsWxWWRoz-YlkUhDTsSldon8zFRpVEkGlG9CKTVZI7KeyArOLnCbphJwDnJP_vqiQQ2LvNK9_avJRMx3Sr5L1_zr3znYJr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="570" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN0l-NqYIIqeCHQnqG8Z8mPSFy7deKx8qr4lqwMfyJ8-YkqUHzTvSO-NBJ06pcH-_M-i8kiSTHbG_YoLtZV5OxDBogCCqsWxWWRoz-YlkUhDTsSldon8zFRpVEkGlG9CKTVZI7KeyArOLnCbphJwDnJP_vqiQQ2LvNK9_avJRMx3Sr5L1_zr3znYJr=w400-h337" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Newbery Medalist Sharon Creech was the inspiration for the Celebridot project. Here is her dot for 2022. <p></p><p><br /></p><p>You can learn more about Sharon and her wonderful books <a href="http://www.sharoncreech.com" target="_blank">on her website.</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://celebridots.blogspot.com/2012/03/sharon-creech.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKHqR6NPy9cMWDQD9Gv6-4bepYoNKtBkTT-QwERMNLS2xnVy7th_KoQRDOc9FDo2u19-o_4E7ctd4wHm7r7bnREWOe9yx7K9PptA3TfuyUXQXvo5-QTBoOIGYsJRXYK4jKVKQBBs0EyQ/s1600/CreechDotsm.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://celebridots.blogspot.com/2012/03/sharon-creech.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;">Sharon Creech</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;"><span id="goog_613670416"></span><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5d97IlB5WIbzNBrEOWj3YWEYQWLpqxeUh-_ST-n1D2viTngG-uJc5mMGwQCGshRx3fTdyEoZ6gi7YNZ0tUpfXtA1u3xXIW_ASr5-tC3rwslsUes1sInwFlUfm2BIbhzIzTAec3UKCpso/s1600/Creechdot+day+2012sm.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /><span id="goog_613670417"></span></a></div><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2012/09/sharon-creech-2012.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;">Sharon Creech 2012</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2013/08/sharon-creech-2013.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlK6mZy5zx-lJ_Mjjz09OHwZMrskHV2a_2RujX7MD3ML2s0QqIB6Jv1mhSMjwOwFSarsCzvWgMblKBIxTekDDzdFncVumMzB8tty_PxuSDZ7wfgvU7Curc_yvBgyS1i5A0EXWe_Gl51c/s1600/SharonCreech2013.2sm.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2013/08/sharon-creech-2013.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;">Sharon Creech 2013</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2014/09/sharon-creech-2014.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAryBH6TaJ3aalZNE91O0MLLrquxfbN1nfFjYCrgcYnMZC8vhhLCz8BLjJrVDsbVwMKrs3313DAKhgpVP5tr158UmcMzv-W3cgiWV3qFjlf28jpl4AG_5q7Gmm9KMMtSdDh08qti_07i8/s1600/SharonCreech2014sm.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2014/09/sharon-creech-2014.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sharon Creech 2014</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2015/09/sharon-creech-2015.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiggGiydK2f5PJTjgxBxVow01Wd3zXIZLDD9t6-_BcWXDZPKaGAJVxMkx533Oe5C8JZ5YthR_Y1zq47kL3Oos7upPMlQw0HiVZ4hfh44ImFO63UKQIZwd6ZlgDaCMLypdvTIq8QqRs9c/s1600/Creech2015sm.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2015/09/sharon-creech-2015.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sharon Creech 2015</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2016/09/sharon-creech-2016.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Rp-hgOianZpz8SJO5UQkcFhV7HNugo-73lEtlVKRGMtoSDOz6E50TiS9DzZBLv-EUeSCywtnOtjGFFxLT4mcK-bPrY0SMuXXNrCBM9Lz1bJjjA9X_lWNqh_o6t044YgQnSwc5K3OtLs/s1600/SharonCreech2016sm.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><a href="http://www.celebridots.com/2016/09/sharon-creech-2016.html" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sharon Creech 2016</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCG8pQ2c9iqgDaNH2UvPnp4Zn8ujO7dvt5quPpiKimlBZJ8C4q_m2Mhz-34bmp6WFICN8s29GLCsahaw05QbQ19c3kI4Aiq9NRGAVsUMKxluUJglVl0kgnrCAuxAXBwKVtdxBnIbho8w/s1600/SharonCreech2017sm.png" style="color: #bb5321; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjup3-4rKTooyDrad2rEVgEgy3Rel18b04Yrolsx63wbvf_wdSbwq3d8waXafvRYvV0xGc9_EIVNNdSwjDilQdIFO7jp7Pz8PlQaGv439J_jNDcH6Oqk1j3OgC1H0dDOrYbunXZkKqpjXLvd23b-Ygyj3ACmHmJOlpyxZKd5KPi7iKgweI0qFgCAvvS/s4032/VictoriaJCoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjup3-4rKTooyDrad2rEVgEgy3Rel18b04Yrolsx63wbvf_wdSbwq3d8waXafvRYvV0xGc9_EIVNNdSwjDilQdIFO7jp7Pz8PlQaGv439J_jNDcH6Oqk1j3OgC1H0dDOrYbunXZkKqpjXLvd23b-Ygyj3ACmHmJOlpyxZKd5KPi7iKgweI0qFgCAvvS/w300-h400/VictoriaJCoe.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Victoria J Coe</b>'s bio: "I grew up in Duxbury, Massachusetts, a small town on Boston’s South Shore. In our house, there were two parents, two girls, one boy, and one very protective German Shepherd. I was a huge fan of books, dogs, and the Boston Red Sox, but I also loved hockey, ballet, and playing the flute.<br /><br />My family lived on a cul-de-sac with lots of kids and dogs. In the winter, the whole neighborhood gathered to skate on the cranberry bog. And when school got out, we’d be at the beach all summer long.<br /><br />Even though I devoured books, I never thought I’d become a writer. I went to college in New York City where I majored in math and went on to business school. After graduation, I moved to San Francisco and spent many years helping non-profit organizations make the world a better place.<br /><br />When I became a mom, I read to my kids the same books I’d loved when I was young. I realized those books were more than just stories – they were part of my life.<br /><br />Our family read hundreds of books together, old and new. Whether they made us laugh or kept us guessing, those books gave us the power to wonder or understand or look at the world in new ways.<br /><br />Some time after we moved back to Massachusetts, I caught the writing bug and learned all I could about the craft. When I noticed our dog’s frantic behavior during a recent move, an idea was born. Now I write stories in the voice of a dog named Fenway, connecting my past and my present every day. <br /><br />I live with my husband and family in both Boston and my hometown of Duxbury. While we will miss our dog Kipper forever, we are grateful that he kept us safe from delivery trucks. And squirrels."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHekmtYKkgrEalrH8NMiMXzbDz8B8FHbnaaDRIdR_4rzTDaUidyISowPWQb3ST9Fwpto4IWORgMWUDktAvm-tXmIR6AwazId9HGn6BlpBGFjY1PsOqQqIVorSjXmg9ZmMpcWuee_gt1S65p7uqlqCQ8PHbJu_IXNlXb8FwdTadYmFo5GvqCDS0L8Ka" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHekmtYKkgrEalrH8NMiMXzbDz8B8FHbnaaDRIdR_4rzTDaUidyISowPWQb3ST9Fwpto4IWORgMWUDktAvm-tXmIR6AwazId9HGn6BlpBGFjY1PsOqQqIVorSjXmg9ZmMpcWuee_gt1S65p7uqlqCQ8PHbJu_IXNlXb8FwdTadYmFo5GvqCDS0L8Ka=w138-h200" width="138" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Learn more about Victoria on her website: <a href="https://www.victoriajcoe.com/">https://www.victoriajcoe.com/<br /></a><br /><br /></div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-48856452646062400842022-06-06T14:58:00.000-05:002022-06-06T14:58:37.243-05:00Marc Colagiovanni<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4URtlLtnPhoiucCcw56orX-tONjY-zRvZcdxtH4JNOr65yVvvqFoBuaKjhCKurfTLX8rTNTZNWRaoCwfJVczmcmfya3uGx7Z9b5kwJQ4zWZ4pyRiUp9kyhsEeIHVaF6L8AeNbRf__GeMr00qlUJmLuvIaRDYdpVReNKqiCypprkh0xPhqQRYFWLv/s1590/Marc%20Colagiovanni.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="1572" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4URtlLtnPhoiucCcw56orX-tONjY-zRvZcdxtH4JNOr65yVvvqFoBuaKjhCKurfTLX8rTNTZNWRaoCwfJVczmcmfya3uGx7Z9b5kwJQ4zWZ4pyRiUp9kyhsEeIHVaF6L8AeNbRf__GeMr00qlUJmLuvIaRDYdpVReNKqiCypprkh0xPhqQRYFWLv/s320/Marc%20Colagiovanni.png" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Marc Colagiovanni </b>was born and raised and currently resides in Cranston, Rhode Island with his wife and three daughters. Marc has been a practicing attorney in the state of Rhode Island for the last 20 years. Marc writes, "While I am honored to be part of the legal profession and enjoy the practice of law, my true passion has always been writing. Through the serendipitous connecting of dots, I met Peter H. Reynolds in 2017. I'm excited to share that my first two picture books will be published through Scholastic and illustrated by Peter! <i>When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left</i> will be released on March 7, 2023 with <i>The Reflection in Me</i> to be released in the Spring of 2024."</span></div><br /><div><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-35357191802017301222022-06-05T13:50:00.003-05:002022-06-05T13:50:41.528-05:00Michael Arndt 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjusa29w0eJv15LG01Vb_L518OuyCZIKvJroVC4LQZ_rqKH-CX_dQ2_QLVRfRPUCQ-OZ26RKokGvADgoLOMP41IHZTdOeoB14GtW4cLXTckjlLuU_1GsTcxvO2iT1WIZr_BCgaL3uA0GO9KN8BzNaTRwpYWXLAQtQj5Mr4jJuSUow5MafLy16PaxOhW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="1942" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjusa29w0eJv15LG01Vb_L518OuyCZIKvJroVC4LQZ_rqKH-CX_dQ2_QLVRfRPUCQ-OZ26RKokGvADgoLOMP41IHZTdOeoB14GtW4cLXTckjlLuU_1GsTcxvO2iT1WIZr_BCgaL3uA0GO9KN8BzNaTRwpYWXLAQtQj5Mr4jJuSUow5MafLy16PaxOhW=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A new Celebridot for 2022 from <b>Michael Arndt</b>. Michael writes about his dot, "My celebridot, updated for 2022. RAINBOW DOT. My 2022 dot was inspired by two of my books, MY HEART GROWS and ONE YELLOW SUN, as well as recent events. The circle represents singularity, but also community. Continuity, but also completion. Specificity, but also universality. Concentric circles add the idea of both focusing inwards as well as expanding outwards. The rainbow signifies inclusion and diversity working in beautiful harmony, ever more important today than ever. Colors are light waves, sound waves on a xylophone, and vibrations. As chakras, they are: red, grounding—orange, emotions—yellow, intellect—green, compassion—blue, expression— purple, wisdom—and white, consciousness. All of these are qualities of a whole and healthy education and what art can accomplish as part of that. Children need all of these and to be encouraged to explore all the colors in their paintbox."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigO3FSPAQYVbuN7EOQV_blPTNAMVDoaymXxynvnOboWL3Edb5opx75JdoR2pKyRBdVsiFOPxvGo3-HSbJmYjhuwFRNpIp4x_9nVASz3NqJuMz2ZNVP2h0sy6_Bx4ijbyoLvtnaQN8K6GYndMF2y0lw8a7EgUX9VcnBtv5LTuhvLVnVTx1mJah0mFPK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="218" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigO3FSPAQYVbuN7EOQV_blPTNAMVDoaymXxynvnOboWL3Edb5opx75JdoR2pKyRBdVsiFOPxvGo3-HSbJmYjhuwFRNpIp4x_9nVASz3NqJuMz2ZNVP2h0sy6_Bx4ijbyoLvtnaQN8K6GYndMF2y0lw8a7EgUX9VcnBtv5LTuhvLVnVTx1mJah0mFPK=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You can find Michael on Instagram at @MichaelArndtBooks <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnH_wWYZVbsj3rCJJzn5Coef_moqdLxxTg8w2N4suJOb66Pa0lwhDH6AjbJfWlq1SA36IsZnK0zx0gCLXL9fvkiu8u7cOQZ_kB8avm5r_nm5iZpMB6DjSNe8bRf8qE5PmTiEX7rkjfWwdlEK2Zr7csz4Dy-pkOM903bhYGm6Ao5Ats2957pmkDxgrx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="218" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnH_wWYZVbsj3rCJJzn5Coef_moqdLxxTg8w2N4suJOb66Pa0lwhDH6AjbJfWlq1SA36IsZnK0zx0gCLXL9fvkiu8u7cOQZ_kB8avm5r_nm5iZpMB6DjSNe8bRf8qE5PmTiEX7rkjfWwdlEK2Zr7csz4Dy-pkOM903bhYGm6Ao5Ats2957pmkDxgrx=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-1530766870464370392021-09-15T19:31:00.005-05:002021-09-15T19:31:27.737-05:00Donna Marie<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhcyI0x__NaqO0Uel8pA1Sq-Rk0mRqzgLTpnHEpVwgNsR7EFzgPiCTbq5-c6fvBhScVodESAjiDTHzONIl2qCyJcaxyJfzFuGsd7PauKu_TNJeiM4TsLIhDapfPuCekSAOerjxL5Hz9Y/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhcyI0x__NaqO0Uel8pA1Sq-Rk0mRqzgLTpnHEpVwgNsR7EFzgPiCTbq5-c6fvBhScVodESAjiDTHzONIl2qCyJcaxyJfzFuGsd7PauKu_TNJeiM4TsLIhDapfPuCekSAOerjxL5Hz9Y/w400-h400/CELEBRI-DOT+2021-PippinPals.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Donna Marie sent this message, "Seeing as we are still in the midst of a pandemic in which we all need to do our best to stay safe, I'm hoping you're all being Hero Helpers and wearing your masks, just like the Pippin Pals do! They each appear in pandemic-themed picture books </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pippin Pals are Hero Helpers!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> written to help children understand, cope and comply with the "new normal" of the pandemic.</span><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-25b357da-7fff-bac6-0ab7-cc2b5e357168"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The story's message is that Hero Helper Superheroes use their “stay safe” super powers — wearing masks, washing hands, distancing when necessary; they understand that by doing these things, they help themselves, those they love, their community and heroes (all depicted in my books). Also in the books are ideas for activities at home and useful charts on hand washing and how to wear and handle masks and more. There is also a wealth of information, resources and free downloads on the accompanying website.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The story is offered in 8 diverse and inclusive versions so YOU can pick the main character and family that suits you best. You can find them here: </span><a href="https://pippinherohelpers.com/books/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PippinHeroHelpers.com</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope you enjoy this special day, celebrating creatively, and that you all stay safe and hold that 'rainbow of hope' in your heart."</span></p><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-12106671066142369382021-09-12T16:40:00.001-05:002021-09-12T16:40:48.031-05:00Sharon Creech 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3sJ_kDk-2iPrp4CiOx5-a_EfUcl8UwDASovZG8lKhesym1vyH0S8rbqpk7eyVVql9hgS8b90045GvCX5U0jrCQMAfSXhi7iT_wGV2t-5Oz7CVjQlqi2YoLEUGAA2hF4OpPRbpGY0olQ/s547/SharonCreech2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3sJ_kDk-2iPrp4CiOx5-a_EfUcl8UwDASovZG8lKhesym1vyH0S8rbqpk7eyVVql9hgS8b90045GvCX5U0jrCQMAfSXhi7iT_wGV2t-5Oz7CVjQlqi2YoLEUGAA2hF4OpPRbpGY0olQ/w351-h400/SharonCreech2021.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><b style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Sharon Creech</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: #111111;">is the author of the Newbery Medal winner <i>Walk Two Moons</i> and the Newbery Honor Book <i>The Wanderer</i>. Her other work includes the novels <i>Hate That Cat, The Castle Corona, Replay, Heartbeat, Granny Torrelli Makes Soup, Ruby Holler, Love That Dog, Bloomability, Absolutely Normal Chaos, Chasing Redbird, and Pleasing the Ghost,</i> as well as three picture books: <i>A Fine, Fine School; Fishing in the Air; and Who's That Baby</i>? </span> Sharon has created a dot every year since she inspired the Celebridots in 2011. </span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her latest book is <i>One Time. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDpPlNQgK3WK4cWdRyIQfeNgUC65khXNl_eZuT-RrOhtMi0R6ATPd-wlA_THSBz0o9JLCe0BPShebeSv_A_pq_3O8xpFB9jB7I4lM0CBPcpVBVOdoOlyHysBoV901UT35PkcsksO9R_c/s320/OneTime.jpg" style="color: #bb5321; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDpPlNQgK3WK4cWdRyIQfeNgUC65khXNl_eZuT-RrOhtMi0R6ATPd-wlA_THSBz0o9JLCe0BPShebeSv_A_pq_3O8xpFB9jB7I4lM0CBPcpVBVOdoOlyHysBoV901UT35PkcsksO9R_c/s0/OneTime.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Learn more about Sharon <a href="https://www.sharoncreech.com/" style="color: #bb5321; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">on her website</a>.</div></span></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-885142371292218912021-09-08T00:30:00.001-05:002021-09-08T00:30:00.220-05:00Nancy Tupper Ling 2021<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAUYj0CmptNDlPiwNH7keA7KCsNSLALWblmpkWpod0YqbQRPq0V_EQNwvajl_iKFXwuZzTsR69NhTi4Zgb7tKDoNAYwgl3uwmoTORQkE8oSQWZyCL4VoViKDae09zgXf8P49CRAT5znY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1181" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAUYj0CmptNDlPiwNH7keA7KCsNSLALWblmpkWpod0YqbQRPq0V_EQNwvajl_iKFXwuZzTsR69NhTi4Zgb7tKDoNAYwgl3uwmoTORQkE8oSQWZyCL4VoViKDae09zgXf8P49CRAT5znY/w400-h400/For+Every+LittleThing+Celebridot.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nancy Tupper Ling</b> has created this Celebridot in celebration of her new book <i>For Every Little Thing: Poems and Prayers to Celebrate the Date </i>with June Cotner with illustrations by Helen Cann.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9I1-OFH2F7w5z6zRs34TU1OzqdwQJ3oWzu3F91-5zLS4KCDGNk8vpA4m6kXeJl1UWcSNXXYpmU4Mhmjj5EUzA0lBtLxg_udiOWd1V_CUVkHpWcBckhB5mHCujOw-UTNYrCnEgrqT099k/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9I1-OFH2F7w5z6zRs34TU1OzqdwQJ3oWzu3F91-5zLS4KCDGNk8vpA4m6kXeJl1UWcSNXXYpmU4Mhmjj5EUzA0lBtLxg_udiOWd1V_CUVkHpWcBckhB5mHCujOw-UTNYrCnEgrqT099k/" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Nancy Tupper Ling</b> is the winner of the prestigious Writer’s Digest Grand Prize and the Pat Parnell Poetry Award. She draws her inspiration from the multicultural background of her family and the interwoven fabric of familial culture which is, on the surface, seemingly everyday. She is the author of <i>My Sister, Alicia May</i> (Pleasant Street Press), <i>Double Happiness</i> (Chronicle Books), <i>The Story I’ll Tell</i> (Lee & Low Books) and the founder of Fine Line Poets (<a href="http://www.finelinepoets.com/">www.finelinepoets.com</a>). Currently she resides in Walpole, Massachusetts with her husband, Vincent, and their two girls.</div><p><br /></p>Learn more about Nancy<a href="https://www.nancytupperling.com/" target="_blank"> on her website</a>.<br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-22786814989896902192020-10-27T19:41:00.004-05:002020-10-28T09:01:33.650-05:00Marcia Milgrom Dodge<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfhyphenhyphenQyGA6mFWsE1Dq_tjxGnwgTnfjOfEniFSKm_kkLKwFerGq6f-_b9_9hJQOXY_Qa-Wwd57AsJT-tXc28OwujinZyQsH3wb-enhg9yFWiWITKAk-4Gv_HkPDFvXsHw8MPw9KsB4JOtY/s900/MarciaMilgromDodge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfhyphenhyphenQyGA6mFWsE1Dq_tjxGnwgTnfjOfEniFSKm_kkLKwFerGq6f-_b9_9hJQOXY_Qa-Wwd57AsJT-tXc28OwujinZyQsH3wb-enhg9yFWiWITKAk-4Gv_HkPDFvXsHw8MPw9KsB4JOtY/w589-h640/MarciaMilgromDodge.jpg" width="589" /></a></div><b>Marcia Milgrom Dodge</b> is an award winning and Tony nominated director and choreographer. Her work has been seen throughout the United States, Canada, England, Asia, Denmark and the Middle East. She has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at acclaimed regional theaters. Marcia is a teacher, a wife, a mother, a proud board member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and a published and produced playwright. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can learn more about Marcia <a href="https://www.marciamilgromdodge.com/index.html" target="_blank">on her website</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Check out this clip from her Tony nominated work, Ragtime!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K_oSgLjCp_o" width="320" youtube-src-id="K_oSgLjCp_o"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-52520715448283795072020-09-12T20:46:00.003-05:002020-09-12T20:58:34.195-05:00Sharon Creech 2020<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRiqclR2KqsPE630X6Ib7Hlsg-DMJ87f7YBB3cbMYKy788OdDrsV9dPWUsgYjcXWT0nZym0ONMz1qRPV8BooMKvcfv6zQ401lVjk0yr6UDwMG5afrw3a151DOVeevRRqW21R7T47Z5P4/s1649/SharonCreechDot2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="1511" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRiqclR2KqsPE630X6Ib7Hlsg-DMJ87f7YBB3cbMYKy788OdDrsV9dPWUsgYjcXWT0nZym0ONMz1qRPV8BooMKvcfv6zQ401lVjk0yr6UDwMG5afrw3a151DOVeevRRqW21R7T47Z5P4/w458-h500/SharonCreechDot2020.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="font-size: 13.2px;">Sharon Creech</b><span style="font-size: 13.2px;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: #111111;">is the author of the Newbery Medal winner <i>Walk Two Moons</i> and the Newbery Honor Book <i>The Wanderer</i>. Her other work includes the novels <i>Hate That Cat, The Castle Corona, Replay, Heartbeat, Granny Torrelli Makes Soup, Ruby Holler, Love That Dog, Bloomability, Absolutely Normal Chaos, Chasing Redbird, and Pleasing the Ghost,</i> as well as three picture books: <i>A Fine, Fine School; Fishing in the Air; and Who's That Baby</i>? </span> Sharon has created a dot every year since she inspired the Celebridots in 2011. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her latest book is <i>One Time. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDpPlNQgK3WK4cWdRyIQfeNgUC65khXNl_eZuT-RrOhtMi0R6ATPd-wlA_THSBz0o9JLCe0BPShebeSv_A_pq_3O8xpFB9jB7I4lM0CBPcpVBVOdoOlyHysBoV901UT35PkcsksO9R_c/s320/OneTime.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDpPlNQgK3WK4cWdRyIQfeNgUC65khXNl_eZuT-RrOhtMi0R6ATPd-wlA_THSBz0o9JLCe0BPShebeSv_A_pq_3O8xpFB9jB7I4lM0CBPcpVBVOdoOlyHysBoV901UT35PkcsksO9R_c/s0/OneTime.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Learn more about Sharon <a href="https://www.sharoncreech.com/" target="_blank">on her website</a>.</div><br /><i><br /></i></span></div></div><p><br /></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-90435539085006066972020-09-10T17:34:00.004-05:002020-09-10T17:34:41.582-05:00Darlene Beck Jacobson 2020<p style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="370" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlFKz0gir18AosIHdenNROjo2-TkPVQQor7F9TJQKshNcUA_Ee0YW-ARNdoSeU-6srfz5iZLSzuOivgEJD41mMjnPiQDZ5FMEgbKHXfCTDSqu1ArVv597ZU2RVAwJQO6_B2mo51d3_PY/w400-h396/DarleneBeckJacobson-DotDay2020.jpg" width="400" /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><i>WISHES, DARES, AND HOW TO STAND UP TO A BULLY</i> (Creston 2020)</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Eleven year old Jack misses his Dad who is MIA in Vietnam. It’s been months since he and his family had word of his whereabouts. The last thing Jack wants to do is spend summer with his grandparents. Mom believes it will be good for them all – Jack, his sister Katy, Mom, Gran and Pops – to be together while they wait for word about Dad. Keeping busy will keep them out of trouble and help them think of other things.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">Jack expects the worst summer of his life. The first summer without. Without Dad, without friends, without his room and all the things that remind him of Dad. When Jack meets a girl named Jill - a girl with a brother who makes trouble for both of them – things they believe are turned upside down. Welcome to a summer of fishing, camping, bullies, and a fish who grants wishes. A fish that could be the answer to Jack’s problem. But when Jill makes wishes of her own, things don’t turn o</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">ut the way they expected. Every wish has a consequence. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Will the fish grant Jack’s biggest wish? Will Jack be brave enough to ask?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px;"><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="360" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrPvgOZ6Eep_Scgdq0ViuwEr0LzIFmWES_zNVVVWD6pAE1ic3UFHhLMvRDmmSC0FTbLNQXicxoCtBellnbul9fTZSGnCHRSVZSXtJoZFfuQFOfHBa_QloPd0vxHeAWr887E2JLKM4Fkg/w165-h256/Wishes+Dares+cover+jpeg.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 13.3333px;" width="165" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><b>Darlene Beck Jacobson</b> is a former teacher and speech therapist who has loved writing since she was a girl. She is also a lover of history and can often be found mining dusty closets and drawers in search of skeletons from her past. She enjoys adding these bits of her ancestry to stories such as her award-winning middle grade historical novel WHEELS OF CHANGE (Creston 2014) and WISHES, DARES, AND HOW TO STAND UP TO A BULLY (Creston 2020).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px;">Darlene lives and writes her stories in New Jersey with her family and a house full of dust bunnies. She’s caught many fish, but has never asked one to grant her a wish. She’s a firm believer in wishes coming true, so she tries to be careful what she wishes for.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; margin: 0px;">Her blog features recipes, activities, crafts, articles on nature, book reviews, and interviews with children’s book authors and illustrators. 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It has also made clear who we should consider true Heroes — those who sacrifice their own safety for the sake of others. The <i>Pippin Pals are Hero Helpers!</i> story highlights these hard pandemic-related issues, “softened” through rhyme, and encompasses the pandemic experience through a child’s eyes, validating their feelings in a tangible way.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">To offer a more personalized experience for the readers, the 8 diverse versions of <i>Pippin Pals are Hero Helpers!</i> books are not a series. All 8 are exactly the same story, but the reader can choose the main character and families—based on gender, skin and hair color, and family type—which align with a child’s preferences.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">The books aid children’s understanding of why things have changed, how to adjust to the “new normal,” and reinforce the ways to comply. Through vivid, visual depictions of how germs spread, and the basic “dos and don’ts” that help protect themselves, people they love, and ultimately — heroic workers — they become Hero Helpers! The books feature those essential workers (be sure to check the end papers!), school from home, being social virtually, and the positive aspects of stay-at-home and “stay safe” living, along with a surprise “fun” activity.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">Jam-packed with helpful info for kids and adults alike, the companion website — <a href="https://pippinherohelpers.com/">PippinHeroHelpers.com</a> — has free printable downloads on hand hygiene, wearing/handling face coverings and more, to post anywhere from bathrooms to classrooms. 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Just to name a few: cashier, bartender, waitress, a wide array of art jobs, party planner, clown and face painter, and A.R.A. for the NJSCBWI, some of which could be fun, none of which could be classified as a passion. The one consistent thread which started as a child first as a love, then an aspiration as a young adult, and eventually becoming a serious pursuit and true passion as an adult, has been children’s literature. With the publication of <i>Pippin Pals are Hero Helpers!</i> her pursuit finally became a “job” that incorporated her passion. Her sincerest hope is that these books benefit as many children as possible.</span></div></div></div><p><br /></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1490157161750959928.post-40272278618774974812020-09-03T20:05:00.001-05:002020-09-03T20:05:22.672-05:00Trisha Speed Shaskan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS90yxuG_vnLgwtJkpXrRIQzCLdcFooz1nEX4uo9O8FcMoFujStt6H5I9k2pph2BsIsGZxcyO_kNO16alUNT4wW9D7xP2iJqtaM9GqWMwxwlajeIHL-TOE0wt5pvlF9FiIBdwOldUbp24/s2048/TrishaDot2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS90yxuG_vnLgwtJkpXrRIQzCLdcFooz1nEX4uo9O8FcMoFujStt6H5I9k2pph2BsIsGZxcyO_kNO16alUNT4wW9D7xP2iJqtaM9GqWMwxwlajeIHL-TOE0wt5pvlF9FiIBdwOldUbp24/w400-h400/TrishaDot2020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <b>Trisha Speed Shaskan </b>was born in Winona, Minnesota, a Mississippi River valley town, where she soon became fond of spelling “M-i-ss-i-ss-i-pp-i!” In second grade, she won 2nd place in the Spelling Bee and she received the embossed dictionary to prove it! Trisha enjoyed words, stories, and writing, which became life-long interests. But she also played basketball at the park, caught tadpoles in the creek, and skateboarded across town. Today, Trisha still loves words and exploring, both of which contribute to her passion for writing children’s books, literature, teaching, and youth work. She has spent twenty years working with children and teens both in and out of school as an educator, youth worker, and literacy coach. She has taught storytelling or creative writing to students at every level from kindergarten to graduate-school. Currently, Trisha teaches writing classes to children at The Loft Literary Center. Trisha has written over thirty books for children. She received her MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Trisha lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband Stephen Shaskan, who illustrated the picture book Trisha wrote Punk Skunks. 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<b>Marcia Goldman</b> <span style="background-color: white;">has her Masters Degree in Special Education and has spent the last 25 years focusing on providing therapeutic-based programs for children with autism and their families. Marcia writes books starring her five-pound Yorkshire Terrier, Lola. </span><br />
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