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I had fun to sharing five picture books about separation and belonging that I have loved reading again and again: OWL BABIES by Martin Waddell & Patrick Benson; DON'T FORGET TO COME BACK by Robie H. Harris & Harry Bliss; WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE by Maurice Sendak; NIGHT JOB by Karen Hesse & G. Brian Karas; and BIG RED LOLLIPOP by Rukhsana Khan and Sophie Blackall. On a new site that invites creators with new books to recommend books by others. Shepherd.
Celebrate the publication of BYE, CAR
on Zoom, https://zoom.us/j/95882697371
Sunday, October 3, 2021, 1:00-1:30pm New York time.
Mesmerizing as they are, many vehicles also have a damaging impact on the environment. Is there a greener alternative? A very young picture book, BYE, CAR takes a positive look into the future.
Illustrated by Daniel Rieley, coming September 1, 2021, from Child's Play International. Available for pre-order wherever you buy books.
Hooray! Via zoom we launched MY BEST FRIEND, SOMETIMES on Sunday, May 24, 2020.
<<One day at lunch I sat next to Stephanie. "If you give me a cookie, I'll be your best friend."I gave her a cookie. It was chocolate chip.>>
If you'd like to bake your own book-themed refreshments, here are two versions of the chocolate chip cookies I am famous for:
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mix until blended 1 cup olive oil, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup molasses. Mix in 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 2 cups whole wheat flour. Stir in 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls on a sheet pan, bake in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Remove immediately from the pan to cool on a rack.
Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies (gluten free)
Mix until blended 1 cup olive oil, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/4 cup molasses. Mix in 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 4 cups almond flour. Stir in 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls on a sheet pan, bake in a 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Remove immediately from the pan to cool on a rack.
Junghwa Park, illustrator, is one of 70 artists featured, and our picture book WHILE GRANDPA NAPS is included in "Relative Relations" a beautiful and wonderfully diverse exhibit about relationships, curated by Laura Kruger at Hebrew Union College in Manhattan. Scheduled to be up through June 30, 2020, but you can see it virtually in the exhibition catalog, her work on page 25. Junghwa was also the Grand Prize Winner of the SCBWI 2020 Winter Conference Portfolio Showcase and you can see some or her illustrations for WGN here.