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Lynn Plourde

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October 01, 1955 in Dexter, Maine, The United States

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the family stories told around the table at those family card games so...more

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I write kids' books--talk about a FUN job! I worked for 21 years as a speech-language therapist in Maine schools. When I got married, I got 3 & 4-year-old stepsons as part of my ready-made family. I read the boys picture books at bedtime. They fell asleep after 2 or 3 books, but I kept reading stacks and stacks of picture books and started to dream . . . maybe I could write picture books. I was already writing educational books (listening & speaking ideas for the classroom), but PICTURE BOOKS--that was different!

Different, and sloooooow! I had 13 years of rejections before getting my first book published, Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud, and I still get more rejections than acceptances--even after having more than 25 books

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Writing FUNNY =)

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How can you help your students to WRITE FUNNY? First of all, have them watch the video above to kick off a discussion about writing funny.

Before doing their own humorous writing, students should first back up and READ FUNNY. Have them find examples of wordplay and humor in stories and picture books and analyze those examples. What makes them funny? Why did authors...

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Average rating: 3.76 · 659 ratings · 200 reviews · 38 distinct works

	Wild Child by Lynn Plourde (Goodreads Author), Greg Couch (Illustrator) 4.37 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud by Lynn Plourde (Goodreads Author), John Schoenherr (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Dino Pets by Lynn Plourde (Goodreads Author), Gideon Kendall (Illustrations) 3.50 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Winter Waits 4.24 avg rating — 34 ratings	My rating:
	Dino Pets Go to School by Lynn Plourde (Goodreads Author), Gideon Kendall (Illustrator) 3.27 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Grandpappy Snippy Snappies by Lynn Plourde (Goodreads Author), Christopher Santoro (Illustrations) 3.29 avg rating — 38 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Book Fair Day by Lynn Plourde (Goodreads Author), Thor Wickstrom (Illustrations) 3.79 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Spring's Sprung by Lynn Plourde (Goodreads Author), Greg Couch (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Summer's Vacation 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	School Picture Day by Lynn Plourde (Goodreads Author), Thor Wickstrom (Illustrations) 3.56 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Lynn Plourde wrote a new blog post: Writing FUNNY =) Writing FUNNY =) {youtube}oqcncWN99uA{/youtube} How can you help your students to WRITE FUNNY? First of all, have them watch the video above to kick off a discussion... read more »
May 23, 2012 01:25am · like
Lynn Plourde gave to: Randy Riley's Really Big Hit by Chris Van Dusen	My rating:
Love the retro feel & that a nerdy kid saves the baseball day. I'm certain RANDY RILEY'S REALLY BIG HIT will be another really big hit for Van Dusen!
Apr 15, 2012 04:17am · see review
Lynn Plourde voted on the list Favorite Funny Picture-books
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Lynn Plourde gave to: Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet	My rating:
Melissa's best book yet--so playful, fun, informative. Won a Siebert and now a Golden Kite Award too! http://nescbwi.wordpress.com/2012/03/...
Mar 01, 2012 06:12am · see review
Lynn Plourde gave to: Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt	My rating:
I love the voice of Doug Swieteck in OKAY FOR NOW. Gary Schmidt is a master of voice when he tells stories. He writes with a voice so thick and so rich it's like cutting into a stick of butter fresh out of the fridge.
Feb 26, 2012 05:50am · see review
Lynn Plourde gave to: Mercy: The Last New England Vampire by Sarah L. Thomson	My rating:
Love that MERCY is based on a true story. Thomson creates the right mix of blending old with new and fear with fondness (for the characters). Character development strength of this book.
Feb 18, 2012 10:11am · see review
Lynn Plourde marked as to-read: There Goes Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived by Matt Tavares (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Feb. 14-day of love, love for BASEBALL! Official release of THERE GOES TED WILLIAMS. No one does baseball books better than Matt Tavares--can't wait to read it!
Feb 13, 2012 09:36pm · see review
Lynn Plourde gave to: One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo	My rating:
Toni Buzzeo's best book to date. Fresh, fun, funny story & David Small's illustrations are brilliant--love the use of minimal colors & the speech bubbles for dialogue. Love the design of the book. Perfect package cover to cover. It's early in...more
Feb 12, 2012 09:12pm · see review
Lynn Plourde gave to: Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick	My rating:
As a former speech-language therapist, I appreciated how the world of the deaf was central to the story. As a new graphic novel author, I was in awe how the story was so intricately interwoven.
Feb 12, 2012 08:09pm · see review