The Adventures of Tomato & Pea — Blog Tour Review and GIVEAWAY!

By Beth | September 12, 2013 |

It is so exciting when a writing colleague is published for the first time. It is even more exciting when that colleague is eleven years old! I first became aware of Erik, the Kid Who Reviews Books, when we both participated in Picture Book Ideas Month in 2011 (that link leads to a guest post…

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Oceanology — a book with a difference

By Beth | September 5, 2013 |

Perfect Picture Book Friday will begin next week (although since that’s the day I’m involved in Erik’s blog tour, my first PPBF pick won’t be posted until September 20th.) Today I’m sharing a book that, although it has 32 pages like a picture book, and has text and illustrations, it isn’t a picture book. The…

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Backstage Cat — Perfect Picture Book Friday

By Beth | June 13, 2013 |

This will be the last Perfect Picture Book Friday until September. Watch for PPBF’s return in the fall! Title: Backstage Cat Author: Harriet Ziefert Illustrator: Jenni Desmond Publisher: Maplewood, NJ: Blue Apple Books, 2013

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The Anne ofs

By Beth | June 6, 2013 |

When I was in my early teens, visiting my Aunt and Uncle (Bev’s parents, for those of you who read Bev Brenna’s books), my Uncle asked me one day, “Have you read the Annuvs?” The WHAT? “The Annuvs. Annuv Green Gables, Annuv the Island…” I had definitely read the Annuvs. And loved them. In fact…

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The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood

By Beth | May 9, 2013 |

On Tuesday of this week, the members of the Children’s Book Hub had the treat of hearing Emma interview author Maryrose Wood, who writes both middle grade and YA fiction. In preparation for this interview, I began reading her middle grade series, The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, and I have been devouring it. Well,…

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