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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 . . .
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 . . .
Where you can find out more about BECOMING MADELEINE: Becoming Madeleine book page on Macmillan’s site Becoming Madeleine audiobook (which is how I read the book) — More info: Donalyn Miller’s #BookADay Challenge – My #BookADay Archives (also see my visual #BookADay archive on Padlet). Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as Debbie’s Bookstagram.
(For my #BookADay archives, please see #BookADay archives.) Woohoo! Donalyn Miller has launched her 10th Annual Summer #BookADay Challenge. See the archived Facebook Live event here, on the Nerdy Book Club Facebook Page. As Donalyn points out in one of her kickoff videos, it’s not a competition. It’s about rediscovering your . . .
If you don’t have time to read the rest of my post, that’s fine. Here’s a one sentence summary: I love everything about HOW TO CODE A SANDCASTLE by Josh Funk and Sara Palacios, and I can’t wait until it launches from Viking Books For Young Readers and Girls Who Code on May 15, . . .
More info about FAIRY SPELL: How Two Girls Convinced The World That Fairies Are Real by Marc Nobleman and Eliza Wheeler on the HMH site. More info: Donalyn Miller’s Book-A-Day Challenge | Archives of my #BookADay posts.