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January
6 Catherine at Reading to the Core
13 Susan at Chicken Spaghetti
20 Marcie at Marcie Flinchum Atkins
27 Jan at Bookseed Studio -
February
3 Laura at Laura's Blog
10 Carol at Beyond LiteracyLink
17 Molly at Nix the Comfort Zone
24 Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference -
March
3 Tanita at {fiction, instead of lies}
10 Heidi at my juicy little universe
17 Laura at Small Reads for Brighter Days
24 Rose at Imagine the Possibilities
31 Mary Lee at A(nother) Year of Reading -
April
7 Margaret at Reflections on the Teche
14 Jone at Jone Rush MacCulloch
21 Karen at Karen Edmisten*
28 Ruth at There is no such thing as a God-forsaken town -
May
5 Linda at TeacherDance
12 Robyn at Life on the Deckle Edge
19 Janice at Salt City Verse
26 Patricia at Reverie -
June
2 Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect
9 Buffy at Buffy Silverman
16 Michelle at Michelle Kogan
23 Linda at A Word Edgewise
30 Irene at Live Your Poem
Category Archives: Picture Book Friday
Perfect Picture Book Friday: A Small Blue Whale
Title: A Small Blue Whale Author: Beth Ferry Illustrator: Lisa Mundorff Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017 Audience: Ages 3-5 Themes: Friendship, lonliness Opening lines: A small blue whale sat in a silver sea wishing, wanting, waiting for a friend. Waiting … Continue reading
Perfect Picture Book Friday: The Love Letter
Two posts in one day is a first for me! This one is for Susanna Leonard Hill’s Perfect Picture Book Friday about a favorite book that I recently revisited. Please check it out and head over to Susanna’s blog for … Continue reading
Perfect Picture Book Friday: A Friend Like You
Happy Perfect Picture Friday everyone! My friend and colleague, Frank Murphy, has recently written a series of “like you” books: A Boy Like You, A Girl Like You, A Teacher Like You, and his most recent, A Friend Like You. … Continue reading
Perfect Picture Book Friday: One Dark Bird
I recently revisited One Dark Bird by Liz Garton Scanlon as a mentor text for a short project I was working on. There are so many aspects about this book that make it a must have for aspiring writers, kids, … Continue reading
Perfect Picture Book Friday: The Stars Beckoned
It’s Perfect Picture Book Friday at Susan Leonard Hill’s blog. Please visit to learn about more wonderful picture books available for to enjoy and study. If you like space exploration and beautiful text, you will love this picture book biography … Continue reading