Tag: Children’s Literature
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There’s nothing sheepish about Michelle Wilson’s Olive Ewe…
Maybe Mary had a little lamb, but author Michelle Wilson has Olive Ewe, a sweetly disaster-prone little muttonchop who is the star of Wilson’s new children’s book, Olive. Olive worries whether her friends and family will love her in spite of her flaws…but rest assured, both Wilson’s book and its title character are lovable indeed.…
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The Red Pen: Meter Matters!
Children’s books are deceptively easy. On the surface, the formula seems tried (or is it trite?) and true: a lovable character, a plot thinner than a fruit roll-up, a handful of sing-song nonsense words and a rhyming dictionary are all you need, right? If only! Let’s face it—if writing good kid lit really was that…
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Little Women Legacy: Giving Back to Our “Imaginary” (and Real!) Heroes
I remember picking out Little Women at the book fair. My 4th grade compatriots championed flashy titles that ranged from the lurid (I’m looking at you, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Chain Letter) to the maudlin (Don’t Die, My Love). And while my own shelves groaned with the adolescent weight of Sweet Valley…
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Duck, Duck, Moose Blog Tour
Pink Umbrella Books is excited to announce the Duck, Duck, Moose blog tour, which will run March 20-30, 2018. NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON! About the book: Duck’s best friend Goose is gone for winter and Duck is lonely. The animals try to cheer Duck, but Duck, Duck, Pig is too messy, and Duck, Duck,…
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