tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74760841000359886652024-03-21T01:34:44.453-07:00Picture Book LoverJessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.comBlogger477125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-83005290237705371012015-11-21T08:27:00.006-08:002015-11-21T08:27:40.072-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-13375304674437931952015-10-25T16:46:00.001-07:002015-10-25T16:46:27.232-07:00Picture Book Idea Month is almost here...<img src="webkit-fake-url://7bfe5004-0dd2-4ddd-9b63-9892e89580ff/imagejpeg">Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-58084882390376161382015-10-09T09:27:00.001-07:002015-10-09T09:27:49.821-07:00NWAIS2015"The blank page begs me to tell a story. Dares me to."<div><br><div>-MK Asante</div></div>Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-17638032180190955802015-07-11T12:02:00.001-07:002015-07-11T12:02:51.555-07:00Books Make A Difference...<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“I want to represent books that make a difference in a kid’s life or even changes a life, because all of us in the business believe that books can change people’s lives,... It’s an overwhelming, pretty amazing feeling.”</span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">~Steven Malk, Agent Writers House</span></div>Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-43563808516297917162015-06-15T18:37:00.001-07:002015-06-15T18:37:35.783-07:00Sage 2nd Grade Advice...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NgxtCFz93o_JZz2T9IftM6xq_3KNOjNTxxQfOE2xCITYVYXC2W8iPLybLn9wQR-O9jwWptB7v9BzQpn8LgmihxlcyyMN0KSdTINdkxf5_0sNVwumbQX6bNfXEclLyla0knfYFiQ1Y_fI/s640/blogger-image-839150169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NgxtCFz93o_JZz2T9IftM6xq_3KNOjNTxxQfOE2xCITYVYXC2W8iPLybLn9wQR-O9jwWptB7v9BzQpn8LgmihxlcyyMN0KSdTINdkxf5_0sNVwumbQX6bNfXEclLyla0knfYFiQ1Y_fI/s640/blogger-image-839150169.jpg"></a></div>Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-65927985091853497742015-06-11T06:10:00.001-07:002015-06-11T06:10:59.189-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uDszd-uwJzLVcpP_5T9L5ctApFMMlMZ4Uwe-rmckTgjMfomkFs3ZoTiesfLpimK4JHwRo42k2Yw0k_spBW4qJrg9tMEcRGSEuA7faIFsmZd7wVrBPAfV3dUVILc_pNHUYo-0GZBzRuSr/s640/blogger-image-441453835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uDszd-uwJzLVcpP_5T9L5ctApFMMlMZ4Uwe-rmckTgjMfomkFs3ZoTiesfLpimK4JHwRo42k2Yw0k_spBW4qJrg9tMEcRGSEuA7faIFsmZd7wVrBPAfV3dUVILc_pNHUYo-0GZBzRuSr/s640/blogger-image-441453835.jpg"></a></div>Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-18137185630951005162015-05-31T14:13:00.003-07:002015-05-31T14:13:28.618-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Not to mention all of the beautiful work by this magical duo</span></div>
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Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-59469942971025992002015-03-21T11:16:00.001-07:002015-05-31T14:16:15.925-07:00Just Added to my Collection...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-38531241455472981982015-03-14T19:17:00.001-07:002015-05-31T14:16:42.145-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-33182546112557469282015-01-07T12:20:00.001-08:002015-05-31T14:18:52.022-07:00Christmas Spoils...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-49494303047008203872015-01-02T15:21:00.001-08:002015-05-31T14:20:07.527-07:002015 New Year's Resolutions...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-71447663918360300052015-01-01T16:19:00.001-08:002015-05-31T14:20:48.416-07:00Thanks Goodreads!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Happy New Year! May 2015 be filled with books that take you on amazing journeys!</span></div>
Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-5491114197965029912015-01-01T15:37:00.001-08:002015-05-31T14:21:11.621-07:00The Essential Picture Book Ingredients...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">"The last thing I’ll say about why picture books matter is this: they are art, and not just because of the illustrations. The way that words and illustrations come together to create something more than the sum of the parts – that is a thing of beauty.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"></span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">The children in our lives deserve beauty. So, please, give them picture books."</span></span></div>
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Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-3619209932014678142014-10-31T06:32:00.001-07:002014-10-31T06:32:36.794-07:00Happy Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgVf6huznY5ufLhOxdE9nbtE-yVm647fAECKktiPf37p91OTktchkK3Po9-63gaMMX3UKnS8dnsHii-rYNShKkPtx6RTxkF3w5a-liUAeVn8-n1Lb19X5ZP-HU9XLJPUBSCJJCmgm2Duq/s640/blogger-image--1594510949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgVf6huznY5ufLhOxdE9nbtE-yVm647fAECKktiPf37p91OTktchkK3Po9-63gaMMX3UKnS8dnsHii-rYNShKkPtx6RTxkF3w5a-liUAeVn8-n1Lb19X5ZP-HU9XLJPUBSCJJCmgm2Duq/s640/blogger-image--1594510949.jpg"></a></div>Jessica http://www.blogger.com/profile/10668907343196802974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476084100035988665.post-2607469660047462212014-10-12T20:08:00.001-07:002014-10-12T20:08:30.875-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Books are a uniquely portable magic."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">~Stephen King</span></div>
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