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May 4, 2015
The Legend Of Dust Bunnies: A Fairy’s Tale by Michelle Eastman (PLUS a Special Giveaway!)
Title: The Legend of Dust Bunnies: a fairy’s tale
Author: Michelle Eastman
Illustrator: Kevin Richter
Publisher/Year: Byway Press/2014
Back Cover Blurb: Join the Dust Fairies on their messy nighttime adventures, and discover how one misfit fairy uses his talent to create something legendary. His story will have families looking at dust bunnies in a new light and may actually give kids an excuse NOT to clean their rooms.
Before I beginmy review, I want to report that the Dust Fairies are freq...
April 30, 2015
Blogging From A-Z Challenge: Letter Z

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Classic and New Picture Book CharactersWithNames That Start With The Letter Z:
Zachary

Zachary Zebra

Zero

Zoe

Zoomer
This is clearly just a short list of all the picture book characters I could come up with that start with the letter Z. If you can think of others, classic or more recent, please list them in the comments. Thanks!


April 29, 2015
Blogging From A-Z Challenge: Letter Y

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Classic and New Picture Book CharactersWithNames That Start With The Letter Y:
Yasmin

Yertle the Turtle

Yetta

Yoko

Yuki
This is clearly just a short list of all the picture book characters I could come up with that start with the letter Y. If you can think of others, classic or more recent, please list them in the comments. Thanks!


April 28, 2015
Blogging From A-Z Challenge: Letter X

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Classic and New Picture Book CharactersWithNames That Start With The Letter X:
Xander

Xavier

Xavier

Xena
This is clearly just a short list of all the picture book characters I could come up with that start with the letter X. If you can think of others, classic or more recent, please list them in the comments. Thanks!


April 27, 2015
Blogging From A-Z Challenge: Letter W

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Classic and New Picture Book CharactersWithNames That Start With The Letter W:
Wemberly

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

Winnie-the-Pooh

Wolfie the Bunny

Woolbur

Mr. Wuffles
This is clearly just a short list of all the picture book characters I could come up with that start with the letter W. If you can think of others, classic or more recent, please list them in the comments. Thanks!


April 26, 2015
Mommy’s Little Wordlings Blog Tour + Agent or No Agent by Linh Nguyen-Ng
Congratulations to author/illustrator Linh Nguyen-Ng on the release of her new children’s picture bookMommy’s Little Wordlings,published by Anaiah Press. I’m happy to participate in this blog tour to help spread the word about this very special book.
Linh shares her thoughts on agents in the article below, but first, let’s learn a little bit more about Mommy’s Little Wordlings.
Little words hold big meanings. The Little Wordlings are children who use their simple words to express their feel...
April 25, 2015
The Amida Tree by Bonnie Ferrante
Title: The Amida Tree
Author/Illustrator: Bonnie Ferrante
Publisher/Year: Single Drop Publishing/2015
First Line: A little girl loved a wild apple tree.
The Amida Tree is a truly lovely story that touched my heart. It’s about a young girl and her relationship with a wild apple tree. And it is through this relationship that the girl learns to respect and care for nature, so much so that she goes off touniversityto learn more about the environment, and eventually even writes a book in order to...
Blogging From A-Z Challenge: Letter V

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Classic and New Picture Book CharactersWithNames That Start With The Letter V:
Verdi

Very Hungry Caterpillar

Violet

Violet
This is clearly just a short list of all the picture book characters I could come up with that start with the letter V. If you can think of others, classic or more recent, please list them in the comments. Thanks!


April 24, 2015
Blogging From A-Z Challenge: Letter U

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Classic and New Picture Book CharactersWithNames That Start With The Letter U:Dear Blog Followers and Picture Book Enthusiasts, I searched high and low for picture book characters with names beginning with the Letter U and found none–zip, zero, zilch. This tricky letter of the alphabet has me stumped. If you know any picture book character’s names, not titles, that start with “U”, please list them in the comments. T...
April 23, 2015
Blogging From A-Z Challenge: Letter T

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Classic and New Picture Book CharactersWithNames That Start With The Letter T:
Thomas

Mr. Tiger

Tillie

Tilly

Timmy

Tommy

Tony

Traction Man
This is clearly just a short list of all the picture book characters I could come up with that start with the letter T. If you can think of others, classic or more recent, please list them in the comments. Thanks!

