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The Awards

January 27, 2017January 26, 2017 by Melanie Heuiser Hill

In the children’s literature world, awards happened this week. They don’t receive quite the press or airtime (which is unfortunate) as The Tonys and Oscars, but they’re important and exciting all the same. Darling Daughter and I have just discussed them at some length over supper. I love the awards. I love feeling like I predicted a few of them.… more

Chasing Freedom Companion Booktalks

September 24, 2015September 1, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

To get you started on the Bookstorm™ Books …
Alec’s Primer Mildred Pitts Walter
illustrated by Larry Johnson
Vermont Folklife Center, 2005 Based on the true story of Alec Turner (1845−1923), who learned to read as a boy with the help of his owner’s daughter Supplement the story with stories and songs from tape-recorded interviews with Daisy Turner, Alec’s daughter A Carter G.

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Skinny Dip with Nikki Grimes

December 13, 2015March 11, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

What keeps you up at night? My brain! I can't shut it off. I'm constantly bombarded with thoughts about what's on my to-do list (I live or die by the list), what arrangements I need to make for the next conference, book festival, or school visit; what work I need to do to elevate the relationships of my characters or ways to make them more authentic; what manuscript I need to concentrate on next (I'm always juggling three or four at one time).… more

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