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Title: AFRICA IS MY HOME: A CHILD OF THE AMISTAD Author: Monica Edinger / Illustrator: Robert Byrd Publisher: Candlewick Press, October 2013 Recommended age range: 10 and up How I wished a book like AFRICA IS MY HOME: A CHILD OF THE AMISTAD existed back when I was a student. Although I . . .
Can you see that tiny soccer ball in the middle of the wave? As some of you already know, my sister Ruth Ohi (photo to the left) is an experienced children’s book writer and illustrator who has been encouraging and supporting me over the years. She has TWO new picture books coming . . .
Reading KAT, INCORRIGIBLE by @StephanieBurgis. Fun MG, Downton Abbey-esque w/ mystery & magic. I am in love with Kat. TITLE: KAT, INCORRIGIBLE Written by Stephanie Burgis Published by Atheneum Books For Young Readers, 2012 Grades 5-9 ISBN 9781416994480 See my interview with Stephanie Burgis about her creative process, childhood wonder and her . . .
ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE By Benjamin Alire Saenz Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as Debbie’s Bookstagram.
Shop Indie Bookstores More info about Tim Federle: http://www.timfederle.com/ On Twitter: @TimFederle Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as Debbie’s Bookstagram.
Shop Indie Bookstores Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as Debbie’s Bookstagram.
DOLL BONES Written by Holly Black Illustrated by Eliza Wheeler Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books / Simon & Schuster Children’s (May/2013) Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as Debbie’s Bookstagram.
More info: Courtney Pippin-Mathur website Courtney Pippin-Mathur on Twitter: @pippinmathur Kirkus Reviews on MAYA WAS GRUMPY Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as Debbie’s Bookstagram.
Above: cover for Ookla The Mok’s new album, OOKLA THE MOK VS EVIL. Cover art illustration by Art Baltazar, an American comic book artist whose Tiny Titans won the 2011 Eisner Award For Best Publication For Kids. I’ve known Rand Bellavia and Adam English of Ookla The Mok for many years; my music group . . .
Love this. It’s the kind of book I want to read slowly, to immerse myself in the atmosphere. Gorgeous prose. It gave me nightmares…but in a good way. I just bought the sequel, Mistle Child, and can’t wait to read it! More info about the book. Author: Ari Berk. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books . . .