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August Shorts

August 1, 2017August 1, 2017 by Vicki Palmquist

Picture books you’ll want to add to your repertoire! Touch the Brightest Star
written and illustrated by Christie Matheson
Greenwillow Books, 2017. A night-time book, settling down for bed, quietly looking at the pages, hearing the story. An interactive book? Yes, because the author/illustrator wisely invites the reader and listener to touch the pages, to help the magic of the evening unfold.… more

Bookstorm™: Bulldozer’s Big Day

March 13, 2021October 6, 2015 by Vicki Palmquist

It’s Bulldozer’s big day — his birthday! But around the construction site, it seems like everyone is too busy to remember. Bulldozer wheels around asking his truck friends if they know what day it is, but they each only say it’s a work day. They go on scooping, sifting, stirring, filling, and lifting, and little Bulldozer grows more and more glum.… more

Lowriders in Space Companion Booktalks

June 6, 2015May 5, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

To get you started on the Bookstorm™ books … 13 Planets: The Latest View of the Solar System, by David A. Aguilar. National Geographic Children’s Books, 2011. Grades 2 – 6 Report material galore, beautifully organized Illustrated with a combination of photographs and digital art Includes several hands-on activities Car Science: an Under-the-Hood, Behind-the-Dash Look at How Cars Work, by Richard Hammond, DK Books, 2008.… more

Chris Van Dusen: Illustrating Leroy Ninker Saddles Up

February 1, 2016March 31, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

Leroy Ninker first appeared in Mercy Watson Fights Crime as the criminal. Did you consciously change his appearance for Leroy Ninker Saddles Up to make him a more sympathetic character? I’m not sure that I consciously changed his appearance. I tried to make him look like the same character. In the original series he was wearing a robber’s mask which gave him a slightly sinister look.… more

August Shorts

Bookstorm™: Bulldozer’s Big Day

Lowriders in Space Companion Booktalks

Chris Van Dusen: Illustrating Leroy Ninker Saddles Up

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