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Excited to be one of the children’s book creators in Colby Sharp’s THE CREATIVITY PROJECT! Colby invited more than forty authors and illustrators to provide story starters for each other; photos, drawings, poems, prose, or anything we could dream up. When we received our prompts, we responded by transforming these seeds . . .
I’ve decided to try doing Donalyn Miller’s #BookADay Challenge throughout the year instead of just during the summer. CONTENT MISSING I’m reading a lot more picture books than I used to, but often lack the time to post about them. I’m also behind in posting about some of the wonderful middle grade . . .
Yay, it’s time for Donalyn Miller’s annual summer #BookADay Challenge! I do read all year round, but I find the #BookADay event a fun extra excuse to do some extra reading, plus I love the community aspect and book-sharing suggestions. You can see my own #BookADay archives here as well as on . . .
When I was a child, I remember looking around my school library and vowing to read every single book on the shelves. As a grown-up, I’ve discovered it can be a challenge sometimes to find time to read. I rarely get the luxury of reading an entire book at one . . .
Deliciously creepy! I finished this in two sittings. I’m a longtime horror fan, and this was right up my alley; I was inspired to do some fan art, as you can see above. And now I’m even more creeped out by those old-fashioned glass-eyed dolls than I was before! 🙂 . . .
I grew up on L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables books, so was VERY excited to receive an ARC (via NetGalley) of Melanie Fishbane’s debut novel, MAUD: A Novel Inspired By The Life Of L.M. Montgomery. What I especially loved: – Fascinating to find out more about the author’s life growing up, and . . .
LOVED Kate Blair‘s debut YA novel, TRANSFERRAL. Such a good read: great pacing, engaging characters, thought-provoking, thoroughly satisfying ending. Love the original twist on the dystopian theme. This would make an excellent holiday gift for a teen reader! For more info including reviews and awards, see the TRANSFERRAL page on the Dancing Cats . . .
I recently read THE SECRET LIFE OF LINCOLN JONES by Wendelin Van Draanen, which launches today from Knopf Books For Young Readers. Thoroughly enjoyed it. The narrator is 11-year-old Lincoln, who keeps secrets in his notebook. His voice is fresh, funny and I love how he sees the world. One of his . . .
CLARA HUMBLE AND THE NOT-SO-SUPER POWERS is the first novel in a fun new middle-grade series written by Anna Humphrey and illustrated by Lisa Cinar, coming out from Owl Kids this week. Not sure about the rest of you, but I clearly remember desperately wanting superpowers when I was a child. The superpower I wanted . . .
Just read Kevin Sylvester’s MiNRS 2 in one sitting, on the train to Buffalo. Or almost one sitting: I had to stop reading for a few minutes at U.S. Customs to answer the standard border crossing questions (I did keep reading in line until the very last minute). We were all told . . .