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victimlessrhyme · 2 years

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Farewell, Dear Blog

I started this blog 8 years, 7 months, and 14 days ago. Today, I've decided to officially stop updating this site. This will be my 152nd ... and final blog post. Farewell, dear blog.

I started this blog 8 years, 7 months, and 14 days ago (that’s 3,151 days if you’re counting). Today, I’ve decided to officially stop updating this site (fwiw, I’ve only posted twice in the past three years, so this shouldn’t come as much of a shock). This will be my 152nd … and final blog post. If you’d like to stay connected, here’s how you can find me…

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victimlessrhyme · 5 years

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10th Book Celebration!

My 10th picture book - IT'S NOT HANSEL AND GRETEL will be released on March 1st! Join me for a celebration of ALL of my books at Belmont Books on 3.9 at 11am!

Hi, friends! I feel like it’s pretty crazy that I can say this, but on March 1st – next Friday – my TENTH book will be released. It’s Not Hansel and Gretel is the second book in the It’s Not a Fairy Tale series, illustrated by Edwardian Taylor.

Available at:

Indiebound B&N Amazon

There’s even a Giveaway going on at Goodreads if you’d like to enter.

If you’re in the Boston area…

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#Belmont Books #Book Launch #Edwardian Taylor #It&039;s Not a Fairy Tale Series #It&039;s Not Hansel and Gretel

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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Hey, friends! Last week Mission Defrostable was released!

That’s right, Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast are back and bready for their next adventure! Can they save the fridge before all the food is iced?

Available wherever books are sold!

Hey, librarians & booksellers! If you want one of these Always Stay Hungry for Books Posters for your library or bookshop, just fill out THIS google form and I’ll send one your way!

While supplies last.

US only.

To celebrate the release, in the past few weeks Mission Defrostable was named to the Indie Kids’ Next List, I traveled to Texas and met my cardboard-self, encountered a giant lighted sign with my head on it at a conference in Florida, signed all the books in the Concord Bookshop, and also visited the NYPL to celebrate the launch of my other fall release, Lost in the Library.

Where I’ll Be Next

Saturday, October 6th from 1-3pm: Annie’s Book Stop, 65 James Street, Worcester, MA, USA

Monday, October 8th at 10:30am: An Unlikely Story, 111 South Street, Plainville, MA, USA

Saturday, October 13th at 10:00am: Storytime at BookEnds, 559 Main Street, Winchester, MA, USA

Two for You

1. The Yin-Yang Sisters and the Dragon Frightful written by Nancy Tupper Ling & illustrated by & Andrea Offerman

2. The Spy Who Played Baseball written by Carrie Jones & illustrated by Gary Cherrington

The Breakfast Club is back and bready for their next adventure in Mission Defrostable - plus a free poster for your library or bookstore! Hey, friends! Last week Mission Defrostable was released! That's right, Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast…

#Giveaway #Indiebound #Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast #Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast #Lost in the Library #Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience & Fortitude #Mission: Defrostable #Nancy Tupper Ling #NYPL #Poster #The Concord Bookshop #The Yin-Yang Sister and the Dragon Frightful

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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Mission Defrostable Preorder #Giveaway Winners

Announcing the MISSION DEFROSTABLE Preorder #Giveaway Winners! The Grand Prize Winner who will receive signed copies of all NINE of my books is ...

A few months back, I offered a Massive Preorder Giveaway Contest for Mission Defrostable, the third adventure in the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series.

The book came out this past Tuesday, so today I’m announcing the winners!

The Grand Prize Winner who will receive signed copies of all NINE of my books is …

Michelle W

The 10 Lucky First Prize Winners who get swag packs Lady Pancake & Sir…

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#Giveaway #Kerascoët #Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast #Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast: Mission Defrostable #Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast #Melissa Stewart #Mission: Defrostable #Pipsqueaks Slowpokes and Stinkers #Rock What Ya Got #Samantha Berger #Stephanie Laberis #Swag

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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Launch in the Library

Join me for a Launch in the Library - this Sunday at 10am *at the @nypl*!

Hey, friends! This past Tuesday my newest book Lost in the Library was released!

It’s about Patience & Fortitude, the New York Public Library lion statues that faithfully guard the Fifth Avenue entrance … until one night when Patience goes missing – and Fortitude has to venture INTO the library (for the first time ever!) to find him.

And this weekend I’ll be celebrating the launchof the book AT…

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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It’s #pb10for10 day! It’s #pb10for10 day! For years now, Mandy Robek & Cathy Mere (two all-star educators … but all educators are all-stars, really) have been running #pb10for10. What’s #pb10for10? Pick 10 picture books you simply can’t live without and share today, August 10th, with the hashtag #pb10for10 (see the official rules here). Share your own list and check out all the others in the #pb10for10 Google Community.

I participated each of the last three years and loved it each time. My themes were Rhyming Picture Books in 2015, Pirates, Dinosaurs, & Dragons in 2016, and Fairy Tales in 2017 (you don’t need a theme, but swith so many incredible picture books out there, it helps narrow things down).

In precisely 53 days, on September 25th, 2018, the third book in the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, Mission Defrostable, will be released. And to celebrate, my chosen theme this year is (anthropomorphic) Food Books!

So, without further ado, and in no particular order, here is my #pb10for10 for 2018:

1. The Great Pasta Escape written by Miranda Paul & illustrated by Javier Joaquin

2. Fruit Bowl written & illustrated by Mark Hoffmann

3. Sweet Success written & illustrated by Liz and Jimmy Reed

4. Everyone Loves Bacon written by Kelly DiPucchio & illustrated by Eric Wight

5. The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School written by Laura Murray & illustrated by Mike Lowery

6. Arnie the Doughnut written & illustrated by Laurie Keller

7. Nothing Rhymes with Orange written & illustrated by Adam Rex

8. You Are My Cupcake written & illustrated by Joyce Wan

9. The Great Lollipop Caper written & illustrated by Dan Krall

10. Rot, The Cutest in the World! written & illustrated by Ben Clanton

Don’t forget to check out everyone else’s favorite picture books, comment, and share in the #pb10for10 Google Community! Happy #pb10for10 Day!

Where I’ll Be Next

Tomorrow! Saturday, August 11 from 10:00am-12:00pm: G. Willikers! Books & Toys, 13 Market St, Portsmouth, NH, USA

This Sunday! August 12th at 11:00am: Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress Street, Portland, ME, USA

Saturday, August 25th at 3:00pm: Back-to-School Ice Cream Storytime with MOMS Club of Sharon, Crescent Ridge Dairy Bar, 407 Bay Rd. Sharon, USA

It's #pb10for10 day! It's #pb10for10 day! And today I share my 10 favorite (anthropomorphic) Food Picture Books! (and no, I didn't include Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast-but I *did* choose the theme to celebrate MISSION DEFROSTABLE) It's #pb10for10 day! It's #pb10for10 day! For years now, Mandy Robek & Cathy Mere (two all-star educators ...

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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Mission Defrostable Giveaway & On My Way to ALA!

Don't Miss the MISSION DEFROSTABLE #Giveaway! Plus I'm heading to #ALAAC18 - are you?

Two weeks ago, I revealed the musical book trailer for Mission Defrostable, the 3rd Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast adventure!

And last week via my newsletter, I announced a …

Massive Preorder Giveaway

One Grand Prize Winner will receive signed copies of all NINE of my Books!

10 Lucky First Prize Winnerswill get swag packs from all…

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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Learn How to Code a Sandcastle - Tomorrow!

Tomorrow, May 15th, HOW TO CODE A SANDCASTLE will be released!

Tomorrow, May 15th, 2018, my 7th book, How to Code a Sandcastle, will be released!

How to Code a Sandcastle is the first in a series of picture books about coding, which, if you didn’t know, is my day job. I’m a software engineer, and have been for my entire “adult” life. Writing for children is a more recent endeavor.

What’s How to Code a Sandcastle about?

All summer, Pearl has been trying…

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#Book Birthday #Book Launch #Girls Who Code #Holly Thompson #How to Code A Sandcastle #Jen Betton #Jessica Kensky #Patrick Downes #Penguin #Rescue & Jessica #Rescue & Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship #Reshma Saujani #Reviews #Sara Palacios #Scott Magoon #Twilight Chant #Viking

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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Happy (Book) Birthday, Albie Newton

It's ALBIE NEWTON's #BookBirthday! Celebrate with me! Here's how ...

Today, May 1st, 2018, my 6th book, Albie Newton, hits shelves – and I’d love for you to celebrate with me!

What’s Albie Newton about?

Meet Albie Newton: child genius. He’s a whiz at inventing things. But is he inventive enough to figure out how to make friends?

“Part ode to creativity, part reminder to be a conscientious classmate, this title will find its niche in elementary STEM collections…

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#Albie Newton #Book Birthday #Book Launch #Book Trailer #Book Trailers #Carol Gordon Ekster #Ester Garay #Mike Curato #Nynke Mare Talsma #Samantha Berger #Sterling Children&039;s #What If ...#You Know What?

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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Mission Defrostable!

MISSION DEFROSTABLE, the 3rd book in the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series has a cover!!! I'm so excited about this book! It's the best one yet!

Mission Defrostable, the 3rd book in the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, has a cover!!! I’m so excited about this book! It’s the best one yet!

Check out the full cover reveal over at Margie Myers-Culver’s website, including a short interview with the author (that’s me).

Mission Defrostable, illustrated brilliantly once again by Brendan Kearney, and published by Sterling Children’s will…

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#Alfie #Brendan Kearney #Cover Reveal #Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast #Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast: Mission Defrostable #Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast #Mission: Defrostable #Sarah Lynne Reul #Sterling Children&039;s #The Breaking News #Thyra Heder

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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Global Read Aloud Finalist

I've got incredible news! I am one of the finalists for the 2018 Global Read Aloud Picture Book Study. And you can help vote!

I’ve got incredible news this week! I am one of the finalists for the 2018 Global Read Aloud Picture Book Study. And you can help vote! What’s the Global Read Aloud? Well, in short, for every age group, a book is picked that classrooms across the globe read aloud and then use to connect over Twitter, Skype, etc. with others reading the same book (in the case of picture books, an author,…

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#Anne Wilsdorf #Christian Robinson #Corey Rosen Schwartz #Dan Santat #Global Read Aloud #GRA #GRA18 #Julie Flett #Kelly DiPucchio #Monique Gray Smith #My Heart Fills with Happiness #My Heart Fills with Happiness / Ni Miyawaten Niteh Ohcih #Pat Zietlow Miller #Pernille Ripp

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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Lions, Inventions, and Books!

Lions, Inventions, and Books! Advanced copies of Lost in the Library and Albie Newton arrived this week! Plus a #Giveaway! (and a sneak peek INSIDE the library - shh!)

In the past week, I received some fun mail! First came Advanced Reader Editions* of Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience & Fortitude (illustrated by Stevie Lewis, published by Henry Holt / Macmillan, available on 8.28.18). Mammoth News! Advanced Reader Editions of LOST IN THE LIBRARY: A STORY OF PATIENCE & FORTITUDE are here! And I’m giving away 5 copies! RT/QT by 2.19 to enter #giveaway!…

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#Albie Newton #Bear and Chicken #Born to Swing #Born to Swing: Lil Hardin Armstrong&039;s Life in Jazz #Ester Garay #Giveaway #Henry Holt #Jannie Ho #Lost in the Library #Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience & Fortitude #Macmillan #Mara Rockliff #Michele Wood #Picture Books #Sterling Children&039;s #Stevie Lewis

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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Wanna Get Lost in the Library with Me?

Yesterday, the New York Public Library revealed the cover of Lost in the Library!

Yesterday, the New York Public Library (yes, that New York Public Library) revealed the cover of Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience & Fortitude, a book I wrote as part of a Macmillan team-up with the NYPL, illustrated by Stevie Lewis. Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience & Fortitude is the first picture book about Patience and Fortitude, the two lion statues that faithfully guard the…

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#Accident #Alison Goldberg #Andrea Tsurumi #Cover Reveal #Fortitude #I Love You for Miles and Miles #Librarians #Lions #Lost in the Library #Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience & Fortitude #Macmillan #Mike Yamada #New York Public Library #Patience #Patience and Fortitude #SCBWI #Stevie Lewis

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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It’s gift-giving season again! Two years ago I spent Small Business Saturday visiting as many independent bookstores as I and my minions could handle. In 2015, we made it to 9 (see the post here).

This year, we made it to 14 independent bookstores! We traveled 75 miles from door to door between the hours of 9am and 6pm.

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I’m not sure if this means anything, but the trajectory we took sort of looks like a human head, maybe wearing an oddly shaped jester’s cap? Hey, Debbie Ohi, any thoughts?

We made purchases at each of the stores below (in order):

The Concord Bookshop

Belmont Books

Book Ends

Porter Square Books

Harvard Book Store

The Curious George Store

Trident Booksellers and Cafe

Brookline Booksmith

The Children’s Book Shop

Papercuts J.P.

The Blue Bunny Books & Toys

Wellesley Books

New England Mobile Book Fair

Newtonville Books

Remember two things:

#1: Books make the BEST gifts

#2: Independent bookstores do more than just sell books – they’re essential parts of your community.

Where I’ll Be Next

Thursday, November 30 at 6:00pm: Family Literacy Month Storytime at Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA, USA

Saturday, December 2 at 10:30am: Storytime at the Weston Public Library, 87 School Street, Weston, MA, USA

Saturday, December 9 at 10:30am: Storytime at the Mansfield Public Library, 255 Hope Street in Mansfield, MA, USA

Saturday, December 9 from 12:30-4:30pm: The Writers’ Loft Annual Holiday Bazaar at An Unlikely Story, 111 South Street, Plainville, MA, USA

Two for You

1. Barnaby Never Forgets written & illustrated by Pierre Collet-Derby

2. Small written & illustrated by Gina Perry

On #SmallBusinessSaturday, we made purchases at 14 independent bookstores and only traveled 75 miles from door to door between the hours of 9am and 6pm. It's gift-giving season again! Two years ago I spent Small Business Saturday visiting as many independent bookstores as I and my minions could handle.

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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My NCTE17 Schedule

Next week I'll be attending #NCTE17 in St. Louis! Here's my schedule:

Next week I’ll be attending the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention in St. Louis, Missouri. I’m really excited about taking part in several panels with some amazing book creators and educators. Are you attending? If so, definitely stop by and say hi! Here’s my schedule: In other AMAZING news, The Case of the Stinky Stench made it to the Semifinal Round of the…

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victimlessrhyme · 6 years

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Stinky Stench - Goodreads Best Picture Book Choice Awards Nominee

THE CASE OF THE STINKY STENCH is a nominee for the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Picture Book!

Incredible news came this week! The Case of the Stinky Stench is a nominee for the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Picture Book of 2017! And YOU can help vote for the winner! (vote by clicking here) I’m incredibly honored and thrilled that The Case of the Stinky Stench has been nominated alongside these other 14 amazing books! So, if you’re on Goodreads, I encourage you to vote for your favorite…

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#Corinna Luyken #Cynthia Levinson #Goodreads #Goodreads Choice Awards #Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast: The Case of the Stinky Stench #The Book of Mistakes #The Case of the Stinky Stench #The Youngest Marcher #Vanessa Brantley Newton

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victimlessrhyme · 7 years

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Double Covered

Double Covered! Check out the covers for ALBIE NEWTON and HOW TO CODE A SANDCASTLE!

Next spring (in 2018), I’ve got two new books coming out: Albie Newton (5.1.18) and How to Code a Sandcastle (6.5.18). And in the past week, both covers were revealed! Yesterday, Pernille Ripp (award-winning teacher, author, and founder of the Global Read Aloud) revealed the cover of Albie Newton, illustrated by Ester Garay. Mark to read on Goodreads or Pre-Order: Indiebound B&N BAM …

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#Albie Newton #Belmont Books #Betsy Bird #Cover Reveal #Ester Garay #Funny Girl #How to Code A Sandcastle #NCTE #nErDcamp #Passionate Readers #Pernille Ripp #Sara Palacios

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