This Book Is For All Kids by Jack Simon, age 5 as told to his mom, usually at bedtime For more than 20 years, This Book Is for All Kids has been a starting point for loving conversations about grief and hope. Praised by educators, parents, and professionals, and used in groups including the American…
Thank you, Sarah, for saying ROBOT ZOMBIE FRANKENSTEIN! is one of your “favorite picture books of all time.”
Please head over to the blog of children’s author Tara Lazar, read my mumblings, enter for a giveaway to be awarded September 26, and see if you can relate. Meanwhile, I’ll look for the camera Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman have hidden in my house.
Mega appreciation to those who celebrated with us on April 29th at The BookMark in Neptune Beach, Florida. Pie and pie-ish treats for all robot buddies! Surprise guests: my parents, who drove three and a half hours, stayed half an hour, drove back. Gotta love those crazy kids.
The children’s literature community is celebrating with 31 days of posts focused on improving the climate for social and gender equality in our industry. Join the conversation on facebook at KidlitWomen and on Twitter at #KidlitWomen. Meantime, a spine poem reminder, created with my daughter. We must work harder to uplift the voices of the trans, non-binary, and…
Mocking Birdies Stop copying me! The phrase has been parroted for generations. Can dueling voices find harmony? Follow along in this book for young mimics. Repeat after me: sounds like fun. Sounds like fun! (Simply Read Books) –– A Best Book for Children, Association of Booksellers for Children –– AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers,…
Robot Burp Head Smartypants! It’s one LOUD read-aloud when the mechanical friends of Robot Zombie Frankenstein! return with a new game. Burp to ten? Easy! Burp by tens while blindfolded, juggling, and skateboarding? Simple! Now, add the alphabet? Reboot! (Candlewick Press) Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA. DOWNLOAD a FREE…
Robot Zombie Frankenstein! Perfect for high-energy story times, it’s a tale of competition, friendship, and … pie. (Candlewick Press) –– An Indie Kids’ Next pick from booksellers across the country –– A Buckeye Children’s Book Award nominee, Grades K-2 Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA. DOWNLOAD a FREE FUN…
Spine Poems: An Eclectic Collection of Found Verse for Book Lovers From former bookseller Annette Dauphin Simon, this charming, original collection of spine poems––found verse created from stacked book titles––offers humorous and heartfelt mini-stories of love, loss, work, play, parenting, politics, pop culture, and home. With 110 color photos and hundreds of quotes, fun facts,…
