Southern Charm for Middle Grade: Lula Bell on Geekdom, Freakdom + the...
C.C. Payne’s novel Lula Bell on Geekdom, Freakdom + the Challenges of Bad Hair is a bit like a middle grade version of The Help. The content is totally different, but Lula Bell has that same folksy,...
View ArticleHow to Write a Story: Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon
Ralph Tells a Story written and illustrated by Abby Hanlon (Amazon Children’s Publishing, 2012). It doesn’t matter if you are five or twenty-five—if you’re in school, you’re gonna have to write. And...
View ArticleOld MacDonald Had a What? New Picture Book by Author Ken Baker
Every kid I know can sing ”Old MacDonald Had a Farm.” But a farm can get kind of boring, what with the same old cows, pigs, sheep, and dogs time after time. Enter kidlit author Ken Baker who thought...
View ArticleIt’s Election Day: Presidential Picture Books
Grace for President (Disney Hyperion, 2012), written by Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by LeUyen Pham offers a great look into the political process. When Grace’s teacher shows a poster of the U.S....
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