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Perfect Pumpkin Crisp

I heard a Greenwillow editor speak about this book, Me and the Pumpkin Queen, at a recent conference and knew right away I needed to read it. I have, twice.
I even emailed the author, Marlane Kennedy, because
… Read More Happy Birthday, Greenwillow Books!

Greenwillow Books turns 35 today. To celebrate, the company has started a blog that will open on January 4, 2010. It will comprise of posts by Greenwillow staff, artists, and authors and run all year.
I grew up with Greenwillow,
… Read More In Wonderland

An original Alice in Wonderland book will be for sale, for a mere 150 thousand. The book belonged to the real Alice, Alice Liddell. Read all about it, and the sale of Beatrix Potter‘s “Tale of Peter … Read More
Author/Illustrator Jan Brett’s summer home
Jan Brett says she paints one inch per hour. Click for slideshow of her summer retreat. It is breathtaking.
A New Classic

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
(Wendy Lamb Books, Hardcover, 9780385737425, 199pp.)
… Read More I started this book a second time before it was due at the library, then had to purchase my own copy the day I returned it. I
Bea Rocks the Flock


Bea Rocks the Flock
by Victoria Jamieson
Bloomsbury USA
ISBN: 978-1599902609
Bea Rocks the Flock by Victoria Jamieson, author/ illustrator and former designer at HarperCollins and Greenwillow, is our great picture book find of the week.
The number one
… Read More The Pout Pout Fish


Published by FSG
Deep in the water,
Mr. Fish swims about
With his fish face stuck
In a permanent pout.
Mr. Fish swims about
With his fish face stuck
In a permanent pout.

My children love this book about a pout-pout
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