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April 4, 2020 art / children / Children's literature / childrens books / illustration / picture books

Illustrating for Children by Artist Dawn Milstrey

Try imagining those words as a child might see them. Magnify what your imagination sees and zoom in on the details. Inject emotion into your characters. Breathe life into the scene by adding the suggestion of movement. Exaggerate the ordinary and illuminate the words; break convention!

March 20, 2020 children / curriculum / kids / Reading / STEM / youth

New Scholastic Learn At Home Web Site

My local library just tweeted out this new web site set up by Scholastic with ‘Learn at Home’ pages for

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March 14, 2020 Book Series / children / childrens books / ebook / Free books

Free Ebooks for Kids to Pass the Time While Social Distancing

FREE EBOOKS starting today, running Mar. 14-18 to keep the little ones from bouncing off the walls. All but one have AR quizzes! https://amazon.com/Shana-Gorian/e/B00NEZNR4E

March 6, 2020 Action and Adventure / Book Series / cats / chapter books / children / childrens books / Fiction / indie authors / kidlit

The Ghost Town Adventure is Here!

I’m happy to announce that Rosco the Rascal’s Ghost Town Adventure, Book 6 in my series, is now available on Amazon!

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January 27, 2020 children / children's authors / curriculum / education

The Perfect School Curriculum from the Pupil’s POV: Guest Post by Dr. Paula Jackson

The pupils all strongly opposed the current dominant structure where the pupils receive information and “knowledge” from the teacher in the form of a passive recipient. They valued the role of the teacher but suggested that it would be more for effective if the teacher also considered their points of view…

October 16, 2019 Action and Adventure / Autumn / chapter books / children / Children's literature / dogs / Fall / Family / Halloween / indie authors

Rosco the Rascal Trick-or-Treats: a new short story

Hi readers, My favorite season is here–fall! And Halloween is right around the corner. And because my young readers have

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September 20, 2019 animals / Autumn / children / Children's literature / Fall / illustration / kidlit / picture books / rhyme / Writing

Wonderful Picture Books About Fall

Fall is here! Read aloud these wonderful picture books about fall to your children to help them learn all about

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July 8, 2019 animals / blog tour / children / children's authors / kidlit / picture books

LOVE BIG Blog Tour and Giveaway

Enter for a chance to win a copy of Kat Kronenberg’s new picture book, Love Big, signed by the author,

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June 20, 2019 Books / children / Children's literature / holiday / illustration / interviews / kidlit

15 Patriotic Picture Books for Kids

Reblogged from Homeschool Preschool The Red, White, & Blue is just a few weeks away. It’s a good time to

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June 11, 2019 Action and Adventure / Books / children / illustration / kidlit / picture books / summer

5 Picture Books to Inspire Summer Adventures

Reblogged from The Children’s Book Review Sponsored by Two LionsLauren Kerstein | The Children’s Book Review | May 21, 2019 The lure

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