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Owl Sees Owl

Reverse poem. Poem reverse. Owl Sees Owl, a beautiful picture book written by Laura Godwin and illustrated by Rob Dunlavey. I’d like to just give a little shout out and applause that the cover reads, “Laura Godwin & Rob Dunlavey”. Because this is a picture book perfection where the illustrations move …

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Jennifer Black Reinhardt January 24, 2017 January 25, 2017 Jennifer Black Reinhardt, laura godwin, owl sees owl, rob dunlavey 34

On the road with SOPHIE’S SQUASH GO TO SCHOOL

Five cities in six days. That’s how things rolled on my first book tour this October. I flew into a city, slept, woke up and visited two or three schools. Then I’d go the airport, fly to the next city, sleep and visit more schools. I traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin; …

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Pat Zietlow Miller January 20, 2017 January 19, 201765

A Greyhound, A Groundhog – Wordplay at Its Finest

Okay, everybody, repeat after me: She sells sea shells at the seashore. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Tongue warmed up? Then you’re ready for Emily Jenkins’ newest book, A Greyhound, A Groundhog, illustrated by …

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Jill Esbaum January 16, 2017 January 17, 2017 A Greyhound A Groundhog, Emily Jenkins, Jill Esbaum, Wordplay 60

Learning from Grumpy Penguins

So . . . it’s mid-January, the holidays are behind us, and there’s a long stretch of winter ahead. Which might make some of us a little grumpy. If you find yourself feeling a tad down in the dumps, take a look at Claire Messer’s Grumpy Pants (Albert Whitman, 2016) for …

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Linda Ashman January 10, 2017 January 4, 2017 Albert Whitman, Claire Messer, Grumpy Pants, Jory John, Lane Smith, Linda Ashman, Penguin Problems, Random House 23

New Year, New Books

Every year over the holidays my Mom-in-Law picks picture books to gift from a wishlist, and I love that feeling of starting a new year with a new stack of books. Among them this year are: Shakespeare’s ROMEO & JULIET, retold by Anthea Bell and illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. The annual …

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Eliza Wheeler January 6, 2017 January 6, 2017 anthea bell, Eliza Wheeler, lisbeth zwerger, Melissa Sweet, shakespeare, stacy innerst, Suzanne Slade 9

First 2017 Post — An Author’s First Book!

Happy New Year! We’re glad to see you back at Picture Book Builders as we kick off 2017! I wish all of you a wonderful year filled with great stories, friendships, and an extra dose of kindness. I thought it would be fun to start this brand new year with first-time …

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Suzanne Slade January 3, 2017 January 3, 2017 Beach Lane Books, I HEART YOU, Meg Fleming, Sarah Jane Wright 72

I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! (my gift to you)

Let’s go way, way, way, way, WAY back to 2005. Eleven years ago, one of my all time favorite picture books debuted. I Ain’t Gonna Pain No More!, written by Karen Beaumont and illustrated by David Catrow, is picture book gold. Oh, people, there are many reasons why I love …

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Tammi Sauer December 16, 2016 December 16, 2016 David Catrow, Karen Beaumont, Tammi Sauer 34

Wonderfall is Wonderful

I’m going to have to really watch autocorrect for this post. It keeps switching it to “wonderful” which it actually is! I know it’s winter. I know it’s cold. I know I should be doing a post about snow and ice and staying snuggly. It’s a little bit about winter…? …

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Jennifer Black Reinhardt December 13, 2016 December 13, 2016 Jennifer Black Reinhardt, michael hall, wonderfall 22

EDITORS AT THE TOP! History Lover Carolyn Yoder

The last in a 4 part series featuring editors that run their own imprints. If you write picture books with a historical bent, it’s important that you get to know Carolyn Yoder’s work. Carolyn P. Yoder is the senior editor of Calkins Creek Books, the U.S. history imprint of Boyds Mills …

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Barb Rosenstock December 9, 2016 November 30, 201618

Bunny Slopes: A Meta Masterpiece

A few weeks back, while giving a talk at Austin’s Writing Barn, Chronicle’s Ariel Richardson held up this little charmer by author/illustrator Claudia Rueda: Ariel didn’t have to show many pages before I was hooked. By the time I got my hands on the book an hour later, my expectations were awfully …

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Jill Esbaum December 6, 2016 December 18, 2016 Bunny Slopes, chronicle books, claudia rueda, humor, Jill Esbaum, metafiction 33
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