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Author focus: Jon Agee
Jon Agee starts his books by thinking of a question, and lets it lead him to a story. “What Santa was like as a kid?” The answer to that question became his book Little Santa. “I...
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Author Spotlight: Angela Dominguez
To continue an occasional series on Latina children’s book authors, today I want to introduce you to the work of Angela Dominguez. Born in Mexico City, Angela grew up in Texas. She now lives in...
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Author speaks about Robert Churchwell, local hero
Saturday, July 25, 2015 10:00 a.m. Main Library Auditorium Savannah has lost everything important to her. Her father’s recent death and her family’s move to Nashville upended her life. She misses her...
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Habits of Mind: Create, Imagine and Innovate!
“You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” ~Mark Twain “What is now proved was once imagined.” ~William Blake To create something new, one must first imagine. As a parent,...
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Kingdoms of Imagination
“All you need is your imagination…” Christopher Myers Two recent books provide a glimpse into extraordinary, imaginary worlds. In our ordinary world, where so much of children’s lives are driven by...
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Author Focus: Petr Horacek
I discovered Petr Horacek a few years ago, and I instantly fell in love with his art, which is bright, big and boisterous - filled with animals, bugs and birds. Horacek grew up in Prague,...
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Sidewalk journeys with new wordless books
As a small child, a walk down the block felt like an adventure. Today, I feature two lovely wordless books that catch the ordinary adventure of neighborhoods, urban and suburban, using beautiful black...
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A Perfect (New) Book for Dia de los Muertos!
Pura Belpré award winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh has a wonderful new book out, just in time for Día de los Muertos! Skeletons and skulls are a central part of the iconography...
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Author and Illustrator Focus: Elly MacKay
I have been making little paper worlds since I was a child. I used ink to make small drawings that I would cut out and set up in a miniature theatre. Elly Mackay lives in Ontario, Canada, with her...
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Masterpieces in Black and White
Simple black and white illustrations, in the hands of a true artist, can provide the most charming characters or deep emotions with just a line and a squiggle. The following books feature hand-drawn...
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