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August 28, 2015
My View Book Review: Beverlee Beaz The Brown Burmese by Regan W.H. Macaulay
Title:Beverlee Beaz The Brown Burmese
Author: Regan W.H. Macaulay
Illustrator: Alex Zgud
Publisher/Year: Cricket Cottage Publishing/2015
Back Cover Blurb: Beverlee Beaz, the brown Burmese, longs for adventure and hasthe powerful imagination to make it happen! On a lovely but otherwise ordinary day, she seeks excitement among the forests and fieldssurrounding her home, where she lets her imaginationrun wild. The ordinary suddenly becomes extraordinary in the eyes of this little brown cat. Let...
August 24, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 29
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
:) A picture book about a parrot named Beatrix, who is very awake, very excited to see her friends, and has a ver...
August 21, 2015
My View Book Review: All The Other Nuggies by Jeff Minich
Title: All The Other Nuggies
Author: Jeff Minich
Illustrator: Renan Garcia
Publisher/Year: Nuggies Inc./2015
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I’m a sucker for picture books about puppies, so when Jeff Minich, the author ofAll The Other Nuggies,contacted me about reviewing his book, I couldn’t say no. Just look at the cute little canineson the cover. I asked Jeff why he calls them Nuggies and he told me that the name is a transformation of the word...
August 17, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 28
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
It’s Bulldozer’s big day. But as he eagerly, hopefully, rolls around the construction site, he realizes that it’s...
August 11, 2015
Giveaway: Just 3 Weeks Left To Enter!
{a rainbow of blank books waiting to be filled with the colors of imagination}
There are just 3 weeks left to enter to win a signed copy of my debut picture bookThe Peddler’s Bedalong with 2 blank books to give to the emerging authors in your life. All you have to do is leave a comment on the original post! I’ll choose a winner at random on September 1, the release date forThe Peddler’s Bed, and announce it here on Frog on a Blog.Just leave a comment on the original post, it’s that easy! CLI...
August 10, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 27
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
:) Although animals everywhere are sleeping, a youngster with an active imagination and a hefty to-do list resist...
August 6, 2015
The Peddler’s Bed is Here!
My friend and critique group mate Sarah received her copy of The Peddler’s Bed and she had some super sweet things to say about it. Thank you, Sarah! Check out Sarah’s blog An Awfully Big Adventure!
Originally posted on An Awfully Big Adventure:
You know what’s great about having a blog? It’s the perfect place to celebrate my friend Lauri Fortino’s debut picture book, The Peddler’s Bed, brightly illustrated by the talented Bong Redila.
I was delighted to receive my copy ahead o...
August 5, 2015
My View Book Review: Magdalena’s Picnic by Patricia Aguilar Morrissey
Title: Magdalena’s Picnic (El Picnic De Magdalena)
Author: Patricia Aguilar Morrissey
Illustrator: Gretchen Deahl
Publisher/Year: Red Heart Books LLC/2014
Back Cover Blurb: This story explores a young child’s imagination as it takes her to a faraway place–the Amazon jungle–without leaving her backyard. The main character in the book, the one fearlessly leading the group ahead, is a girl named Magdalena. She is clearly a role model for young adventurers as she dodges dangers, makes bold choic...
August 4, 2015
The Picture Book Idea Syndrome
Excellent advice from Ripple Grove Press founder Rob Broder!
Originally posted on Writers' Rumpus:
Guest Post by Rob Broder — President and Founder of Ripple Grove Press
Rob Broder’s guest post, “ You Can Judge a Book by Its Title, and Other Wisdom from the Submission Pile ” has been our most popular to date. Writers’ Rumpus is thrilled to welcome Rob back for a second post with more good advice for picture book submissions.
“I have a great idea for a picture book story.”
Here at...
August 3, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 26
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Finley Frog’s favorite is marked with a 8). Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
:) An old man known as the Wren plays his hurdy-gurdy, and with the help of his student, the Sparrow, brings hope...
