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Make-A-Meal Mondays: Child-Friendly Traveling Trail Mix
Green buds are opening up on our Clematis vine. Iris shoots are about 10 inches tall already. The wild cacophony of birdsong woke me at 5:30 this morning. SPRING IS REALLY HERE!!! Although we may get...
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AND THE WINNER IS……!
For the last five days, I’ve enjoyed reading the comments left by bloggers who have been entering the Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Blog Hop on my site. I’ve tried to visit all of their blogs…there are...
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Make-A-Meal Mondays: Mother’s Day Special
Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday. What does every mother really need? Perhaps some of you might say a day at the salon or a new dress. Others might dream about a romantic get-away or dinner at a...
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Colorado Springs PBS Kids Fun Fest at...
Hundreds of happy children and their parents turned out for the Southern Colorado Rocky Mountain PBS Kids Fun Fest on Saturday, June 11th at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs. With music and...
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Project 365 and the 2012 Positive Parental Participation Challenge
Last year, bloggers on WordPress were given a challenge to write a post every day…it was called Post-a-day-2011. This year, another daily post challenge has been issued by WordPress…Project 365. Why...
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Celebrate Music in our Schools Month with Daria
What a special treat I have for you today! Daria, a gifted musician who believes that music is food for the body, mind and soul, shares her talents with children around the globe. Several weeks...
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PPBF: Dinosaur vs. The Library
Today is Perfect Picture Book Friday where I link up with Susannah Leonard Hill’s fantastic group of picture book writers, illustrators, librarians and others who contribute a picture book review and...
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PPBF: The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes
Today is Perfect Picture Book Friday where I link up with Susanna Leonard Hill’s fantastic group of picture book writers, illustrators, librarians and others who contribute a picture book review...
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It’s a Picture Book Party for 12 x 12’ers AND a Giveaway!
There will definitely be CAKE! I’m sure Jeremy will be happy to share a piece with you. You are welcome to help yourself to an Overnight Cookie! And make sure you read through to the end, because...
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Prince Bear and Pauper Bear…Teaching Kids About Love and Friendship
How can we teach kids about love and friendship? By being great role models and treating our friends with love and respect By giving our children respect and attention and expecting the same from them...
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Emma Bland Smith: Will Write for Cookies PLUS GIVEAWAY
WILL WRITE FOR COOKIES INSIGHT – INFORMATION – INSPIRATION FOR WRITERS TODAY’S GUEST EMMA BLAND SMITH Joining Storm Literary Agency connected me with a wonderful family of awesome authors and...
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Perfect Picture Book Friday PLUS Looking Back, Moving Forward, and the WInner...
Today is Friday, December 30, 2016…which is significant for several reasons. It’s Perfect Picture Book Friday…so I’ll be reviewing a wonderful picture book. But I’ve got a couple of other things to...
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Catherine Bailey: Will Write for Cookies PLUS Giveaway
WILL WRITE FOR COOKIES INSIGHT – INFORMATION – INSPIRATION FOR WRITERS TODAY’S GUEST CATHERINE BAILEY It’s a joy for me to welcome our guest today. Catherine Bailey is a children’s author and...
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Perfect Picture Book Friday Review and Craft Activity: Mrs. McBee Leaves Room...
Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends. This is a very special time of year, when two of the world’s major religions celebrate important holidays…I wish everyone who celebrates a Happy...
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Gretchen Brandenburg McLellan: Will Write for Cookies PLUS Giveaway
WILL WRITE FOR COOKIES INSIGHT – INFORMATION – INSPIRATION FOR WRITERS TODAY’S GUEST GRETCHEN BRANDENBURG MCLELLAN Gretchen is another writer I met in the Picture the Books 2017 group. Hurray for all...
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Jackie Azua Kramer: Will Write for Cookies PLUS Giveaway
WILL WRITE FOR COOKIES INSIGHT – INFORMATION – INSPIRATION FOR WRITERS TODAY’S GUEST JACKIE AZÚA KRAMER Jackie and I connected in a couple of kid lit Facebook groups. I absolutely love her picture...
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Maria Gianferrari: Will Write for Cookies PLUS Critique Giveaway
WILL WRITE FOR COOKIES INSIGHT – INFORMATION – INSPIRATION FOR WRITERS TODAY’S GUEST MARIA GIANFERRARI I’m so excited to introduce everyone to our Will Write for Cookies guest today, although many of...
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Perfect Picture Book Friday: The Enchanted Snowglobe Collection – Return to...
Oh my goodness….we are taking a slight detour from our usual picture book review because, when I heard that there was a chapter book about Coney Island, I knew I had to share it with all of you. I...
View ArticleHappy Book Birthday to THE DIAMOND AND THE BOY plus PB Manuscript Critique...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! I’m definitely singing at the top of my lungs because THE DIAMOND AND THE BOY: The Creation of Diamonds & the Life of H. Tracy Hall launches today!...
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Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, dear friends! I’m continuing on my journey through the fabulous debut picture books of 2018. And today, you are in for a treat. I think most of you know how much I...
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