Duck Sock Hop Giveaway Winner and Another Favorite Duck Book
The winner is: Brianna! (I’ve emailed her already) Last week, after the NESCBWI conference, I was on a bit of a Jane Yolen kick. I love...
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- May 7, 2012
- 4 min
Guest Post and Giveaway: Author Jane Kohuth on the Top Ten Duck Books of All Time
5/8: Updated post to show that this is a SIGNED copy of Duck Sock Hop we’re giving away! My very first guest post is by Jane Kohuth,...
- May 4, 2012
- 1 min
PEN Children’s Book Discovery Night
Come see me read from my manuscript! Here’s more info: 4th Annual Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award Sunday, May 6, 2012,...
- May 2, 2012
- 1 min
Duck Sock Hop Author Guest Post with Giveaway next week!
I am excited to announce that Monkey Poop will be hosting Jane Kohuth (author of the fabulously fun-to-read Ducks Go Vroom) next week and...
- Apr 30, 2012
- 1 min
Mommy Read it Again: Good Night, Baby Ruby
This week there was one clear winner among the seven books we checked out from the library. Good Night, Baby Ruby by Rohan Henry Rohan...
- Apr 23, 2012
- 2 min
Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
I knew The Fault in Our Stars would be a great book just because it was by John Green, co-author of the amazingly fabulous Will Grayson^2...
- Apr 9, 2012
- 1 min
Book Review: The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
This was one book which lived up to all the glowing reviews I’d seen online, rather than not quite being as good as everyone says, which...
- Apr 2, 2012
- 2 min
Mommy Read it Again: Two Surprise Hits
This week we took home 5 books, and of these, the toddler had two rather unexpected favorites: Banana! by Ed Vere We have read this book...
- Mar 12, 2012
- 1 min
Book Review: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Through the story, Taylor struggles to unravel the secrets about her family and about the strange dreams she’s been having. She’s helped...
- Mar 5, 2012
- 1 min
Mommy Read it Again: Fun on the Farm
Last week’s library picks, as always, included multiple animal themed books and a Valentine’s Day selection. However, her favorites were...
- Feb 27, 2012
- 1 min
My e-reading stats for 2011
I bought a Kindle in 2009 and since then I’ve been keeping track of my reading statistics on Goodreads. My previous year’s stats are in...
- Feb 13, 2012
- 1 min
Mommy Read It Again: More Toddler Favorites
A few more library books my daughter loves. We checked out six books last week and these two have been the ones we’ve read over and over...
- Feb 6, 2012
- 1 min
Happy Four Year Blogiversary, Monkey Poop!
No, this isn't a picture of me and my daughter. Yay! It’s been 4 fun years of Monkey Poop and incredibly eloquent blog posts by yours...
- Jan 4, 2012
- 2 min
Mommy Read It Again: More Great Picture Books
Every one or two weeks my daughter and I walk to the library and come home with a pile of books to read at bedtime (or anytime, really)....
- Dec 6, 2011
- 1 min
My Favorite Books of 2011
Out of all the kid’s books I read this year, these are my favorites. I attempted to order them by author and by reading level (YA,...
- Oct 28, 2011
- 1 min
Agent News and a Silly Goose
First things first, I have news on the writing front: I have an agent! I’m now being represented by the Sheldon Fogelman Agency. Very...
- Aug 16, 2011
- 2 min
Book Recommendation: Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness
The Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness is a YA dystopia series about a planet where men’s thoughts can be heard out loud by everyone...
- Jul 20, 2011
- 2 min
Book Review: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
In many other respects, this book was better than the first book. For example, in Shiver, I felt a few of the side characters weren’t...
- Jul 15, 2011
- 1 min
Friday Library Trip: Toddler Picks and Mommy Picks
I’m beginning to notice that the toddler likes to pick books that have something familiar about them or are about one of her favorite...
- Jul 8, 2011
- 1 min
Friday Library Trip: From Boat to Beach and Back Again
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts. We’ve read a ton of books in the interim, (and actually we go to the library on...
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