Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish

I stayed up WAY past my bedtime to finish this book. 📚❤️ Marcus is the kind of literary hero I wish every kid would meet, with so much to teach us — about judging by appearances, about empathy, about love, about family, about culture, about expectations, about people... ❤️📚 Teachers, librarians and booksellers: It’s a journey worth taking.

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Zola's Elephant

I have been waiting FOREVER for this beautiful book to arrive! 📚 ❤️ Written by Randall de Sève and illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski. (Some of Pam’s artwork has a cherished place in my office.) It’s one of those books that is simply breathtaking in every w

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Crazy?

My friend, and fellow @lkliterary pal, author/illustrator Toni Yuly, posted a photo of her antique bird door knocker. “Ohmigosh!” I, too, have an antique bird door knocker! What are the odds? I take this as total proof — a sign from the universe — that we are meant to be friends (who are attracted to weird stuff). 

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Sweetness of it all....

I grieve the passing of summer... until the homey warmth of fall — changing leaves, blazing fireplaces, flickering candles, warm blankets, steaming tea and all — catches up with me, slows me down and makes me appreciate the sweetness of it all.

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Quick hurry...

My neighbor called to say, “Grab your camera and go see what’s happening at your Little Free Library. Hurry!” 😍 This just melts my (bookish) heart. ❤️📚

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Loren Long

My friend, the incredibly talented author-illustrator Loren Long. His newest book, “There’s A Hole In The Log At The Bottom Of A Lake,” is a (W)HOLE LOTTA FUN! (See what I did there?) 📚 🐸 💦 🐟 

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