Real Friends Author: Shannon Hale Illustrator: LeUyen Pham Publisher: First Second Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 1626727856 I don’t often review graphic novels but that doesn’t mean I don’t love them! I’m a big fan of letting children read everything and anything and I think graphic novels add to the diversity of choices in a truly great way. […]
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It’s a real book!
My first copy of Inside Hudson Pickle! Photographed with my first (very unbiased) reader! So excited to get this title out of my computer and onto the shelves!
Creative Spark!
This spring, I was the proud recipient of a Creative Spark Arts Starts in the Classroom Columbia Basin Trust Grant. With this grant, I visited four schools – Fruitvale Elementary, Glenmerry Elementary School, Webster & Rossland Summit School – and brought the Magic of Three! to eight different classes. It was so inspiring to see […]
Call Me Sunflower
Title: Extraordinary Author: Miriam Spitzer Franklin Publisher: Sky Pony Press Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781632204028 First, I have to start with a disclaimer: there is no way I can objectively review this book. It was written by my critique partner and great writing friend, Miriam Spitzer Franklin, and I’ve the pleasure of reading it at various stages of production. […]
She Wrote A Book
It was so fun talking to Lena Anani! If you are interested in my She Wrote a Book interview, listen to the podcast here.