It’s a quadruple celebration today, an interview with #kidlit authors Aimee Isaac, Susan Johnston Taylor, and Laura Purdie Salas, who have joined us to share their FOUR new picture books about nature and our environment: Each of these four GreenPB23 titles, told in lyrical language, share the wonders of planet Earth. Two highlight fascinating animals… Read more »
We’re celebrating the #BookBirthday of this adorable book HAPPY BIRTHDAY BELLY BUTTON! by Kalli Dakos & Luciana Navarro Powell, which released last week from Amicus. It’s always so much fun–and informative!–to interview an author/illustrator team, and you’re going to love their insights and answers. But first… Meet the team: Kalli Dakos is the best-selling author… Read more »
I am so honored and thrilled to have poet and author (+ professor, song writer, and inspirational speaker) Brynne Barnes join us on the blog today. If you have yet to discover and savor her newest release, BLACK GIRL RISING, do yourself a favor: STOP EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW AND READ THIS BOOK. We’ll wait. (Books… Read more »
Did you know that today is Poem in your Pocket Day? We wrote poems about Earth when we zoomed with author Erin Dealey on Earth Day, and we are taking over her blog to share them with you. Our poems are on display at our school: We learned to write a “First Line/ Last Line”… Read more »
We’re ba-ack! Remember our Del Dayo Elementary Blog Takeover a few weeks ago? It all started with our Author Day zooms with Erin Dealey. We learned that Writing is NEVER wrong–and it’s not as painful as we thought…. (It’s kind of cool.) We wrote SO MUCH and we wanted to share our poems, so here’s…
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