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MY DOG'S A CHICKEN

Susan Montanari is the author of upcoming books WHO'S THE GROSSEST OF THEM ALL? and HIP HOP LOLLIPOP but today she is talking about her first picture book MY DOG'S A CHICKEN—"an ideal read-aloud that will have kids and adults chuckling" (School Library Journal).  Read More 
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BARK AND TIM: A TRUE STORY OF FRIENDSHIP BASED ON THE PAINTINGS OF TIM BROWN

Award-winning author Audrey Vernick writes fiction and nonfiction children's books like UNLIKE OTHER MONSTERS
and THE KID FROM DIAMOND STREET.
But today she looks back 15 years and reflects on her first picture book, BARK AND TIM—how it came to be and the 26 rejection letters that came with it. Read More 
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CHARLOTTE AND THE QUIET PLACE

Deborah Sosin is a writer, GrubStreet instructor, and clinical social worker specializing in mindfulness. Today, she shares how she crafted her debut picture book, CHARLOTTE AND THE QUIET PLACE—a National Parenting Publication's 2015 Bronze Winner. Read More 
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DARIO AND THE WHALE

Today we are chatting with writing instructor Cheryl Lawton Malone about her debut picture book,
DARIO AND THE WHALE—a "delightful story . . . based on the author’s actual experience on Cape Cod" (Kirkus Reviews). Read More 
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