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Deborah Freedman
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Once upon a time, I was an architect. But now I'd much rather build worlds in books — picture books like Blue Chicken and The Story of Fish & Snail . My most recent books are Shy and This House, Once , CARL and The Meaning of Life , Is Was . And—brand new— Tiny Dino , April, 2022.
I love reading books; I hate rating them! Let's just say that if I didn't like a book, it isn't here at all.
Website: www.deborahfreedman.net
Twitter: @DeborahFreedman
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Blue Chicken
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2011
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The Story of Fish and Snail
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2013
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3 editions
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Carl and the Meaning of Life
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2019
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7 editions
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Shy
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2016
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6 editions
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This House, Once
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2017
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4 editions
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By Mouse and Frog
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2015
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3 editions
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Is Was
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2021
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3 editions
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Scribble
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2007
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2 editions
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Tiny Dino
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2022
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2 editions
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![Carl and the Meaning of Life]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1623931419i/58360325._SX50_.jpg)
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Carl and the Meaning of Life]
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Hello, Writers' Rumpus!
New interview alert!
Many thanks to Writer’s Rumpus for hosting me and to writer René Bartos for this wide-ranging chat — about inspiration, my writing & illustrating process, and finding a community. Hope you will take a look!
Thumbnail sketches for TINY DINO by Deborah Freedman
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| With a struggling but endearing character, Ellis Earl, I especially loved how his story unfolds alongside the book he is reading, and how his response to that book changes—as he reads and learns other things, has new experiences, and comes to a deepe ...more | |
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| This one must be read aloud, to truly appreciate its delightful cadence and wordplay. It reminds me of the authentically childlike writing of Ruth Krauss or Rain Makes Applesauce, in the best ways. It's both fanciful and existential, my favorite kind ...more | |
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“This door was once a colossal oak tree about three hugs around and as high as the blue.”
― This House, Once
― This House, Once
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“Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.”
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“I had hardly begun to read
I asked how can you ever be sure
that what you write is really
any good at all and he said you can't
you can't you can never be sure
you die without knowing
whether anything you wrote was any good
if you have to be sure don't write”
― Opening the Hand: Poems
I asked how can you ever be sure
that what you write is really
any good at all and he said you can't
you can't you can never be sure
you die without knowing
whether anything you wrote was any good
if you have to be sure don't write”
― Opening the Hand: Poems
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Thanks for friending me! I feel so honored! I'm so glad I found you on Twitter and I can't wait to read Blue Chicken and Scribble! :)
Sandra wrote: "Thanks for friending me! I feel so honored! I'm so glad I found you on Twitter and I can't wait to read Blue Chicken and Scribble! :)"