Do Re Mi — Perfect Picture Book Friday

By Beth | March 2, 2012 |

For the first PPBF in Behind the Scenes Month, we’re going behind the scenes in the creation of musical notation. Title: Do Re Mi : If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido d’Arezzo Author: Susan L. Roth, in association with Angelo Mafucci Illustrator:  Susan L. Roth Publisher: New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2006

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The Legend of the Golden Snail — Perfect Picture Book Friday

By Beth | February 17, 2012 |

When I saw this book, it immediately said “Aubrey” to me (see my interview posted earlier this week) so it had to be the Perfect Picture Book this Friday. Title: The Legend of the Golden Snail Author/Illustrator: Graeme Base Publisher: New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2010

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Molly’s Family — Perfect Picture Book Friday

By Beth | February 10, 2012 |

The book I’ve chosen to highlight today for Susanna Leonard Hill’s Perfect Picture Book Friday is a departure from my usual book choices focusing on some aspect of the arts. Instead, with Freedom to Marry Day coming up next week (this year on February 14th, coinciding with Valentine’s Day), I’m looking at something that more…

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Dumpy the Dump Truck — Perfect Picture Book Friday

By Beth | January 27, 2012 |

In Canada, today, January 27, 2012, is Family Literacy Day. What a great day to share a picture book written by members of a family! Title: Dumpy the Dump Truck Author: Julie Andrews Edwards and Emma Walton Hamilton Illustrator:  Tony Walton Publisher: New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2000.

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Ellington Was Not a Street — Perfect Picture Book Friday

By Beth | January 13, 2012 |

Because  the observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (one of my earliest heroes) is this weekend, I wanted to choose a book for this Perfect Picture Book Friday that would honor that, while still featuring some connection to the arts, which is the broader theme of my work and my blog.…

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