Friday, October 1, 2010

Cynthia Leitich Smith, Author-In-Residence

October 1, 2010
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ShareFrom the time he was born, Holler had a voice s0 LOUD, pecans fell from the trees and cacti sprouted more needles. No matter where he went or how hard he tried, Holler’s voice was a burden. Hush! his friends and family scolded. Holler knew, sure enough, that he could learn to be quiet in [...]

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Tameka Fryer Brown, Author-In-Residence

October 1, 2010
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ShareHeading down the street, waving to friends, taking in the sights and sounds of the neighborhood.  AROUND OUR WAY ON NEIGHBORS’ DAY by Tameka Fryer Brown, illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb is a celebration of good people, joyful times, and a community that honors and respects the traditions and culture of those who call this part [...]

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Cynthia’s Story

October 1, 2010
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ShareI was born in the middle of a snowstorm one New Year’s Eve in Kansas City. When I was your age, I still lived there. Sure, my mama and daddy took me to Oklahoma sometimes to visit family and to Colorado on vacation. But most of the time, I was in the heartland of the [...]

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Tameka’s Story

October 1, 2010
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Share I was an only child…with a really big family! The way I grew up, relatives who lived outside your house were just as much “family” as the ones who lived inside it. My family included many aunts and uncles, and lots of cousins to play with. People always ask if I was spoiled as [...]

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Your Friend, Cynthia Leitich Smith

October 1, 2010
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ShareDear Reader: I hope you enjoy HOLLER LOUDLY! It’s a celebration of my love of public libraries, small towns, and the southwest. When I was growing up, my mama took me to the public library every Saturday morning. First, I’d go the “new” section, so I could see what had come in. My goal was [...]

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Your Friend, Tameka Fryer Brown

October 1, 2010
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ShareDear Reader, How are you? Fine I hope. As for me, I’m very excited these days because I have just published my first picture book called AROUND OUR WAY ON NEIGHBORS’ DAY. AROUND OUR WAY is special to me because it was inspired by the place where I grew up: Miami, Florida.  Miami is a [...]

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HOLLER LOUDLY

October 1, 2010
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ShareAuthor Cynthia Leitich Smith has made it darn-tootin’ easy for her charming tall tale, HOLLER LOUDLY, to be assimilated in Pre-K through Grade 2 classrooms anywhere in the USA. Why, she’s gone and had some larger-than-life cross-curricular classroom guides made that are packed with age-appropriate reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, mathematics, spatial awareness, science, social studies, music, [...]

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