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Mondays with Mira: Roar of A Snoar by Marsha Diane Arnold and Pierre Pratt

10/29/2012

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Today's teaching review looks at Marsha Diane Arnold's rhyming picture book Roar of A Snore, which could also be called Roar of a Story (bad joke), In it we look at the super smart ways that Marsha works with rhyme and repetition among other things. I also talk a little about Pierre Pratt's art and what makes it effective.

If you want to see a short video of Marsha speaking for the Picture Book Academy, click here http://www.picturebookacademy.com/writing-childrens-picture-books.html I also had the honor of interviewing Marsha in an depth video interview about finding universal themes and underlying meanings in the upcoming Craft and Business of Writing Children's Picture Books starting this week with enrollment open until! November 2nd!! To enroll, just click on the bear to the right or for more information, click just underneath it : )

PS More exciting news about Marsha and the Picture Book Academy will be coming soon, so do check back and please share with your picture book friends.
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For those of you who missed the webinar...

10/26/2012

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In this video of a recent webinar presentation, I speak a little about picture word lengths, point of view and voice, character-driven picture books and share a little about the Academy. I hope you enjoy. And just a quick heads up that there are still a few spaces left for the craft and business of writing children's picture books e-Course starting on Monday : )
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Voices in the Park

10/24/2012

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One of the smartest books out there. Learn about voice, point of view, character driven picture books and more in this beautifully illustrated book.
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Mondays with Mira teaching picture books reviews: Hondo and Fabian

10/22/2012

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Today's video is a super sweet character-driven bedtime story about 2 friends, each with a very distinct personality and how they do different things and then come together again. The soft evocative illustrations are lovely and won a Caldecott honor for the author/illustrator Peter McCarty.
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Mondays with Mira teaching picture book review: Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon

10/15/2012

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Both sad that the contest is over and excited that I get to do my teaching picture book video reviews again. For some reason, I felt like Sister Wendy the nerdy but passionate art historian nun who used to have a PBS show when I made this video. Go figure.

One of the many reasons I like Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon, apart from the kicky language and art, is that it shows an asset view of urban African American culture showing a slice of life not often seen in children's picture books. Written by Ruth Forman and illustrated by Cbabi Bayoc - this book is sure to appeal to all kinds of kids. Oh and I just discovered that the part where I say "non-rhyming picture book" near the beginning had the non- accidentally cut off. This book is an example of non-rhyming poetry.

FYI the winners of the contest were Michelle Wiley because of her combination of talent and perseverance - sign of future success, and runner up was Kathy Ellen Davis for similar reasons. However, there were tons of great responses and I want to thank all of those who participated for their wonderful creativity.
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    We are so excited to be mixing things up at CBA, beginning with some delicious additions to the Blogfish. Meet our  awesome bloggers!!

    Here's our lineup:
    1st Mondays begin with awesome multi-published former student Shirin Shamsi who will be focusing on Muslim and cultural kidlit.

    2nd Mondays will feature super smart Melissa Stoller whose career is taking off with several new books.
     

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    Bryan Patrick Avery, published writer, man of mystery, and professional magician among other things.

    4th Mondays will feature STEM, STEAM & SEL obsessed author Kourtney LaFavre sharing delightfully dorky, quirky, and fun info.

    And 5th Mondays we'll be taking a break

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    • NEW!! Craft & Business of Illustrating Children's Books Instant Access
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      • Andrea Davis Pinkney MG CB Mastery Scholarship
      • Rafael Lopez Illustrating Childrens Books Scholarships
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