Tonya Duncan Ellis–What Was on Her. . .
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Tonya Duncan Ellis–What Was on Her. . .

Happy Tuesday Everyone! I’m absolutely delighted that you stopped by because Tonya Duncan Ellis is with us today to talk about her debut picture book, They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston’s Emancipation Park! Continue reading

Erin Dealey–What Was on Her. . .
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Erin Dealey–What Was on Her. . .

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Join me in welcoming Erin Dealey, who is here to celebrate her upcoming book, Just Flowers—and at the same time, to get us in the mood for spring!

Just Flowers opens on a winter day with snowflakes and snow drops and immediately starts spreading sunshine with its upbeat hero, Izzy, who shares flowers with neighbors and the surrounding community. Izzy also shares botanically delicious words like Galanthus and Ranunculus, which irritates the grumpy next-door neighbor, but which bloomed in my mind. Continue reading

Donna Lambo-Weidner–What Was on Her. . .
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Donna Lambo-Weidner–What Was on Her. . .

Hi Everyone! And welcome to Donna Lambo-Weidner! Donna is here to celebrate her debut picture book, There Are No Dragons in this Book, which is slated to come out on March 5. There Are No Dragons in this Book has been hailed by School Library Journal as a “combination of story and mystery,” and by Kirkus Reviews as a “sweetly offbeat adventure.” Continue reading

Erin Dealey–What Was on Her . . .
Guest Edition

Erin Dealey–What Was on Her . . .

Anyone ready for Christmas shopping? Too early, you say. Well, you might have other ideas by the time you finish reading this post about Christmas Ahoy (Illustrated by Kayla Stark, Sleeping Bear Press), the latest picture book by Erin Dealey!  Continue reading