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August 6, 2017
New Year=New Beginnings: July’s Winner (plus August’s prize)
In January of this year, I posted about a year-long giveaway called New Year=New Beginnings that I’m offering here on Frog on a Blog–a new prize each month for folks who comment on blog posts. With so much negative energy floating around in the world, I wanted to do something positive to show my gratitude to my followers, fans, and friends for their support.
Let’s recap January through July and announce July’s winner!
January’s prize was a copy of my book The Peddler’s Bed.
February’s prize w...
August 4, 2017
Picture Book Personals (47)
July 31, 2017
Picture Books At The Library 118
I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.
Gus wants to take tap dance lessons but he can’t afford tap shoes.
A rivalry ensues when a new knishery opens up across the street from Benny’s parent’s shop.
A mother Maiasaura dinosaur...
July 28, 2017
Picture Book Personals (46)
July 23, 2017
Trucks On Tour (plus a Giveaway)
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Can trucks be adorable? They can if they’re the hard-working, road-building crew from Susanna Leonard Hill and Erica Sirotich’s new picture book THE ROAD THAT TRUCKS BUILT, set to be released on July 25. In this fun rhyming story, readers may recognize a familiar rhythm, that of the classic nursery rhyme THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. I’ve asked Susanna to talk a little bit about the process of taking something familiar and turning it into something fresh and new.
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Making Cinnamon Drop Rainbow R...July 21, 2017
Picture Book Personals (45)
July 17, 2017
Picture Books At The Library 117
I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.
Fabulous mix of artistic talent in this bunch!!!
Little Excavator wants to do what the big trucks do, but he’s too small.
A prim and proper mouse tries to convince the reader that nothing i...
July 14, 2017
Picture Book Personals (44)
July 12, 2017
My View Book Review: The Toothless Puppy by Karen and Ashley Almon
Title: The Toothless Puppy: A Tale of Differences
Author(s): Karen Almon, Ashley Almon
Illustrator: Agung Nurhidayat
Publisher/Year: Dog Haus Publishing/2016
Back cover blurb: When Campbell discovers she’s not like other dogs, she goes sniffing for answers.
Like most puppies, Campbell is energetic, playful, and happy. But one day, she discovers she is missing a tooth. Right away, her mind swirls with questions: Did I lose my tooth? If I find it, can I put it back? Why can’t I be like the ot...
July 10, 2017
Picture Books At The Library 116
I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.
Two mice each claim the boulder, until someone bigger intervenes.
When Danny’s sister doubts his boast that he can drink the entire sea, he not only proves he was right, he swallows everyth...
