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The Cat and the Fiddle: Sparkling Nonfiction Picture Books at SCBWI Summer Conference
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The Cat and the Fiddle. A blog by children's book author Michelle Markel about books, teaching and writing. Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Sparkling Nonfiction Picture Books at SCBWI Summer Conference. When I started writing for children several years ago, SCBWI. The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) offered encouragement, reassurance, information about editors and markets,. So, you can imagine what a pleasure it was to join the faculty of the Summer Conference this year. New fr iends,.
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Links « April Halprin Wayland – Children's Book Author & Poet
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I really appreciate your feedback! Please let me know about sites to add to this page. Or if any of these sites no longer exist. AMAZING AUTHORS and ILLUSTRATORS. KILLER WRITING and KIDLIT RESOURCES. Okay you don’t have to go crazyjust click on one. YOU MEAN THERE ARE OTHER SITES TO EXPLORE? These have nothing to do with anything except they’re wonderful and you need to know about them). WE ARE ALL ACTIVISTS–CLICK ON THESE TO CHANGE THE WORLD. INCREDIBLE INDIES–INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES. Every Friday in the...
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The Cat and the Fiddle: August 2013
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The Cat and the Fiddle. A blog by children's book author Michelle Markel about books, teaching and writing. Thursday, August 15, 2013. Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau Wins PEN/Steven Kroll Award. The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau. Has won the PEN/Steven Kroll award for picture book writing. I am thrilled and deeply honored. Thanks are also owed to Eerdmans. Who chose the brilliant Amanda Hall. Sent me my own personal jungle, to celebrate the occasion. Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Sparkling Nonfict...
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The Cat and the Fiddle: July 2012
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The Cat and the Fiddle. A blog by children's book author Michelle Markel about books, teaching and writing. Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Need ideas for summer reading? Check out this video from CAN! The Childrens Authors Network:. Saturday, July 21, 2012. The Cat and the Fiddle re-opens, after a long hiatus. Much has occurred, meanwhile. I've been teaching, writing, researching, and working on a new website. For which Eerdmans has created a remarkable trailer. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). One of the New York P...
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Links « April Halprin Wayland – Children's Book Author & Poet
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I really appreciate your feedback! Please let me know about sites to add to this page. Or if any of these sites no longer exist. AMAZING AUTHORS and ILLUSTRATORS. KILLER WRITING and KIDLIT RESOURCES. Okay you don’t have to go crazyjust click on one. YOU MEAN THERE ARE OTHER SITES TO EXPLORE? These have nothing to do with anything except they’re wonderful and you need to know about them). WE ARE ALL ACTIVISTS–CLICK ON THESE TO CHANGE THE WORLD. INCREDIBLE INDIES–INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES. Every Friday in the...
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The Cat and the Fiddle: January 2013
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The Cat and the Fiddle. A blog by children's book author Michelle Markel about books, teaching and writing. Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909. I'm happy to announce the publication of Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. What a thrill. The book, which tells how activist Clara Lemlich led one of the most historic strikes in U.S. history, has received stars from Kirkus,. And School Library Journal.
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The Cat and the Fiddle: December 2012
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The Cat and the Fiddle. A blog by children's book author Michelle Markel about books, teaching and writing. Monday, December 31, 2012. The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau: A Wrap Up. My humble thanks to all who devoted their time and energy to review The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau. For her gorgeous illustrations, and to Eerdmans. For their enthusiastic support. Since I haven't been posting regular updates about the book, here's a year end wrap up:. Junior Library Guild Selection. Saturday, D...
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The Cat and the Fiddle: Interview with Jeri Chase Ferris, Author of Noah Webster & His Words
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The Cat and the Fiddle. A blog by children's book author Michelle Markel about books, teaching and writing. Monday, January 21, 2013. Interview with Jeri Chase Ferris, Author of Noah Webster and His Words. Today The Cat and the Fiddle welcomes Jeri Chase Ferris. Author of many acclaimed biographies for children, including, most recently, Noah Webster and His Words (. Illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch. It's a real charmer! Q: Why write about Noah Webster? A: Everybody knows about Webster, right? For my fir...