Welcome to my blog (scroll down to see individual posts), which was originally on a separate site at Inkygirl.com. I also have a separate Inkygirl newsletter on Substack at debbieohi.substack.com.
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For more info about Erin Bow’s Prisoner Of Peace series, see this Simon & Schuster page. More info: Donalyn Miller’s #BookADay Challenge – My #BookADay Archives (also see my visual #BookADay archive on Padlet, Flickr and Pinterest).
Yay, my copy of MY BEAUTIFUL BIRDS by Suzanne Del Rizzo (Pajama Press) now has a signed bookplate! Thanks, Suzanne. 🙂 This book about a young boy’s refugee experience in the Syrian Civil War has received many accolades, and deservedly so. From the New York Times: “If you’ve been wondering how to present the . . .
Frank Murphy is a teacher who writes and a writer who teaches. He spends most days at Holland Elementary School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania teaching 6th graders. I first came across Frank via Twitter, when I was impressed by his positive energy and joyous enthusiasm for teaching and children’s books. You . . .
Click the above image for a bigger version of my #BookADay collage for HEDGEHOG NEEDS A HUG by Jen Betton (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books For Young Readers). Jen’s debut solo picture book launched earlier this year, and I adore it. Also check out my interview with Jen Betton earlier this year to find . . .
Above: My #BookADay post about COUNTING BIRDS: The Idea That Helped Save Our Feathered Friends, written by Heidi E.Y. Stemple and illustrated by Clover Robin (Seagrass Press, 2018). I was inspired to add some fan art! **BOOK GIVEAWAY!** The publisher is giving away a copy of this book! Just retweet my post; . . .
Click on the above image for a bigger version. If you’re looking for a gift for a budding young scientist or engineer, I highly recommend Jarrett Lerner’s debut middle grade, ENGINERDS (Aladdine/Simon & Schuster, 2017). The first in a series, ENGINERDS is a such fun read. With short chapters and lots of . . .
Click on the image above to see a bigger version of my#BookADay collage review of Kari Maaren’s WEAVE A CIRCLE ROUND. For more info about Kari and her books, visit KariMaaren.com. Also see Kari’s wonderful advice for young writers in an interview on Inkygirl.com earlier this year and listen to some of her music in . . .
Catching up with some of my favourite #BookAday reads over the past few months, starting with HEARTS UNBROKEN by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Candlewick, Oct. 2018). Side note: if you’re not already, you need to follow Cynthia’s wonderful blog, Cynsations. You can find out more about HEARTS UNBROKEN here. More info: Donalyn Miller’s #BookADay Challenge – My . . .