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Kindness, Comfort, Quiet Smiles, and Hopeful Dreams in Children’s Picture Books
One of the first things I did when I borrowed more than 30 fiction picture books nominated for 2012 Cybils was to group them into little categories. It was not that difficult as there were recurrent t… more →
Floyd Cooper's stirring pictures celebrate the historic civil rights and union protests
wrote 2 months ago: “For all the many titles that appear on segregation and protest for younger readers,” wrote the Kirk … more →
Second to last one?
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wrote 2 months ago: I’m running low on new books, and I’m done at the library at the end of the month. This … more →
Monday February 25th, 2013
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wrote 2 months ago: It’s Monday! What are you Reading? I love Sunday nights when I reflect on my reading over the … more →
The World in Grandpa's Hands
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wrote 1 year ago: Margaret Mason’s gentle picture book These Hands features a loving grandfather who has much to … more →
Four Great Picture Books for Black History Month
wrote 1 year ago: With our passion for cultural, ethnic, religious, and ideological diversity — not to mention our eve … more →
Teacher's Pets #6 Grandfather Counts
wrote 1 year ago: GRANDFATHER COUNTS by Andrea Cheng, illustrated by Ange Zhang LEE & LOW BOOKS, Inc 1-58430-010-8 … more →
Why picture books are important...
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wrote 1 year ago: A lovely trailer on why picture books matter from Dianne de Las Casas, creator of the Picture Book M … more →
Original Art, up close and in person . . .
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wrote 1 year ago: If you are in the NYC area between now and December 29th, don’t miss the opportunity to see Th … more →
Award-winning illustrator to visit 2 OCL branches
wrote 2 years ago: Award-winning illustrator Floyd Cooper is a busy man, designing more than 2,000 book cover illustrat … more →
Leave Room for Pecan Pie
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wrote 2 years ago: I’ve been marveling at Jacqueline Woodson’s finely wrought fiction for years, so it seem … more →
ESSAY/ REVIEW
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wrote 2 years ago: Different Kinds of Quiet Publishing, like much of life, is filled with contradictions. My writing fr … more →
Cybils finalists
wrote 2 years ago: The Cybils finalists were announced recently, and I was so happy to see one my nominations on the Fi … more →
A Beach Tail
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wrote 2 years ago: Ages 3-6 I pick books the way most children would – by looking at the cover. Children are extr … more →
The Blacker the Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper
wrote 2 years ago: Captain’s Log: Module 4 Port of Call: Thomas, J.C. (2008). The blacker the berry. New York, NY … more →
Day 10 after the flood - hitting the wall
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wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday I finally hit the wall. I haven’t been sleeping much. I haven’t been eating mu … more →
Carole Boston Weatherford--Becoming Billie Holiday
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wrote 3 years ago: The What: Ms. Weatherford tells the story of Billie Holiday’s life in the first person, and in … more →
A Beach Tail by Karen Lynn Williams
wrote 3 years ago: Have you ever seen Thomas Eakins’ painting, Baby at Play? It’s one of my favorite Eakin … more →
Wednesday, Floyd Cooper
wrote 3 years ago: A few of Floyd's books. I know that a lot of writers are hesitant to attend conference sessions … more →
Booked for the Holidays
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wrote 5 years ago: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Around us we see decorations, holiday sales, and … more →
