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SITE DEDICATED TO THE WORKS AND THE PROCESS. CLICK ON THE PHOTO/VIDEO GALLERY TO SEE HIM TALKING ABOUT THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR & USE OF COLOR, MULTILINGUAL READINGS TOO!
#MENTORS #WHOWEARE #PHOTOSOFAUTHORS #WRITING

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Russell's story of how Splat the Cat Came to Be.

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For this I needed a tale, rich in substance, awash with humour and a plot of subtle, devious construction, with impossibly woven twists and unforeseen diversions. I needed a story that would send our woolly hero on a rollercoaster of emotional extremes, with us, the readers, sat right there beside him.

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An interview with Mo Willems. Kids ask the questions and he answers. Can be parsed into questions you want to share. Transcript as well!

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Q&A

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Lois Ehlert started illustrating books in the 1960s and hit the big-time in 1989 with the now-classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Simon, 2-5 years), written by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault, and Color Zoo (Lippincott, 2-5 years), which was given a Caldecott Honor. In 2006 she received the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Leaf Man (Harcourt, 4-7 years). When we spoke on the phone, the entire country was experiencing a polar vortex and Milwaukee, where she lives a few blocks from windy Lake Michigan, was expecting a high of -2°F.

1. The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life (Beach Lane/Simon, 4-7 years) is your third book about growing up to become an artist. In what ways is it different from Under My Nose (Richard C. Owen, 6-9 years) and Hands (Harcourt, 5-8 years)?

LE: Well, the format is different. It's more of a collage, scraps of my life (and scraps of paper). This book is directed at slightly younger readers, especially those who know they want to be an artist, even when they're six years old!

2. All of your books use collage of some kind - solid-colored paper in Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, painted paper in Feathers for Lunch (Harcourt, 4-7 years), found objects in Snowballs (Harcourt, 4-7 years). Why do you think collage is the right medium for you?

LE: Throughout my life I have also been a seamstress and created a lot of fiber pieces so I have a natural tendency to touch things. It was very easy for me to transition from fabric to handmade paper, which is also just really detailed fiber. The other part of it, I think, is my eye toward recycling and revisiting and reusing things.

Some people think of collage as just pieces of paper. Sometimes I use handmade paper and sometimes I paint watercolor on the paper and then cut it out. Other books, like Snowballs, use real three-dimensional objects. For Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf (Harcourt, 4-7 years), I literally had to wire a tree branch onto the paper and then over-paint it. I don't think I would ever do that again.

3. Do you ever get paper cuts?

LE: Oh, gosh, yes. I'm dealing with one on my right thumb now. It's really hard to work when you have paper cuts.

4. What does your work area look like right now?

LE: I usually tell kids that I make a lot of mistakes, so I have a very full and overflowing wastebasket. I'm working on a new book called Holy Moly and it has a lot of worms in it. There are worm-shaped pieces of paper all over the floor. Last night I found a paper worm stuck to the bottom of my shoe.

On my table there are six pairs of scissors. I like large scissors like the Fiskars shown on the cover of Mice (written by Rose Fyleman; Beach Lane, 4-7 years). I don't use small pointy scissors, even for tiny pieces of cut-outs. I'm making a collage out of smaller collages as a thank-you note. I've got leftover color xeroxes, too. I never throw them away because I can use them to make postcards. Recycling the recycled pieces. My parents lived during the Great Depression when reusing was a necessity, so some of that rubbed off on me.

5. So many of your books are about being outdoors - Planting a Rainbow (Harcourt, 4-7 years), Leaf Man, Feathers for Lunch, to name a few. But your collages have to be created indoors away from the wind. Do you go outside for recess every day?

LE: Almost every day, but not if it's really icy. Most days I do go out - even today - because it's where I find a lot of my art supplies.

From the March 2014 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.

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Lois Ehlert started illustrating books in the 1960s and hit the big-time in 1989 with the now-classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Simon, 2-5 years), written by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault, and Color Zoo (Lippincott, 2-5 years), which was given a Caldecott Honor.

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Just one More Book, Podcast with Lois Ehlert

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Just one More Book, Podcast with Lois Ehlert

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Eating the alphabet. So fun! She buys fruit, paints them, and eats them...eating the alphabet. Great story. #mentors #writing

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download

This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association's 52nd annual conference.

Mark speaks with Lois Ehlert about eating the alphabet to create her book Eating the Alphabet, her beautiful collage illustrations and exploring her creativity as a child.

Books mentioned:

Participate in the conversation by leaving a comment on this interview, or send an email to justonemorebook@gmail.com.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download This episode of Just One More Book! is part of our showcase coverage of the International Reading Association's 52nd annual conference. Mark speaks with Lois Ehlert about eating the alphabet to create her book Eating the Alphabet, her beautiful collage illustrations and exploring her creativity as a child.

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Small bio, list of books, interview, digital/audio links

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Author Website with videos from author on drawling and her books.

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Where he writes. Answers questions about memories of writing as a child. #mentors #writing

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Five Questions (Plus One!) with Peter H. Reynolds

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Peter talks through his thinking and makes visible his process for kids.

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Ready Set Draw-ish! Peter H. Reynolds' THE DOT

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Author's YouTube channel. More ways for readers to see/know who the author is and make the connection they are just like us!

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fun art children's books dogs animals color family sesame street underwear food trucks games apps

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Author| Illustrator| Artist| Cook| Food| Trucks| Tacos| Dolphins| Ocean| Blue| Pitbulls| Mac and Cheese | Music | Tater Tots| Grilled Cheese | Tomato Soup | Animals | Fog| Blueberries | Sharks | Dinosaurs| Robots | Kindness.

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Listen to him tell the story and the students can visualizing. He has poems as well

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The Paper Bag Princess | The Official Website of Robert Munsch

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Hi, welcome to robertmunsch.com. I hope you enjoy this selection of my work, as well as the creative art and short stories donated by kids and teachers.

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Read Aloud List

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Books shelved as kindergarten-read-alouds: My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett, The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Mr. Popper's Pengu...

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Anchor chart with language

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Online (EBooks) for kids...Will read to the kids!
http://www.uniteforliteracy.com/

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PDF for Reading Strategies from PRIMARY Toolkit (Asking Questions and Anchor Charts Lessons)

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Books that lend themselves to inferring.

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Christian Robinson tells his story as an illustrator.

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Christian Robinson was drawn to books with pictures as a child, in part, because "so much could be communicated with just an image." The illustrator of Macmillan Children's "School's First Day of School" tells us more in this week's #BriefButSpectacular

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Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston showcase their new book and illustration: A Child of Books

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'A Child of Books' by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston

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New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers and fine artist Sam Winston deliver a lyrical picture book inspiring readers of all ages to create, to question, to explore, and to imagine. A little girl sails her raft across a sea of words, arriving at the house of a small boy and calling him away on an adventure.

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(Leo Leonni's Frederick) Idea: Pausing to notice the illustrations side by side with the book for a fun provocation
He was born the Netherlands if any kids have a connection!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFCLWytjcUY

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Sophia the Pig Video

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The Making of A Children's Book Illustration: Sophia the Pig!

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This color sample is going to be part of a picture book package my agent will be shopping around to publishers next week! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for watching this video. www.paigekeiser.com

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Coding the Text

* or ! = Wow! This surprised me!
?, Q or W= Wonder or Question
:) = This makes me happy
L = I learned something new!

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Coding the Text: Teach 1 or 2 at a time!

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Steph's handouts from her weekend workshop.
http://www.stephanieharvey.com/sites/default/files/RIT%202016%20Handouts.pdf

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Leaving Tracks of Thinking and Conferring Stems to use..

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In Pictures and In WordsSample Chapter: Teaching the Qualities of Good Writing Through Illustration Study

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Engaging young Writers: Copy of Sample Chapter

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Planning which units to teach

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Matt Glover Planning
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Matt Glover Writing Conference Part 2

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Matt Glover Writing Conference Part1

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from Sit Down and Teach Up by Matt Glover and Katie Wood Ray

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Matt Glover on Reading