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May 5, 2017
Picture Book Personals (34)
May 3, 2017
April’s Winner (plus May’s prize)!
In January, 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.
January’s prize was a copy of my book The Peddler’s Bed.
February’s prize was an adorable plushie Curious George.
March’s prize was a set of Pilot’s...
May 1, 2017
Picture Books At The Library 106
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.
Auggie feels ordinary; he just doesn’t look ordinary. Can the others look past his appearance and see him for who he truly is?
A mother and child communicate about going away to summer camp...
April 29, 2017
A Labor Of Love: Harriet And The Little French Doll
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The treasured story of Harriet and the Little French Doll has been passed down from my grandmother Harriet to my mother Shirley and finally to me. The events in the story, which take place over three Christmases, really happened to my grandmother when she was a young girl in the early 1900s.
In 1944, she typed the story, drew and painted illustrations for it, and handmade her own little book, complete with a cloth cover, and gave it to her daughter Shirley for her seventh birthday. Today, I...
April 28, 2017
Picture Book Personals (33)
April 24, 2017
Picture Books At The Library 105
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.
Over the pond, the water is a mirror, reflecting the sky. Under the pond is a hidden world of minnows darting, beavers diving, and tadpoles growing.
It’s raining, but one little boy can’t w...
April 22, 2017
B.A.R.F. Books by Jaclyn Kruzie
The Kid Lit community is filled with talented, knowledgeable, amazing people who are always ready to share what they know. Author Jaclyn Kruzie is one of those people. Jaclyn loves to do school visits and her Young Author’s Workshops focus on teaching second through sixth grade students about character development, plot progression, and language concepts. Jaclyn has stopped by Frog on a Blog today to talk about B.A.R.F.
B.A.R.F. BooksBy Jaclyn Kruzie
Does your favorite picture book B.A.R.F.?...
April 21, 2017
Picture Book Personals (32)
April 19, 2017
My View Book Review: Watersong by Tim McCanna and Richard Smythe
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Title: Watersong
Author: Tim McCanna
Illustrator: Richard Smythe
Publisher/Year: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers/2017
Jacket flap blurb: With a drip drop plip plop the rain starts—just a sprinkle at first. But as the storm builds, one lone fox seeks shelter.
A fox, perhaps heading home after a hunting trip, makes its way through the woods. Along the path, it encounters frogs, and mice, and ducks. The sky is gray and soon it begins to rain. At first it’s a gentle pitter patter. But...
April 17, 2017
Picture Books At The Library 104
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.
When Chunk goes missing, Yeti has to go to bed all by himself. Bedtime can be scary without your best friend.
In a village on the African plains, a little girl stalls bedtime by saying good...
